Assistant Community School Director

About Zone 126

Zone 126’s mission is to combat chronic absenteeism by connecting students to youth development programming that builds pathways to college, the workforce, and promising futures. Zone 126 envisions a community in which all students have the support needed to participate in their education and pursue successful futures that break generational cycles of poverty.

For additional information on our sites and programs, visit www.Zone126.org.

The Assistant Community School Director @ Long Island City High School

Zone 126 is seeking to hire one full-time Assistant Community School Director. This individual will be responsible for assisting with the management and implementation of all activities that are program, attendance, and school culture related with the Community School model at Long Island City High School.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Community School Director in identifying, planning, and implementing partnerships that align to moving school goals, along with organizational goals
• Supporting the Community School Director and the Principal with implementing a Needs Assessment to ensure that current partners are in alignment to support school and organizational goals
• Support the Community School Director with assessing the site budget, and future planning to ensure accurate spending
• Support Community School Director in developing communication to the school community, students/families, and others to ensure activities are well promoted and attended
• Support Community School Director in ensuring that data is collected on time and provided to the Data Outcomes Coordinator to ensure that program implementation is successful
• Assistant Community School Director will be expected to take some active responsibility for assuring that the 21

st Century After School Program is running effectively

• Foster strong relationships with effective communication and collaboration with students, parents, school staff, partners, and Zone 126 colleagues
• Work with school administration to develop and implement annual goals that are part of the school’s Comprehensive Educational Plan (CEP) and grant goals
• Develops, maintains and nurtures relationships with the school administration so as to operationalize the partnership
• Leads the efforts around social media to promote the work at the school that include scholarships, and program opportunities for students through Twitter and Instagram to increase organizational and community school visibility
• Other duties as deemed necessary

Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, education, public administration, or non-profit required, Master’s degree preferred
• 3-5 years working experience within a NYC public school, and/or education non-profit setting, specifically in the community school setting, after-school setting or within youth development, or doing home visiting (strongly preferred)
• Previous experience working with diverse population
• Demonstrated record of meeting and exceeding goals and positively impacting children, families, and the community
• Capacity to develop creative and innovative solutions to support students and families
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Outlook and Google)

Reporting Structure & Relationships:

• The Assistant Community School Director will report directly to the Community School Director with a close working relationship with the 21

st Century After School Program Director

Work Location and Schedule

The job will be based at either:

• Long Island City High School (14-30 Broadway Long Island City, NY 11102) which is easily accessible by the N/W/F trains and Q69/Q100 bus lines)

This position is 100% IN PERSON WITH NO REMOTE OPTION this position will also be active when school is not in session to prepare for when school is in session.

The work schedule will be from 10 am to 6 pm with potential additional evening or weekend work from time to time with advanced notification.

Salary

The annual salary is $60,000 without room for negotiation.

Our organization offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, medical, dental, life insurance and 401K option. Zone 126-FCNY offers several major holidays, along with two floating holidays, sick days, and vacation time.

Please note that prior to employment offer the selected candidate must:

1. Provide proof that they have received two-doses of the COVID-19 vaccine
2. NYC DOE fingerprint approval (Zone 126 will pay for a candidate fingerprinting if the individual is not already in the system)

How to Apply: Send Resume and Cover Letter