City Connects Coordinator-School Social Worker; Community of Saints School

At Community of Saints, our City Connects Coordinator is integral to the all around success and wellness of our students. Below is the City Connects job posting.

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 City Connects Coordinator are to:

• Lead  Student Support Teams 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.

• Master’s degree in School Counseling or Social Work

• Licensed School Counselor, Licensed Pupil Adjustment Counselor, Licensed Mental Health
  Counselor, or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LCSW / LICSW)

• 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

• Willingness to work within a Catholic environment and support the practices and teachings of the Catholic Church

Please email a letter of interest, resume, and references to Principal Bridget Kramer: bkramer@communityofsaints.org.