CIS Site Coordinator -Wharton ISD

Title:

CIS Site Coordinator

Status: Full time;
Exempt

Reports To: Program Director

This position will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the program at the school site. The site coordinator works closely with the principal, faculty, students, parents, community members, and other concerned individuals to ensure that identified Communities In Schools of Brazoria and/or Southeast Harris County programs are provided.

• Coordinates services for identified students during the school day and possibly before and after school.
• Interviews students and/or parents and/or guardians with problems such as personal and family adjustments, finances, employment, food, clothing, housing, and physical and mental impairments to determine the nature and degree of the problem.
• Secures information such as medical, psychological, and social factors contributing to student's situation, and evaluates these and student's capacities.
• Counsels students individually, in family, or in other small groups regarding plans for meeting needs, and aids students to mobilize inner capacities and environmental resources to improve social functioning.
• Helps students to modify attitudes and patterns of behavior by increasing understanding of self, personal issues.
• Maintains working knowledge of community resources and agencies and engages the appropriate resources for individual students' and families’ needs.
• Refers student and/or parent and/or guardian to community resources and other organizations.
• Compiles records and prepares reports, meeting required deadlines in a timely manner.
• Reviews service plans and performs follow-up inquiries to determine the quantity and quality of services provided to the student and the status of the student's case.
• Accesses and records student and community resource information.
• Secures supplementary information such as free and reduced lunch status, discipline reports, grades, and other school data reports necessary to acquire an accurate assessment of the student’s needs.
• Actively involve volunteers in their areas of interest and expertise.
• Work closely with the principal(s) to effectively structure programs, meeting the needs of the individual campus setting. When required, determines student's eligibility for financial assistance.
• Effectively meeting the objective of the CIS program through individual mentoring and/or counseling and/or organized group sessions incorporating one or more of the six components as set forth by CIS.
• Organizing and maintaining student case files in compliance with the Perfect File Checklist as outlined by CIS.
• Plan, organize, and implement program design to effectively meet the needs of the students.
• Relate, motivate, and encourage students, parents/guardians and/or administrators, faculty, and staff.
• Have knowledge of resources in either Brazoria County or Southeast Harris County area.
• Must be able to interact consistently in a positive manner with a diverse group of individuals of the school, city, and state entities as well as branch subsidiaries and the state office of CIS.
• Compile and submit reports and information in a timely manner.
• Exhibit excellent work attitude, strong work ethic, and self-motivation.
• Be responsible for program planning and implementation of objectives.
• Facilitate, develop, and/or conduct workshops as deemed necessary by the Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer, and/or Program Director.
• Encourage and motivate parents to become actively involved along with their children in school activities.
• Work with students and parents to implement recreational and extracurricular activities in order to enhance self-esteem and reinforce developmental skills.
• Work with parents, students, and staff in CIS fund-raising activities and provide a financial report following each activity.

The site coordinator is supervised by the Communities In Schools of Southeast Harris and Brazoria County, Program Director.

Bachelor's Degree required in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Education, or a related field.

A minimum of three to five years experience in the field of education, social work, and/or…