Communities In School High School Site Coordinator

Summary

The site coordinator/instructional assistant is responsible for the day-to-day supervision and management of the school site. CISCC site coordinator will assist the CISCC students, work closely with the school staff, community agencies, volunteers, parents/families, Caldwell County Department of Social Services social workers, and represent the Caldwell County School system that assigned this person to the CISCC project. The site coordinator/teaching associate is responsible for achieving the project's stated goals and objectives.

Required education, training, and experience

• Must meet Paraprofessional Requirements: Two-year degree or 48 college semester hours.
• Teaching experience preferred.
• Licensed and insured NC driver (proof required)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, counseling skills, and a desire to work with at-risk youth. Strong organizational skills required. 
• The ability to work as a team player. 
• Must be willing to believe in and make a commitment to the program and the youth you serve.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate CISCC program at assigned site to include semi­ monthly one-on-one contact with upperclassmen/ unseated students or more often as necessary to provide services for the student.
• Attend or be a part of the school improvement team meetings.
• Teach and prepare lesson plans for CISCC 9th grade class, using the CISCC provided curriculum. Maintain Plan Book and classroom archives.
• Assist classroom teachers of CISCC students- all classroom assignments must be completed before the end of the grading period, there is a no "fail" policy in CISCC. Attendance, tardiness, course work, and behavior are monitored and reported to the social worker when a problem first begins.
• Work closely with all members of the CISCC team (Executive Director, Program Coordinator, and Social Worker) to coordinate and integrate the delivery of services for the CISCC student. Team meetings are mandatory.
• Recruit volunteers; from the community, coordinate and supervise their activities with students. Have quarterly volunteer/mentor meetings to check progress, needs, and concerns.
• Guest speakers and field trips are to be set up and coordinated through the
• program coordinator (PC).
• Coordinate field trip permission, bus, and driver.
• Plan and implement special events for CISCC students.
• Coordinate and supervise community service projects with the PC.
• Attend monthly Site Coordinators' meetings and other meetings called by the executive director.
• Coordinate semi-monthly team meetings as needed. Use the school team and the weekly student support services team.
• Supervise attendance, behavior, and academic progress of all students in CISCC and report to CISCC team promptly on a plan of action.
• Student records must be maintained with complete documentation and updated monthly.
• Maintain a working relationship with student's academic teachers, CISCC social workers, executive director, program coordinator, and office manager.
• Assist guidance department and students with registration and scheduling.
• Complete monthly activity reports, grading reports, semester, and end of year reports to the executive director (with a copy to the principal) detailing all activities and accomplishments for that reporting period.
• Oversee student referral and selection process (selection process must be completed prior to last day of school.) Make it your class!
• Responsible for all correspondence with CISCC office, social workers, school personnel, tutors/mentors, and parents. (i.e. general mailings, information concerning scheduled events or activities, etc.)
• Establish a professional relationship with parents/guardians.
• Make home visits only when necessary with a social worker.
• Tutor/mentor/counsel students individually and/or connect to school-based programs
• Track progress of upperclassmen/maintains CISCC relationship.
• Be responsible and accountable for all site operation funds for a site budget. Secure a PO/requisition and approval from the office manager.
• Participate in school activities including faculty meetings, staff meetings, and extracurricular events.
• Collaborate with school personnel to integrate social and educational
• services.
• Keep faculty and staff educated about CISCC mission.
• Network with school staff to create/maintain a positive image for CISCC. 
• Responsible for presentations to faculty at assigned school.
• Promote cooperation between faculty, school administration, and CISCC team whenever possible.
• Perform other duties assigned by the principal as necessary for the successful operation of the CISCC project.
• Maintain a clean healthy environment
• Maintain accurate student records.

Physical environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, etc. 
• Must be able to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally; and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

Work environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with an emergency situation. There may be changing priorities and interruptions during the workday.
• Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of people or things.
• Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments, or directions to students.
• Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, policies, etc. using prescribed formats.
• Requires the ability to apply logical or scientific thinking principles to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form.
• Requires the ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
  
  

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this position. They are not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and skills that may be required of the employees assigned to this position. This description may be revised by the supervisor, with HR review and approval, at any time.