COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE - JOHN DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL (21K540)

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE - JOHN DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL (21K540)

Posted Date: Dec 3, 2024 Deadline: Dec 20, 2024

Job Details

Position Summary:

The Community Associate will perform duties that directly relate to the outreach efforts of the school, ongoing work with existing partnership organizations, the local community, and the introduction of new community partnerships. This includes establishing, maintaining, coordinating and monitoring partnerships and community development programs associated with the Parent Teachers’ Association and various departments within the school: Council for Unity. Current partnerships and community programs include a wide range of non-profit and corporate partnerships. Performs related work.

Reports to:

Principal

Director, Council for Unity

Key Relationships:

Maintains positive professional relationships with the entire school community, including students, parents, community partners, and faculty. The Community Associate serves as a liaison between the principal, the school community, and the larger community outside of school.

Responsibilities

• Maintains computer-based record-keeping systems with community partner information and contacts.
• Coordinates contact with parents and the school community to elicit their support and participation in school and community activities, parent meetings, workshops, musical productions and volunteer activities.
• Increases and develops relationships with community based organizations. Facilitate regular community based meetings and events.
• Develops a wide range of community contacts that will volunteer, partner, or provide resources to the school.
• Maintains ongoing contact with community organizations that are involved with providing services to support the school’s educational programs.
• Makes connections with community based organizations to increase community support and to communicate any change in the needs of the student population.
• Assists students and staff in building relationships with external partners, including those connected to the school.
• Assists in coordinating, improving and maintaining community services and relationships with the school.
• Coordinates various outreach programs between the school and the neighboring community.
• Assists with written and telephone communication with parents, partners and the community.
• Travel to select school sites within the 5 boroughs and occasionally beyond to assist in supervision and implementation of school safety/youth development/social emotional learning curriculum, facilitation of curriculum lessons, coordination of program agendas, projects and student recruitment
• Report monthly outcomes of lessons, projects, activities and events of CFU programs
• Network with students, teachers, and school administration to develop strategies to track program outcomes and facilitate database creation.
• Ongoing technical assistance and verbal/written communication with faculty, school administration and students in support of program models and network development.
• Serve as a violence interventionist working with, but not limited to school safety, deans, parents, court system, law enforcement and other school staff to develop anti-bullying strategies and promote a positive and safe environment for youth.

Qualifications Requirements:

Minimum

• High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1” above.

Preferred

• Team player who is able to work closely with all members of the school and outside community.
• Public speaking ability and good people skills. Ability to interact with people at all social and economic levels.
• Prior work experience in school setting and interaction with students, parents and school staff.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work with students, parents, teachers and supervisors.
• Knowledge of school program objectives.
• Strong comprehension and literacy skills, with the ability to trouble shoot complex issues when necessary.
• Written and verbal Spanish skills

Work Schedule:

This is a 12 month 35 hour per week annual assignment. Position will require flexibility with respect to work hours in order to meet the needs of the school community, including early mornings, evenings and weekends. Use of earned vacation and/or compensatory time is subject to approval of the school principal.

Salary:

$43,033 (New Hire Rate)

$49,486 - $71,614 (Incumbent - 2 years of full-time continuous City service)

Application:

Please send cover letter and resume, no later than December 20, 2024, to:

Devonn Saunders

Email:[email protected]

Location:50 Avenue X, Brooklyn, NY 11223

Phone: 718-373-6400

Fax: 718-266-4385

NOTE: The filling of all positions is subject to budget availability.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D

The Department of Education of the City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's actual or perceived sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or pregnancy. For more information, please refer to the DOE Non-Discrimination Policy.