Associate Director of FSCS Student Support Services

The Rural Education Institute ( REI) will partner with the North Carolina Community School Coalition ( NCCSC) to expand access to Full-Service Community Schools (FSCSs) in North Carolina over 5 years, beginning January 2024. This is a State Scaling Grant from the Department of Education (U.S. Department of Education). REI is the regional implementation partner tasked with the strategic growth and leadership of the community schools expansion model in eastern North Carolina. In this model, Full-Service Community Schools partner with families and community organizations through these Four Pillars: 1) Integrated Student Supports, 2) Expanded and Enriched Learning Time and Opportunities, 3) Active Family and Community Engagement, and 4) Collaborative Leadership and Practices.

This position will serve as the Associate Director of Student Support Services in REI's Eastern Regional Implementation of FSCS. The Associate Director will be part of a REI team which is responsible for the implementation of the community school model in an anticipated 20 schools across eastern NC over the next 5 years, each of which will have a Community School Coordinator. Associate Director Duties include but are not limited to: supporting the expansion strategy, developing effective FSCS programming, implementing interventions aimed at meeting the needs of each school, packaging toolkits and trainings to build positive learning environments customized to schools' needs, supporting school staff in developing school culture through curricular priorities and school-wide learning opportunities, and other duties as assigned. This position will report to the FSCS Director of REI and work closely with other key leadership in REI. This position will maintain an office on the ECU campus and travel is expected.

Leadership (25%): Responsible for a) supporting Regional and State Implementation Partners b) supporting State Wide Steering Committee in the expansion strategy in the region, and c) connecting with Western and Central Regional Implementation Partner Student Support Services staff to share learnings and resources.

Implementation (25%): Responsible for a) developing effective FSCS programming, b) implementing interventions aimed at meeting the needs of each school, and c) packaging toolkits and trainings to build positive learning environments customized to schools' needs.

Team Facilitation (25%): Responsible for a) supporting school staff in developing FSCS school culture through curricular priorities and school-wide learning opportunities, b) supporting regular meetings with school staff and stakeholders, c) fostering and maintaining a culture of innovation, problem-solving, collaboration, and excellence that ensures the effective and timely delivery of services.

Evaluation and Grant Management (15%): Responsible for a) assisting with day-to-day management, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of Student Support Services activities within the eastern regional implementation, b) coordinating and tracking Student Support Services timelines, meetings, budgets, and goals, c) collaborating with regional staff to use data to guide the iteration of interventions and programming, d) assisting with annual reporting.

Marketing (10%): Responsible for developing various products for publication including briefs, policy reports, summaries, blogs and other content for e-newsletters, social media and web sites.

This position is contingent upon available funding.

This position requires knowledge of K-12 schools, community and family engagement and the full-service community schools model. Demonstrated experience networking with K-12 setting (students, families, and administrators), community members, collaborating with university grant partners, and university grant team members. Additional qualifications include:

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East Carolina University requires applicants to submit a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position. Candidates must also submit a cover letter, resume, and a list of three references, including contact information, online.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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