Community School Director

P2L: Pathways to Leadership is looking for a dedicated, passionate, organized, flexible, strategic individual to lead the Community School initiative at the Spring Creek Community School in East New York, Brooklyn.

The Community School Director (CSD) is grounded in the core values of P2L while fully integrated in the school and its surrounding community. In partnership with school leadership, the CSD will create experiential learning opportunities, including field trips and internships. Additionally, they will assess school and student need, secure resources, and coordinate services across students, families and the school community.

Major CSD Competencies And Activities Are Listed Below

Comprehensiveness

• Guides initial and on-going Needs and Resource Assessment
• Ensures broad understanding of positive youth development and family strengthening practices
• Guides high-quality program development and management
  
  

Collaboration

• Leads the Community School - carries the collective vision, engages and excites others, ensures that programming supports the vision, outlines the general direction of the partnership
• Represents his/her CBO’s competencies, interests and priorities in the partnership
• Builds and guides coordinating body of community school
• Develops strong partnership with principal
• Serves on leadership teams of school
  
  

Coherence

• Manages programs, as the lead for all partnership activities in the school
• Monitors program quality, logistical issues, timeliness, etc.
• Develops procedures and policies as needed
• Manages staff or leads team of partner staff
• Manages parent and community volunteers
• Ensures appropriate “fit” and accountability of programming
  
  

Commitment

• Informs all stakeholders of nature and scope of the partnership
• Brokers and tends relationships to strengthen the partnership
• Builds long-term relationships with community, with “swinging door”
• Oversees or leads communication and public education about CS
• Cultivates “champions” among policy- and other leaders
• Works with Principal, coordinating body and CBO leadership to develop strategic funding plan and implement site-level resource development
  
  

Knowledge And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
• Minimum of two years administrative work experience
• Excellent relationship-building skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Proficiency with personal computers, including Microsoft Office and G-Suite; willingness to learn new programs and technology
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong customer service orientation
• Must be a self-starter and creative thinker
• Must possess an eagerness to solve problems and work with others to improve workflow and administration
• Must already be, or willing to be, fingerprinted for clearance to work in a NYC DOE school
• Be physically prepared to meet the demands of setting up your physical spaces at school sites, pick-up and drop-off supplies, and facilitate the activities of your assigned placement.
  
  

Salary Range: $68,000-$72,000 depending on experience.

For more information about P2L: www.p2lnyc.org

For more information about Spring Creek Community School: https://www.sccsbrooklyn.org/

For more information about Community Schools: communityschools.nyc