Community Outreach Representative

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Job Title:
Community Outreach Representative

Department:
Social Work | Faculty Affairs

Community and Youth Collaborative Institute (CAYCI; www.cayci.osu.edu) in the College of Social Work seeks to improve the conditions in which youth learn and play so that all youth have the chance at a healthy, happy life. At CAYCI, we engage in primary research and resource development, program administration, and consultation and evaluation.  We impact many of the key settings in which youth development occurs, including families, schools, youth sport & other out-of-school time programs, and communities. As part of the College of Social Work at The Ohio State University, we also help to foster the growth of students and professionals interested in youth development, school social work, and research.

Serve as a School-Family-Community Coordinator for the Community and Youth Collaborative Institute (CAYCI) in the College of Social Work as part of a broader five-year project to adopt a full-service community school (FSCS) approach in a highly impacted elementary school in Columbus City Schools.

This role requires a person with knowledge, skills, and competencies in collaborating and coordinating stakeholders, services, and programs to support student, school, and community success and well-being. Day to day activities will include planning, integrating, coordinating, and facilitating activities across each of the full-service community schools (FSCS) pillars:

1) integrated student supports,

2) expanded/enriched learning time and opportunities,

3) family and community engagement activities, and

4) collaborative leadership strategies.

This includes but is not limited to supporting the implementation of student interventions, programs, and services related to academic learning, early childhood education, support for transitions, family and community engagement and supports, social, health, nutrition, and mental health services and supports, postsecondary and workforce readiness, and community partnerships/programs.

School-Family-Community Coordinator also will actively participate in the adoption, training, and facilitation of evidence-based social-emotional skills strategies and interventions.

School-Family-Community Coordinator will work under the day-to-day direction of the School Principal to coordinate, align, and enhance school- and community-resources to support student learning and well-being, family stability, school success, and a strong neighborhood, as well as outcomes identified in the School Improvement Plan of the school and its partners. School-Family-Community Coordinator will lead school and community needs and resource assessments annually to identify and respond to top priority needs. Other roles and responsibilities:

• Cultivate partnerships, build relationships, and develop resources to address top priority needs in the school and community organizations.
• Work to align and integrate programs and services offered by individual partners for youth and families through weekly meetings with partners in the building.
• Facilitate communication and build relationships among community partners, key stakeholders, and volunteers; and represent the school to civic and community groups.
• Provide administrative structure and support to improve out-of-school time offerings for students and families.
• Coordinate comprehensive parent/caregiver/family engagement comprehensive strategies at the school and in the Linden Community abroad.
• Manage activities of the Family Resource Center at the school and oversee the relationship between community partners and the school to maintain partnership compliance.
• Coordinate parent/caregiver and family engagement activities with others to bring community members in the school building for meetings, events, or programming. Coordinate a system of support (in partnership with school social worker, Assistant Principal, and other support staff) to ensure individual students and families receive in- and out-of-school support, and address well-being and out-of-school barriers to learning.
• Participate in and support the Multi-Tier System of Support Team (MTSS) to collect and analyze data of functional behavioral assessments and student interventions for specific students and families.
• Serve as Task Supervisor for OSU MSW/Field Placement students, and supporting their learning opportunities in the school community.  
• Provide student interventions to expand and enrich learning time through evidence-based programs that provide additional academic instruction, individualized academic support, enrichment activities, or extended learning opportunities, particularly with/at LiFEsports at Ohio State.  
• Implement recruitment and retention strategies to identify and engage youth and their families in programs and activities.
• Supports the FSCS Team and CAYCI grant evaluation team in compiling, analyzing, and disaggregating various data for grants reporting and to identify progress and gaps in addressing unmet student needs; Shares data with administration, district, and community partners as appropriate, to inform decision-making, improvements, and partnership development.

This position also requires some availability to support community outreach opportunities on weekends. This position will perform other duties as requested by CAYCI Research Associate 2- Social staff person and Principal Investigator. The position is contingent on continuous external funding.

Responsibilities

• Plan, integrate, coordinate, and facilitate pipeline services in each of the four FSCS pillars and school-family-community partnerships
• Provide integrated student supports, evidence-based social-emotional interventions, and expanded and enriched learning time and opportunities
• Strengthen parent/caregiver and family engagement strategies
• Data collection, analysis, and reporting
• Other Duties

The starting salary is $46,100 annually.  Actual compensation commensurate with candidate's experience, education, and equity review.

Additional Information:

Location:
Bricker Hall (0001)

Position Type:
Term (Fixed Term)

Scheduled Hours:
40

Shift:
Varying Shifts

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