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Location: Salt Lake Center for Science Education on Goodwin Avenue

Application Deadline: Mar 20, 2025, 11:59 PM (MST) Job Open Until Filled

This is a grant-funded position with continued employment dependent upon continued grant funding. 

Work Calendar: 201 Day Calendar

FTE: 1.0 (40 Hours per Week)

Contract Status: Contract

FLSA Status: Non- Exempt

Reports To: Administrative Designee

Starting Wage: $ 34,710.00 annually

Salary Schedule/Lane: 38/Z/01

Benefits: Eligible

Anticipated Start Date: 03/03/2025

Priority Screen Date: 02/26/2025

JOB SUMMARY

When basic needs are not consistently met, a student's ability to concentrate on school may be adversely impacted. The Student Resource Coordinator serves as the main point of contact for students who may not have equitable access to basic needs, such as health, dental, and vision care, food, clothing, laundry supplies, stable transportation, and adequate technology. The Student Resource Coordinator assists students in addressing basic needs insecurity by providing access to direct, on-campus resources and connecting students with community wrap-around services and ongoing health and social supports so that students can persist and successfully complete high school. This position will travel to other school locations, and job-related worksites, to provide the required functions of the role and work an adaptable schedule to accommodate some early mornings or evenings as needed.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

All positions require selected candidates to be fingerprinted and successfully pass a criminal background check.  Additional minimum required qualifications for this position are:

1. High School diploma, GED, or equivalent
2. Valid Utah driver's license and evidence of insurability with an acceptable driving record that will be verified annually
3. Two (2) years working with student groups, community support or service agencies, community participation, and involvement in organizations, or non-profit programs that support basic needs
4. Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) including the ability to use spreadsheets and other software applications to collect data and maintain accurate records
5. Availability to maintain a work schedule based on the needs of the school, which may include early mornings and evenings.
6. Speak, read, write, present professionally, analyze, and interpret English written and verbal communications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

These are examples of skills and experience that the best-qualified candidates may have.  Not having one or all of them does not disqualify any candidate from consideration.

1. Three (3) years of experience in a public school system or working with families or students in crisis
2. Experience in public or private grant-seeking, tracking, and implementation
3. Experience cultivating and tracking charitable donations
4. Experience managing a complex budget and monitoring budget expenditures
5. Experience identifying, navigating, and resolving complex issues that prohibit academic success
6. Experience developing or facilitating programs that engage and connect students or families with community programs and resources
7. Experience supervising employees and volunteers
8. Bilingual in English and Spanish (ability to speak, read, write, and comprehend at an intermediate/advanced level)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assist school administration to identify students who may be at risk of academic or social difficulty due to unmet basic needs; establish appropriate relationships with students to promote a positive learning and working environment, and advocate for and provide support to students based on needs, interests, and goals
2. Work collaboratively with teachers, students, counselors, and school administrators to seek solutions and remove barriers that may prevent students from meeting their basic needs and achieving their academic goals while adhering to and appropriately applying school, district, and legal policies and procedures
3. Assist students in accessing and utilizing district-provided resources (e.g., school-based food pantry, laundry facilities, transit passes, etc.); refer students and families to available services provided by outside agencies
4. Implement intervention protocols (PBIS or MTSS) for students to alleviate isolation, identify support resources, and provide referrals to counseling or administrative staff as appropriate
5. Work with the district McKinney Vento coordinators to align services
6. Understand, implement, and support the district's Strategic Plan for Student Achievement to support student success in school
7. Maintain a visible, accessible presence on campus at assigned locations to ensure and increase student awareness of the program and provide available support services
8. Monitor student progress according to program specifications to support students in meeting their academic, attendance, and citizenship goals
9. Maintain a variety of confidential and non-confidential manual and electronic records (e.g., student goals, student information, follow-up contacts, evaluations, reviews, interventions, reintegration programs, etc.) to document and compile activities in compliance with program guidelines
10. Perform record-keeping, planning, and clerical functions (e.g., individualized plans around needs and interests, activities, documentation, etc.) to provide necessary records/materials to teachers, administrators, and school counselors
11. Create, secure, organize, and maintain a variety of documents and records of activity (paper and electronic) to document relevant information including requests for funding, student interactions and outcomes, data needed for reports, grants and donor reporting, compliance, and general reference
12. Craft brochures, forms, and other documents for distribution and presentation to increase awareness of available services
13. Prepare standard documentation (e.g., correspondence, reports, etc.) to document activities, provide written references, and convey information
14. Effectively manage the student supply pantry to ensure appropriate food, clothing, hygiene, and other services are available to students
15. Develop and maintain an internal and external resource directory of educational and community resources that are available to students; distribute available resources to students based on program guidelines and maintain detailed records related to the dissemination and use of on-site resources and programs and referrals to community resources and programs.
16. Oversee and facilitate volunteer programs to maintain adequate staffing levels for the student supply pantry; supervise volunteers and other supply pantry staff
17. Collaborate with the Salt Lake Education Foundation (SLEF) to ensure program sustainability by organizing and facilitating awareness campaigns, food drives, donations, in-kind sup port, partnerships, and other fund-raising and donor opportunities
18. Work in collaboration with SLEF to manage financial activities including budgeting and appropriately collecting, reporting, and documenting donations
19. Coordinate outreach with community resources such as Utah Food Bank, Department of Workforce Services, Salt Lake City, shelters and transition homes, mental health support centers, crisis intervention organizations, and other community agencies to secure in-kind support and other wrap-around services to support students in meeting their basic needs.
20. Collaborate with appropriate school personnel, and outside agencies to coordinate efforts and foster an ongoing partnership between stakeholder groups, based on established practices and student plans
21. Communicate effectively with diverse individuals, groups of people, organizations, and other stake