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Posted 3 days ago
Development and Communications Director
Position Summary
The Director of Development and Communications Director, in collaboration with the Executive Director and other members of the Leadership Team, is responsible for securing and maintaining public and private funding through grant proposals and reports and for raising unrestricted revenue from corporations and individuals. The Director also oversees North Side Community School’s recruitment, marketing and communications efforts, including the annual report, websites, monthly newsletters, media relations, social media, and other vehicles. The Director works with and supervises a Development Assistant and Development and Marketing Associate who is responsible for North Side Community School’s marketing graphics and social media presence.
Essential Functions
Fund Development:
- Develop and implement an annual fund development strategy to raise $750,000 annually for the school
- Cultivate and steward new and existing donors
- Prospect identification and research (individual, corporate and foundation donors)
- Write grants following an annual grant calendar
- Complete post grant reports
- Write donor thank you letter templates year-round
- Manage donor database (DonorPerfect)
- Maintain profiles on YourCause, Benevity, United way Volunteers, Candid, etc.
- Develop and lead execution of student and staff recruitment plans
- Plan and execute annual fundraising gala and additional donor events
- Plan and execute Young Friends Board fundraiser in conjunction with the group
- Assist in planning and executing staff events (first week, holiday, end of year)
- Maintain general inbox
- Initial contact for community partners
- Serve as staff liaison for Young Friends, Development Committee, Gala Committee
- Supervise Development Assistant and Development and Marketing Associate
- Student recruitment plan and execution (digital ads, print ads, brochures, postcard mailings, yard signs, billboards etc.)
- Routinely collect photos and videos of all campuses
- Maintain and update school website on an on-going basis
- Design organizations annual report
- Lead the design of marketing materials for the school
- Collect current and former student stories to share on all platforms
- Maintain profiles on: GreatSchools, Niche, Google Business Profiles, etc.
- Monthly external newsletter
- Weekly family update
- Maintain school social pages and post at least three times a week (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube)
- At least three years of experience and success raising revenue from foundations, corporations, public entities, and individual donors.
- Substantial experience in communications and marketing.
- Demonstrated excellence in organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
- Experience managing grants (applications, reporting, stewardship), with a proven track record of securing grants from corporate and foundation funders.
- Experience with website, annual report, and email newsletter production and message development.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to write with clarity, accuracy, and speed.
- Excellent project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and initiatives.
- Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, including the ability to work with people from different backgrounds.
- Experience working in a collaborative organization with various internal and external stakeholders, balancing competing demands for time and priorities.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office. Familiarity with DonorPerfect, Constant Contact, Canva, and Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) preferred.
- Knowledge of social media platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter
- Interest in the quality education of children.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
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Posted 2 weeks ago
About North Side Community School
Are you a mission driven educator who believes every child deserves an excellent education in a warm, caring, nurturing, and rigorous school environment? Do you believe every day should be a fresh start for a child? Does the idea of helping children grow, develop, and achieve success despite societal barriers excite you? If so, North Side Community School may be the perfect place for you!
North Side Community School is a PreK - 8th grade charter public school in the City of St. Louis founded in 2009 with an enrollment of approximately 500 students. The most important word in our name is community. We are a community of small classrooms (15 to 18 students per class), amazing educators, and caring parents working every day to ensure our children succeed!
North Side Community School operates across three campuses (early childhood center, elementary campus, and middle school campus). We are free (no tuition), public, and open to all. North Side consistently provides a high-quality education often ranked as one of the best public schools in the City of St. Louis and the State of Missouri. Most of our students live in the most challenging neighborhoods in St. Louis and 100% of our students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Small class sizes, differentiated instruction, individualized attention, and AMAZING educators are the keys to our students' success!
Compensation
With a minimum starting salary of $50,000 for degreed and certified teachers, we offer a generous compensation package including an array of benefits including assistance with advanced education.
Position Summary
North Side Community School is seeking full-time classroom teachers for immediate openings and to begin teaching in the 2023-2024 school year. If you are a certified classroom teacher with a passion for children of all ages, experience creating a positive and highly engaging classroom environment, and have a talent for applying strong instructional and classroom management strategies WE WANT TO MEET YOU!
Essential Functions
- Creation of a positive, nurturing, warm, welcoming classroom culture where students feel welcome, encouraged, and willing to take risks.
- Employing engaging, differentiated instruction to teach skills.
- Creation of a positive behavior plan to set routines and procedures enhancing engagement in learning activities
- Assessment of students’ skills and learning requirements
- Keeping track of and reflecting on students’ progress
- Monitoring children’s behavioral patterns and arrange appropriate interventions if needed ● Establishing positive parent relationships and keeping parents well abreast of their child’s progress, strengths, and challenges.
- Participate as an active member of the community to provide stewardship of the school and adherence to its mission and guiding principles
- Maintain a high-level of professionalism including meeting deadlines, and commitments to self, students, and the community
- Administer and analyze informal and formal student assessments, using quantitative and qualitative data to drive and inform instruction
- Participation in professional development activities and team meetings
- Driven to help our NSCS students be the best they can be
- Performs other duties and tasks as assigned
- Implements a variety of instructional strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners ● Uses student data to develop long term and short term, differentiated plans ● Works collaboratively on grade level and school-wide teams
- Implements the growth mindset in the classroom
- Uses a variety of classroom management strategies to keep the classroom running smoothly ● Grows professionally and sets goals for themselves to become better educators
About North Side Community School Are you a mission driven educator who believes every child deserves an excellent education in a warm, caring, nurturing, and rigorous school environment? Do you b...View more
Posted 2 weeks ago
About North Side Community School
Are you a mission driven individual who believes every child deserves an excellent education in a warm, caring, nurturing, and rigorous school environment? Do you believe every day should be a fresh start for a child? Does the idea of helping children grow, develop, and achieve success despite societal barriers excite you? If so, North Side Community School may be the perfect place for you!
North Side Community School is a PreK - 8th grade charter public school in the City of St. Louis founded in 2009 with an enrollment of approximately 500 students. The most important word in our name is community. We are a community of small classrooms (15 to 18 students per class), amazing educators, and caring parents working every day to ensure our children succeed!
North Side Community School operates across three campuses (early childhood center, elementary campus, and middle school campus). We are free (no tuition), public, and open to all. North Side consistently provides a high-quality education often ranked as one of the best public schools in the City of St. Louis and the State of Missouri. Most of our students live in the most challenging neighborhoods in St. Louis and 100% of our students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Small class sizes, differentiated instruction, individualized attention, and AMAZING educators are the keys to our students' success!
Compensation
With a competitive starting salary, we offer a generous compensation package including an array of benefits including assistance with advanced education.
Position Summary
North Side Community School is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist. If you are an experienced educator with a passion for children of all ages, WE WANT TO MEET YOU!
Under the leadership of the Director of Student Support Services, and in collaboration with School Leaders and Teachers, the Speech-Language Pathologist will use effective strategies to serve the needs of students with communication disorders.
Essential Functions
- Planning and Oversight:
- Determine and use procedures for referrals, identification, diagnosis, case termination and follow-up of Speech/Language Pathology students.
- Establish daily schedules for assigned students according to service minutes established in the IEP.
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- Screening, Testing, Diagnosing and Advising
- Perform initial evaluations and re-evaluations as required by federal, state, and district guidelines.
- Analyzes and interprets information to make recommendations regarding the need for speech-language services.
- Determines the effects of the student’s impairment in regard to accessing the general curriculum.
- Utilize allocated coordination time to perform additional professional responsibilities including developing and updating therapy plans, holding parent conferences, staff consultations, and classroom observations.
- Schedules interventions using a variety of service delivery models, including classroom intervention, consultation/collaboration, and pull-out as appropriate to meet student needs in the least restrictive environment
- Consult and collaborate with members of students’ teams to monitor academic progress and
- Design/implement IEP accommodations/modifications.
- Managing and Conducting Therapy
- Develop and implement an IEP (and other supporting paperwork) for each student within mandated timelines
- Attend and serve as a member of the IEP team to determine the eligibility of students
- Complete progress reports for each student served.
- Screening, Testing, Diagnosing and Advising
- Maintain an individual folder for each student that contains all forms required by federal and state mandates.
- Dedication to helping children grow and learn
- A passion for working with students from underserved communities
- Ability to take and quickly implement feedback
- Be a highly collaborative, results-oriented, adaptable, problem-solving self-starter.
- Embrace using data to inform instructional planning and practice.
- Comfortable analyzing student performance results and working to improve instructional practices.
- Be positive, thoughtful, passionate, articulate, motivating, and empowering with students and team members.
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Be computer savvy, with proficiency in email, word processing, spreadsheets, Google Docs, etc.
- Master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology required
- Missouri Speech and Language Pathology License required for the position
- Experience in pediatrics/school-based speech and language therapy strongly preferred
About North Side Community School Are you a mission driven individual who believes every child deserves an excellent education in a warm, caring, nurturing, and rigorous school environment? Do you b...View more
Posted 3 weeks ago
About North Side Community School
Are you a mission driven educator who believes every child deserves an excellent education in a warm, caring, nurturing, and rigorous school environment? Do you believe every day should be a fresh start for a child? Does the idea of helping children grow, develop, and achieve success despite societal barriers excite you? If so, North Side Community School may be the perfect place for you!
North Side Community School is a PreK - 8th grade charter public school in the City of St. Louis founded in 2009 with an enrollment of approximately 500 students. The most important word in our name is community. We are a community of small classrooms (15 to 18 students per class), amazing educators, and caring parents working every day to ensure our children succeed!
North Side Community School operates across three campuses (early childhood center, elementary campus, and middle school campus). We are free (no tuition), public, and open to all. North Side consistently provides a high-quality education often ranked as one of the best public schools in the City of St. Louis and the State of Missouri. Most of our students live in the most challenging neighborhoods in St. Louis and 100% of our students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Small class sizes, differentiated instruction, individualized attention, and AMAZING educators are the keys to our students' success!
Compensation
With a minimum starting salary of $50,000 for degreed and certified teachers, we offer a generous compensation package including an array of benefits including assistance with advanced education.
Position Summary
North Side Community School is seeking full-time classroom teachers for immediate openings and to begin teaching in the 2023-2024 school year. If you are a certified classroom teacher with a passion for children of all ages, experience creating a positive and highly engaging classroom environment, and have a talent for applying strong instructional and classroom management strategies WE WANT TO MEET YOU!
Essential Functions
- Creation of a positive, nurturing, warm, welcoming classroom culture where students feel welcome, encouraged, and willing to take risks.
- Employing engaging, differentiated instruction to teach skills.
- Creation of a positive behavior plan to set routines and procedures enhancing engagement in learning activities
- Assessment of students’ skills and learning requirements
- Keeping track of and reflecting on students’ progress
- Monitoring children’s behavioral patterns and arrange appropriate interventions if needed ● Establishing positive parent relationships and keeping parents well abreast of their child’s progress, strengths, and challenges.
- Participate as an active member of the community to provide stewardship of the school and adherence to its mission and guiding principles
- Maintain a high-level of professionalism including meeting deadlines, and commitments to self, students, and the community
- Administer and analyze informal and formal student assessments, using quantitative and qualitative data to drive and inform instruction
- Participation in professional development activities and team meetings
- Driven to help our NSCS students be the best they can be
- Performs other duties and tasks as assigned
- Implements a variety of instructional strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners ● Uses student data to develop long term and short term, differentiated plans ● Works collaboratively on grade level and school-wide teams
- Implements the growth mindset in the classroom
- Uses a variety of classroom management strategies to keep the classroom running smoothly ● Grows professionally and sets goals for themselves to become better educators
About North Side Community School Are you a mission driven educator who believes every child deserves an excellent education in a warm, caring, nurturing, and rigorous school environment? Do you b...View more
Posted 4 months ago
Development Associate (Part-Time)
About North Side Community School:
Are you a mission-driven individual who believes every child deserves an excellent education in a warm, caring, nurturing, and rigorous school environment? Do you believe every day should be a fresh start for a child? Does the idea of helping children grow, develop, and achieve success despite societal barriers excite you? If so, North Side Community School may be the perfect place for you!
North Side Community School is a PreK - 8th grade charter public school in the City of St. Louis founded in 2009 with an enrollment of approximately 500 students. The most important word in our name is community. We are a community of small classrooms (15 to 18 students per class), amazing educators, and caring parents working every day to ensure our children succeed!
North Side Community School operates across three campuses (early childhood center, elementary campus, and middle school campus). We are free (no tuition), public, and open to all. North Side consistently provides a high-quality education often ranked as one of the best public schools in the City of St. Louis and the State of Missouri. Most of our students live in the most challenging neighborhoods in St. Louis and 100% of our students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Small class sizes, differentiated instruction, individualized attention, and AMAZING educators are the keys to our students' success!
Position Summary: The Development Assistant provides logistic and administrative support for the organization’s development activities, emphasizing support for grant submissions, special events, and implementing a donor-centered cultivation process. 20 hours a week is required.
Reports to: Director of Development
Start Date: Monday, December 9, 2024
Essential Functions:
FUND DEVELOPMENT
- Maintain donor database: gift entries, acknowledgment letters, monthly reporting, and reconciliation with accounting
- Assist with grant writing
- Assist with prospect identification, research, and cultivation
- With the development team, establish and meet annual development goals
- Other duties as assigned
- Assist with writing donor communication materials
- Maintain donor relations through phone calls, emails, and letter correspondence
- Support North Sides marketing and communication efforts on Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Twitter, the website, and Constant Contact
- Assist with logistics of annual gala including support with managing guest lists and registration, sponsorship packets, and day-of support
- Assist with additional events as needed
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least two years of related work experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite and G-Suite
- Experience with Donor Management Systems (DonorPerfect experience preferred)
- The ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing, nonprofit management, or another field of relevance
- At least two-three years of communications/marketing experience
- A passion for the mission of North Side Community School and racial equity
- An eagerness to build brand awareness and provide excellent customer service to donors and volunteers
- Strong organizational skills online and with paper
- An excellent eye for detail, accuracy, and consistency in text and graphic design
- Familiarity with navigating a donor database and or ability to learn quickly
- Proficiency with G-suite and Microsoft Office software
- The ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- The ability to handle confidential information with a high degree of integrity
- Excellent cultural awareness and sensitivity to power differentials
Development Associate (Part-Time) About North Side Community School: Are you a mission-driven individual who believes every child deserves an excellent education in a warm, caring, nurturing, and ri...View more
