Job Information
Allegany County Board of Education Administrative Coordinator of Community Schools in Cumberland, Maryland
POSITION: Administrative Coordinator of Community Schools
DEPARTMENT:Student Services
REPORTS TO: Director of Special Education and Student Services
SALARY:Unit IISalary Scale (12 months)
Qualifications:
Education/Training/Experience:
- Masters Degree required
- Three (3) years of successful experience in education, counseling, administration or related field required
- Knowledge of the Maryland Community Schools initiative
- Familiarity with community agencies
- Familiarity with grant guidelines/expectations, fiscal management and monetary expenditures
- Management/Supervision experiencepreferred
- Knowledge of Restorative Practices preferred
- Coaching experiencespreferred
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Knowledge and use of culturally responsive practices
- Demonstrated success in leadership positions
- Ability to make decisions independently based upon experience, judgment, and established departmental procedures and policies
- Advanced verbal and written communication and human relations skills
- Ability to handle confidential and highly sensitive information in a professional manner
- Ability to build trust and maintain relationships
- Management and organizational skills that show an ability to prioritize, work under time constraints, and demonstrate flexibility in an environment of multiple tasks and shifting priorities
- Ability to make regular visits to homes, schools, other locations, and state meetings
- Regular and predictable attendance
- Capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations
Essential Job Functions:
- Manages resources and budget at the district level related to the COP grant
- Leads, observes and evaluates staff as assigned
- Serves as a member of the student services administrative team
- Assists with preparations, communications, and management of COP grant reports
- Works collaboratively with community agencies
- Develops and facilitates a district advisory group focused onevaluating the community school needs assessment and implementation plans
- Coordinates the collection, review and action planning of student performance data including overall and chronic attendance and withdrawals
- Helps facilitate data-driven conversations regarding discipline and suspension
- Oversees the needs assessment process for community schools
- Oversees the coordination of wraparound services, including behavioral health services, to meet identified student, family, and community needs for community schools
- Furnishes and interprets information/data on at-risk students
- Oversees student/family case management and outreach for community schools
- Assesses student challenges using data from available sources and seeks the assistance of other specialists, as needed
- Supports the implementation of Restorative Practices
- Participates/leads workshops, special committees, job-embedded professional development, and orientation
- Oversees the coordination of the After School Programs at the district level.
- Performs other duties as assigned
PROCEDURES FOR FILING APPLICATIONS:
- All interested in this position must complete an application located on our website atwww.acpsmd.org{target="_blank"}in the job opportunities tab.
- Questions can directed to Mrs. Debbie Metheny at 301-759-2064
- Applications must be received online no later than 11:59 p.m. on November 1, 2024.
- Todays Date: October 23, 2024
In accordance with state law, anyone hired who will have contact with our school children, must be fingerprinted and submit to a criminal background investigation. The Board of Education of Allegany County is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion or disability in matters ffecting employment or the provision of service, programs or activities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Primary Location District Wide Salary Range $71,517.00 - $97,472.00 / Per Year Shift Type Full-Time
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