Job Title: City Connects Coordinator / School Social Worker -  St. Jerome School 

Organization Name: St. Jerome School

Location: 384 Roselawn Ave. Maplewood, MN 55177

Job Type: Full-Time

Position Contact Name: Anne Gattman

Position Contact Email: agattman@stjeromeschool.org

Application Deadline: May 13th, 2025



Description

At St. Jerome School, our City Connects Coordinator wears many hats and is integral to the all around success and wellness of our students. Below is the City Connects job posting.


City Connects assesses the strengths and needs of each student in the school and connects students with a tailored set of supports and resources from inside and outside the school. The responsibilities of the City Connects Coordinator are to:


  • Establish and lead a Student Support team and process in the school that identifies and responds to the strengths and personal developmental needs of each and every child in the school.

  • Connect students to a range of prevention, early intervention and intensive services programs that address the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development of each student.

  • Develop and enhance community partnerships with varied community agencies to meet the identified needs of students, families, and the school.

  • Collaborate with school staff, including classroom teachers, to implement the City Connects Model.

  • Promote the City Connects model of student support to the school community, families and community agencies.

  • Engage families and caregivers in understanding and supporting the education of their children and the ways in which academic outcomes are enhanced by serving the social / emotional and personal development needs of the child.

  • Collect data on the implementation of the model and the delivery of services.


Benefits:

  • 75% Tuition scholarship for your children

  • Competitive salary (range: $45,000-$55,000 depending on experience and education) and benefits

  • Great work environment with strong student and staff retention


Required Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in School Counseling or Social Work

  • Licensed School Counselor, Licensed Pupil Adjustment Counselor, Licensed Mental Health
    Counselor, or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LCSW / LICSW)

  • Experience working in a school environment

  • Evidence of culturally competent practices

  • Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse staff, a diverse student body and families, as well as a team of professionals at both the school and the university

  • Willingness to work within a Catholic environment and support the practices and teachings of the Catholic Church

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in urban public schools, with multilingual families

  • Fluency in a second language

  • Experience with an organization that uses data to guide practice]

Application Instructions

Please email a letter of interest, resume, and two professional references to Anne McNeill Gattman by May 13th, 2025. 


Anne McNeill Gattman

Principal, St. Jerome School

384 Roselawn Ave E, Maplewood, MN 55117

agattman@stjeromeschool.org


Thank you for your interest. We look forward to speaking with you more about this opportunity.