School Site Coordinator - Gary Community School Corporation : Job Details

Position Type: Student Support Services/Social Worker Date Posted: 4/8/2024 Location: District Office Gary Community School Corporation is seeking professionals to implement the City Connects program within our school in partnership with Marian University. City Connects, a school-based collaboration among schools, community agencies, and Boston College, is reinvigorating a core function of schools by implementing an innovative model of systemic student support. City Connects assesses the strengths and needs of each student in the school and connects students with a tailored set of supports and resources from inside and outside the school. The responsibilities of the School Site Coordinators are to: • Establish and lead a Student Support team and process in the school that identifies and responds to the strengths and personal developmental needs of each and every child in the school. • Connect students to a range of prevention, early intervention and intensive services programs that address the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development of each student. • Develop and enhance community partnerships with varied community agencies to meet the identified needs of students, families, and the school. • Collaborate with school staff, including classroom teachers, to implement the City Connects model. • Promote the City Connects model of student support to the school community, families and community agencies. • Engage families and caregivers in understanding and supporting the education of their children and the ways in which academic outcomes are enhanced by serving the social / emotional and personal development needs of the child. • Collect data on the implementation of the model and the delivery of services Minimum Qualifications: • Master's degree in School Counseling or Social Work • Licensed School Counselor, Licensed Pupil Adjustment Counselor, or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LCSW / LICSW) (IDOE Licensed is a plus.) • Experience working in a school environment • Evidence of culturally competent practices • Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse staff, a diverse student body and families, as well as a team of professionals at both the school and the university. The ideal candidate will possess the following experience and background: • Experience and/or knowledge of elementary education; • Communication skills via a second language, especially Spanish; • Experience with an organization that uses data to guide practice.