Student Success And Wellness Integration Specialist (2977 Education Integration Specialist): Aaali

Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 54,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 136 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

What It Means To Work Here

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:

• Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Student-centered: We put students’ needs first
• United: We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Fearless: We persist through challenges
• Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision 2025, which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan, Transform Learning. Transform Lives. SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.

Who We Want

We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are committed to and will champion our Core Values, are inspired by our mission steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, problem solvers and who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

As the African American Postsecondary Pathway (AAPP) Program Coordinator you will report to the Special Assistant to the Superintendent for African American Achievement and Leadership and be a critical part of the SFUSD’s strategy to accelerate achievement and increase college and career access for African American students. You will support the district in realizing the goals of Vision 2025, ensuring that African American students and parents have access to academic and socioemotional programs and resources that will prepare them for life, work, and study beyond their secondary school years. We want someone who will commit themselves to deeply knowing the dreams of our students and families and serve as their chief advocate, providing a pathway to those dreams.

As the Student Success and Wellness Integration Specialist you will report to the Director of the African American Achievement and Leadership Initiative (AAALI) and work as district leader to identify, create, and promote wellness and leadership opportunities for our students within and outside of SFUSD sites. You will help to lead AAALI’s transformational work to deliver on the promises outlined in both Transform Learning. Transform Lives as well as our long-term, city-wide North Star, Vision 2025. We want someone who will commit themselves to deeply knowing the dreams of our students and families and serve as their chief advocate, providing a pathway to those dreams.

• Work with school administrators, teachers, community-based organizations, parents and African American students to identify barriers to student wellness and achievement, available resources and gaps, and programming that is community responsive.
• Develops school integration concepts according to guidelines by planning various aspects of the Student Success and Wellness program, including determining priorities, processing raw data, making written and oral presentations explaining the proposed school programming, such as student affinity spaces, mental health pilots, etc
• Develop and support student affinity spaces and activities.
• Evaluate and revise African American student support systems and build capacity of staff to follow systems that benefit students and families the most.
• Assess school community needs and assets, and oversee integration of services and programming for students during regular school year
• Work directly with the Student Success and Wellness Manager to provide a Mental Health expertise and perspective to (a) enhance school climate and (b) directly support sites with building, sustaining, and integrating service-delivery systems in collaboration with AAALI and community partners.
• Develop a PK – 12 roadmap of existing school district and community-based organization programs and resources that support African American student leadership and overall wellness for our African American students and families
• Assist with program evaluation (including data collection, analysis and reporting) in coordination with the AAALI Student and Success Program Manager

Who We Want, Continued

• Develop and sustain partnerships with city and county services and non-profit agencies to provide support and opportunities to African American students and families that meet their identified needs.
• Identify strategic new partnerships with the surrounding community.
• Serve as a constructive partner and collaborator to school leadership, teachers and staff as they work to close the opportunity gap for African American students
• Support programmatic direction and coordination to on-site SFUSD and community partners’ child and family support service personnel in alignment with the Schools academic and community goals.
• Ensure thoughtful integration of support services, including family engagement and support, and health and mental health services.
• Develop relationships with local community members, colleges, and businesses.

This is Permanent Exempt (PEX) appointment type. Permanent Exempt, Full Time not to exceed three (3) years. This position is excluded by the Charter from competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointing officer.

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of a four-year college or university with a baccalaureate degree
• Three years of experience in one or more major student/family support areas, mental health, family support or leadership development

Desired Qualifications

• Strong cross functional and interpersonal skills with peers, students, families and community partners
• Experience with school-based service delivery.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in coordination and/or management/administration in an educational, non-profit and/or human services setting.
• Master’s degree in Education, Public Administration, Social Work, or related field.
• Experience in collaboration, meeting facilitation, problem-solving and team building.
• Ability to multi-task; skills to be a team player and self-starter.
• Ability to work flexible hours (evenings, weekends).
• Organizational skills; solid knowledge of Microsoft applications.
• A high degree of cultural awareness and cultural humility

What We Offer

SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $81,930-$99,614 commensurate with experience in a similar position. We offer a comprehensive benefits plan including dental and vision plans, a defined benefit pension plan, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options and vacation time. We also offer an inclusive and equity-centered environment where we encourage staff to bring their whole selves to work.

How To Apply

• Visit www.careers.sfusd.edu and create a new account to begin your application.
• You will be prompted to electronically attach a letter of interest, resume, list of professional references and any applicable credentials or licenses
• If you have previously applied to a job on JobAps, you will be prompted to “select an application to copy;” please select any previous application: you will have the opportunity to update the application and your resume; if you have not previously applied you will be prompted to create a new account
• Our Human Resources team will then review your entire application to determine your eligibility status and contact you directly should you move forward in the process

Verification

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification from this and future job opportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.

Non-Discrimination Policy

San Francisco Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This policy extends to San Francisco County Office of Education, including community school programs and activities.

For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030.

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Nearest Secondary Market: Oakland