Salt Lake City School District
Student Resource Coordinator - West High School

Contract (201 Days)

FTE: 1.0 (40 hours per week)
Anticipated Start: May 15, 2023
Priority Screen Date: May 5, 2023 close of business
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
This position is benefits eligible

Starting salary: $31,815 annually (40-Z)

Purpose Statement

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 that 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 reports to the Principal or administrative designee.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Ability to pass a fingerprint and criminal background check
• Valid Utah driver's license and evidence of insurability with acceptable driving record that will be verified annually
• Two years working with student groups, community support or service agencies, community participation and involvement organizations, or non-profit programs that support basic needs
• 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
• Availability to maintain a work schedule based on the needs of the school. Work schedule may include early mornings and evenings
• Speak, read, write, present professionally, analyze, and interpret English written and verbal communications

Preferred Qualifications:

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

Essential Functions:

• Effectively manage the student supply pantry to ensure appropriate food, clothing, hygiene, and other services are available to students.
• Maintain a visible, accessible presence on campus at assigned locations for the purpose of increasing student awareness of the program and providing available support services.
• 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.
• 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.
• Oversee and facilitate volunteer programs to maintain adequate staffing levels for the student supply pantry; supervise volunteers and other supply pantry staff.
• Collaborate with the Salt Lake Education Foundation (SLEF) to ensure program sustainability by organizing and facilitating awareness campaigns, food drives, donations, in-kind support, partnerships and other fund-raising and donor opportunities.
• 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.
• Work in collaboration with SLEF to manage financial activities including budgeting and appropriately collecting, reporting, and documenting donations.
• Assist school administration to identify students who may be at risk of academic or social difficulty due to unmet basic needs. Advocate for and provide support to students based on needs, interests, and goals.
• Communicate regularly 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.
• Develop and maintain an internal and external resource directory of educational and community resources that are available to students.
• Create brochures, forms, and other documents for distribution and presentation to increase awareness of available services.
• 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.
• Work with the district McKinney Vento coordinators to align services.
• Facilitate meaningful engagement between school personnel, students, parents, administrators, and the public to build positive relationships between stakeholder groups.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance to fulfill job requirements efficiently and effectively.
• Use a high level of organizational skills and initiative to accomplish long and short-term objectives.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with diverse individuals and groups of people while maintaining confidentiality and positive working relationships with students, parents, colleagues, community support organizations, and other stakeholders; listen to, and understand information and ideas presented verbally or in writing; present information in front of groups of people.
• Adhere to and appropriately apply school, district, and legal policies and procedures.
• Establish appropriate relationships with students to promote a positive learning and working environment.
• Implement intervention protocols (PBIS or MTSS) for students for the purpose of alleviating isolation, identifying support resources, and provide referrals to counseling or administrative staff as appropriate.
• 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.
• Monitor student progress according to program specifications to support students in meeting their academic, attendance, and citizenship goals.
• 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/or school counselors.
• 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 for general reference.
• Prepare standard documentation (e.g. correspondence, reports, etc.) to document activities, provide written reference and/or convey information
• Promote an environment conducive to student achievement and well-being.
• Understand, implement, and support the district’s Strategic Plan for Student Achievement to support student success in school.
• Participate in meetings, workshops, seminars, as assigned for the purpose of conveying and/or or gathering information required to perform functions.
• Work under limited supervision, utilizing time-management and prioritization strategies, accurately processing detailed information and meeting deadlines.
• Support a team environment by collaborating with own and other work units to effectively perform the duties of the position.
• Adapt to changing work priorities and work with frequent interruptions, as required.
• Drive to school locations and other job-related sites.
• As needed, roll, push, pull, bend, reach, stoop, and lift up to 30 pounds.
• Other duties as assigned.

Working Environment
The usual and customary methods of performing the job’s functions require the following physical demands: some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling (up to 40 pounds), some climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires 35% sitting, 35% walking, and 30% standing. This job is performed under some temperature extremes with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.