Title: Manager, Community Schools United

Reports to: Senior Director, Community Schools United

Status: Full-time

Salary: $55,000 – $57,000

Proposed Start Date:

Strategy Overview: Community Schools United uses identified public schools as hubs to bring together educators, families, and community partners to address non-academic barriers to learning. Grounded in a whole-child approach, the strategy is implemented through four core pillars: Integrated Student Supports, Expanded & Enriched Learning Time, Active Family & Community Engagement, and Collaborative Leadership & Practices ensuring students and families are supported, connected, and positioned to thrive.

Purpose: The Community Schools Manager advances the implementation of the Community Schools United strategy by strengthening internal systems, leading outreach, partner, and volunteer engagement, providing direct guidance to school site-based staff, and coordinating cross-sector collaborations. This role supports strategy planning, oversees communication and reporting, builds community partnerships, and ensures effective school-community supports and strategy implementation. The Manager supports whole-strategy data collection and analysis to monitor progress, informs decision-making, and ensures alignment with the Community Schools logic model. The role requires a highly self-motivated, independent professional capable of managing multiple priorities, working across multiple school sites, and navigating complex, dynamic environments. In collaboration with Coordinators and school leaders, the Manager guides the implementation of the four Community Schools pillars; Integrated Student Supports, Expanded & Enriched Learning Time, Family & Community Engagement, and Collaborative Leadership & Practices. Working closely with school leaders, community partners, and Community School Coordinators, the Manager helps build a high-performing, pillar-aligned Community Schools ecosystem where students and families feel supported, connected, and able to thrive.

Responsibilities:

1. Provide strategic leadership to advance the Community Schools vision, ensuring high-quality implementation across all sites and alignment with the four Community Schools pillars, the logic model, and school improvement plans.
2. Supervise, coach, and support Community School Coordinators through regular check-ins, observations, and feedback, including evaluating individual and program development needs, guiding data collection, and promoting continuous quality improvement.
3. Build and maintain strong relationships with Coordinators, principals, partners, community leaders, and volunteers to strengthen collaboration and engagement.
4. Develop and implement outreach and engagement strategies, including co-creating opportunities with school leaders and partners, coordinating calendars, partner meetings, reminders, and volunteer activities to align with school priorities and strategy goals.
5. Proactively identify and onboard new partners and resources to expand supports for students, families, and schools, while maintaining existing partnerships and cross-sector collaboration with district departments, city agencies, service providers, and other United Way initiatives.
6. Coordinate site visits, learning tours, trainings, and engagement activities to reinforce best practices, provide guidance, and deepen understanding among staff, partners, and community members.
7. Lead systems, tools, and process development, including needs assessments, provider databases, service tracking, communication structures, and strategy-wide data systems, ensuring efficient implementation and reporting.
8. Monitor, track, and report on data and outcomes, including overseeing Coordinators’ data collection, strategy metrics, grant requirements, provider performance, and community impact to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
9. Manage logistics and communications, including master calendars, school programs, events, outreach activities, distribution of materials, and timely updates to staff, principals, partners, committees, and providers.
10. Provide administrative and program support, including assisting with school site coverage, performing other tasks as assigned, and ensuring effective day-to-day operations in support of Community Schools strategy implementation.

Qualifications: 

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s Degree required; Minimum of three years of experience in social services, education, community organizing, or nonprofit work.
• Leadership & Supervision: Demonstrated ability to lead teams, coach staff, manage multiple projects, and oversee day-to-day operations in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Community Engagement & Partnership Building: Proven success in initiating, developing, and sustaining partnerships with schools, community organizations, volunteers, and cross-sector stakeholders. Experience co-creating engagement opportunities aligned with organizational strategy and school improvement goals.
• Strategic Planning & Implementation: Experience developing and executing short- and long-term plans, managing logistics and calendars, coordinating events, and aligning efforts with strategic frameworks such as Community Schools pillars or collective impact models.
• Data & Systems Management: Strong experience collecting, analyzing, and using data for decision-making, reporting, and continuous improvement. Ability to oversee staff data collection and ensure alignment with strategy metrics, grants, and organizational goals.
• Training & Capacity Building: Experience designing and delivering training, coaching, or professional development programs for staff, partners, and volunteers, including implementation of best practices and evidence-informed approaches.
• Trauma-Informed & Resiliency-Focused Practices: Understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma, and resiliency, and their impact on children, families, and communities; ability to integrate this knowledge into program design and staff guidance.
• Communication & Cultural Competency: Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills; ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences, listen actively, and maintain cultural competency in all interactions.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in MS Office and other technology tools; comfortable learning new systems for data collection, reporting, and communication.
• Budget & Resource Management: Experience managing operational budgets and coordinating resource allocation.
• Availability: Valid driver’s license, proof of automobile insurance, and access to reliable transportation. Flexible schedule required to meet the needs of schools, including occasional early mornings, evenings, or weekends to support volunteer projects, before-school events, and afterschool activities. These extended hours are not daily but will occur periodically throughout each month. Time spent outside of regular hours is accounted for through flexible scheduling, in accordance with organizational policies. Ability to work independently or collaboratively in diverse settings.

Additional Information:

A background screening process is a mandatory part of our hiring for this role, ensuring we maintain a trustworthy and secure environment. This may involve checks of your criminal record, past employment, education, and/or driving history, depending on the position’s requirements. Authorization will be requested upon a conditional offer.

The above statements are intended to describe the nature and level of work to be performed by the person in this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of the job.

To Apply:

To apply, please email your Resume and Cover Letter to jobs@unitedcv.org.

It is the policy of the United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants, regardless of an individual’s race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, religion, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.