David Douglas High School SUN Site Manager

Description

POSITION: David Douglas High School SUN Site Manager

JOB CLASS Coordinator 2/Specialist 3/Grade 6

WAGE: Starting at $57,821 per year based on experience

FLSA; EEO; WC: Non-Exempt; Professional; 8864

LOCATIONS: David Douglas High School, 1001 SE 135th Ave, Portland OR 97233

FTE; FT/PT; STATUS : 1.0 FTE; Full-Time with Benefits; Regular

(Not a remote work position)

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: (1)

APPLY AT: www.irco.org

STATUS: Full-Time with Benefits

PROGRAM(S): Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) Community Schools

SECTOR: School Based (SUN)

REQUIREMENTS: Must pass ODE/David Douglas School District background check.

Proficiency in English required with 2nd Language preferred in Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese), Spanish, Vietnamese, Chuukese, Ukrainian, Somali, or other languages commonly spoken by the families enrolled at David Douglas High School.

This job announcement is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job. This is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

• Program Summary
• SUN Community Schools is a Multnomah County initiative that aligns community partners and resources to help reduce barriers that keep students from being successful in school and in life. Within each SUN Community School, the collective efforts of the school community, youth, parents, local businesses, faith communities, libraries, school districts and community organizations create a network to offer programs and activities to uplift students’ academic engagement & social-emotional development, meaningful family engagement, and resource navigation to access available community resources.

Position Summary .

The David Douglas High School SUN Community School Site Manager will mobilize and strategically organize community resources to provide:

• •Academic support activities (after school hours and/or during out-of-school time)
• •Social-emotional development activities for youth
• •Enrichment and recreation activities for youth, adults, and families
• •Resource navigation to access school/community resources like food pantries and health clinics.
• •Family involvement and community events
• •Volunteer opportunities

The work of the SUN Site Manager, as well as activities to be implemented, are performed at David Douglas High School. This position is the operational lead within the SUN Community School set up and will involve program budgeting, community outreach, program development and implementation, coordination of partner services, and providing direct supervision to staff and volunteers who form the SUN Team. This position is responsible for executing all contracted program deliverables. The SUN Site Manager will also support other programs or services integrated within their SUN Community School that may include Ninth Grade Counts (NGC) or other transition programs, joint programming activities with other SUN sites, sports leagues, weekly pantry or food backpack distributions, and community garden projects. This position is responsible for ensuring that all program correspondence and reports for Multnomah County SUN Service System as well as other SUN associated programs are completed and submitted in a timely manner. David Douglas High School SUN Community School is funded through Multnomah County, and as such, the SUN Site Manager is expected to perform and fulfill work outputs that meet contractual expectations of Multnomah County related to programming requirements, data tracking and reporting.

IRCO’s Specific SUN School Approach

As the lead agency, IRCO highlights and brings a unique approach to serving the school community:

• •IRCO is the leader in providing Specialized services for the intended population services. Services designed to address the needs of particular communities are created by and for specific communities with an emphasis on the voices and experiences of those groups. As a provider of specialized community services, we demand action to provide services to our most vulnerable populations to overcome disparities and inequalities that are plaguing our education system.
• •We consistently deliver wrap around comprehensive programming to assist students and families. In concert with all that IRCO has to offer, SUN Programs operate as an interconnected web of support. By offering numerous programs and services, our Site Managers, SUN staff, IRCO youth academic school-based staff and community-based locations can meet a families’ particular need.

IRCO’s mission perfectly aligns with SUN’s aim to improve student success through expanded academic support, exciting and inspirational enrichment activities, and health and social service resources for them, their families, and community neighbors

Essential Functions

These essential job functions are fundamental to the performance of the job. Individuals are qualified to perform the job only if they can perform all the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. These are many, but are not all the necessary tasks the employee may be asked to perform:

• •Ensure program(s) meet IRCO's Program Management Standards (PMS) and use associated tools whenever possible. Engage in continuous learning for program improvement
• •Collaborate with the principal, school staff, and families to regularly survey the needs and interests of the school community. Develop SUN programming that aligns with those needs and interests.
• •Collaborate with the principal to explore how SUN activities will be integrated in the School Improvement Plan to support student academic achievement, parent & family engagement, and community outreach.
• •Develop programming strategies that align with outputs/outcomes required by Multnomah County’s SUN CS initiative and/or funders.
• •Be able to complete, in a timely manner, program reports (e.g., midyear and end of the year narrative reports) and data entry requirements for Multnomah County and other funding sources.
• •Maintain a SUN Leadership Team comprising parents and key stakeholders to support family engagement and community outreach activities.
• •Collaborate with the school team to create a system to help families connect to resources that aid in meeting their basic needs such as food, health care, transitional housing, utility bill and rental assistance and shelter housing.
• •Participate in School Leadership Teams (e.g., Student Intervention Team, Student Attendance Response Team, Grade Level Teams) and provide recommendations to align adopted student improvement plans with culturally appropriate, equity and inclusion practices.
• •Design and/or update SUN Partner Handbook as needed, so that all partners, staff and volunteers involved with conducting after school and out-of-school time activities are familiar with SUN safety and operational protocols.
• •Provide regular onboarding and orientation to partners, staff and volunteers to create understanding of SUN protocols as detailed in the SUN Partner Handbook, proper use of school space, including school rules surrounding student behavior.
• •Train and supervise new employees, including volunteers. Encourage and ensure optimal communication with staff and volunteers through regular meetings. Monitor and evaluate job performance of staff and volunteers.
• •Work with IRCO SUN peers and IRCO HR to hire staff. Consult with supervisor and HR regarding staffing needs, disciplinary issues, work plans, and staff termination to ensure alignment with IRCO policies and procedures.
• •Ensure all programming partners have sufficient space at the school, including access to the resources and supplies needed to provide their activities.
• •Create and manage safety plans for SUN programs that are offered outside of school hours, including training partners, staff and volunteers on practices that ensure the safety of everyone in the building. Work with building staff to offer emergency drills after school. Follow the M