Mission:
We galvanize entire communities to ensure that every child finds belonging and travels their best journey from birth to career attainment.
Vision
A robust economy with vibrant and sustainable communities where every individual thrives.
LaunchNW
LaunchNW is an initiative of Innovia Foundation that challenges our community to
come together to ensure every child has the opportunity and support to access their post-high school education or career choice and meet their full potential.
With a promise scholarship as an incentive, LaunchNW is working with community partners to collaboratively engage and provide wraparound supports for students and families. We are uniting businesses, educational entities, nonprofits, government and communities behind this vision and expectation. A disruption to business as usual, LaunchNW is a transformational investment in the future of our region.
Position Summary:
City Connects is a school-based collaboration among an elementary school in Spokane Valley, WA, LaunchNW, Catholic Charities and other community agencies. It reinvigorates the core function of schools by implementing an innovative, systemic approach to student support. This model provides a defined, evidence-based framework in which a Project Coordinator collaborates with every teacher to support every student by assessing each student’s strengths and needs and connecting them to a tailored set of supports and resources from inside and outside the school. This is a one-year position, with the possibility of extension based on available funding.
Duties & Responsibilities
· Establish and lead a student support team 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.
· Collaborate regularly with the LaunchNW Family Haven Student and Family Support Specialist, and align services to ensure coordinated, wraparound support for students of the Family Haven.
· 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 and enter data on the implementation of the model and the delivery of service.
· Contribute to a safe, respectful, and culturally sensitive student support program within the assigned school.
· Other duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications:
Required:
· Master’s degree in School Counseling, Social Work, or Mental Health Counseling or other related fields, or currently in pursuit of a master’s degree.
· Experience working in a school environment,
· Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse staff, a diverse student body and families, as well as a team of professionals at the school,
· Evidence of culturally competent practices.
Preferred:
· Experience in urban schools
· Fluency in a second language
· Experience with an organization that uses data to guide practice
Skills/Abilities:
· Strong computer/technology skills
· Expert user in Excel and experience utilizing Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
· Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills, with customer service orientation to serve students, school colleagues, community members, and other constituent groups
· Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to streamline, perform, and prioritize multiple tasks, with a critical eye for detail.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Capable of high-quality performance and meeting deadlines in a quick-moving work environment
· Resourceful team player, with the ability to be effective independently
· Excellent data management skills
· Ability to collect, interpret and report on data in consultation with LaunchNW staff
· Ability to identify and implement solutions for improvement
· Ability to handle confidential, proprietary and sensitive information requiring judgment and discretion
· Self-directed with excellent organizational skills, creativity and ability to manage and balance multiple tasks and priorities to drive projects in a motivated, results-oriented way
· Demonstrated ability to interact respectfully, forge strong relationships, and work collaboratively with people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, styles and cultures, within both private and public sectors
· Ability to attend and participate in activities outside core business hours (early morning, evening, occasional weekends)
· Live within the LaunchNW community that they are leading
Physical Abilities:
Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to:
· Sit for prolonged periods of time;
· Walk and climb stairs;
· Operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard;
· Utilize verbal and written communication to exchange information;
· Clearly see 20+ feet, with or without corrective lenses and differentiate between colors;
· Occasionally stand, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist;
· Lift, carry, push, and/or pull up to 20 pounds.
Mental & Other Skills/Abilities:
· Adaptability ability to adapt to changes, delays or unexpected events in the work environment; ability to manage competing demands and prioritize tasks; ability to change approach or method to best fit the situation.
· Dependability ability to follow instructions, both in written and verbal format; ability to respond to management direction; ability to complete tasks on time or notify the appropriate person with an alternate plan when necessary.
· Interpersonal Skills: ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships and teamwork both inside and outside the organization while effectively handling internal pressure.
· Judgment: ability to make prudent and timely decisions; ability to exhibit sound and accurate judgment; ability to explain reasoning for decisions.
· Language Ability: ability to read, and write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, staff, clients, customers, and the general public.
· Problem Solving Ability ability to identify and/or prevent problems before they occur; ability to formulate alternative solutions to problems when necessary; ability to transfer learning from past experiences to new experiences of similar nature.
· Quality Management ability to complete duties, on time and with precision; ability to edit the accuracy and thoroughness of one’s work as well as the work of others; ability to constructively apply feedback to improve performance, ability to generate ideas to improve and promote quality in work.
· Reasoning Ability: ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form; ability to work through problems involving multiple variables.
Work Environment:
The employee is exposed to typical office environment conditions and noise levels.
To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to Lauren Garske, Director of Post High School Success via email at [email protected] or via mail at 818 W. Riverside Ave., Ste. 650 Spokane, WA 99201
Pay: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
