High School Campus Connections Coordinator

Company: SENT
Position: High School Campus Connections Coordinator
Job Classification: Exempt (salary) Full-time
Pay Range: $40000-$45000/year based on experience
Hours: 40 hours/week
Reporting Relationship: Education Director
Location: Onsite Hi-Crest area

SENTs Mission:
Intentionally walking beside neighbors through loving relationships and strategic development to accomplish the holistic transformation of neighborhoods in Shawnee County.

SENTs Vision:
Wholistic transformation of neighborhoods in Shawnee County with an emphasis in Hi-Crest.

SENTs Core Values:
Relocation Redistribution Reconciliation Wholistic Approach Empowerment Listening to the Community and Leadership Development.

Position mission: The mission of the High School Campus Connections Coordinator is to serve as SENTs primary on-campus presence at Highland Park High School and Avondale Academy cultivating trusted life-giving relationships with students school staff and families. This role works to strengthen the overall health of the school community by connecting both students and staff to SENTs education housing wellness and workforce supports.

By supporting the well-being and flourishing of educators and school staff alongside students this position helps create healthier learning environments where young people are more likely to engage succeed academically and transition successfully into postsecondary pathways. The Coordinator ensures students are known supported and connected while also serving as a consistent partner to school teams as they care for the whole child.

This position is deeply relational and grounded in the belief that when schools are healthy ecosystemswhere adults are supported and students are seenstudents are able to flourish academically socially emotionally and vocationally.

Essential Functions:
On-Campus Presence & School Partnership (35%)

• Serve as SENTs primary point of contact at Highland Park High School and Avondale Academy.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with school administrators teachers counselors and support staff.
• Coordinate regular communication with school staff regarding available SENT supports programs and referral pathways.
• Attend relevant school meetings events and student support conversations as appropriate.

Student Engagement & Case Coordination (30%)

• Develop consistent trusting relationships with students through on-campus presence and programming.
• Identify students who may benefit from SENT programs and proactively connect them to appropriate supports including after-school programming Level Up mental health services workforce pathways and family supports.
• Meet defined contact and engagement goals related to student touchpoints referrals and follow-through.

After-School Programming Leadership (20%)

• Co-lead and support Campus Connections after-school programming Monday through Thursday.
• Help plan facilitate and oversee daily after-school activities in collaboration with partners and staff.
• Support student participation engagement and retention in after-school programming.
• Ensure a safe welcoming and structured after-school environment aligned with SENTs trauma-informed approach.

Data Documentation & Accountability (10%)

• Accurately document student interactions referrals and participation using SENTs data and CRM systems.
• Support intake and post-semester evaluation processes.
• Track progress toward individual and program-level engagement goals.

Collaboration & Team Support (5%)

• Collaborate closely with the Middle School Campus Connections Coordinator to ensure continuity across grade levels.
• Participate in team meetings training and planning sessions.
• Support SENT events family engagement efforts and community initiatives as needed.

Performance Measurements and Accountability
Success in this role will be evaluated based on:

• Strength and consistency of relationships built with students and school staff
• Increased student engagement in SENT programs and supports
• Clear reliable communication and coordination with school partners
• Progress toward defined student contact and referral goals
• Quality and consistency of after-school programming support
• Contribute to connecting students to the Topeka Way to Work Program
• Contribute to program participants seeing their health and personal relationships increase.
• Program participants demonstrate both hard and soft workforce skills
• Increased emotional resiliency and mental health of program participant
• Accurate and timely documentation and follow-through
• Contribution to improved educational engagement and postsecondary readiness for participating students
• Alignment with SENTs mission values and relational approach

Qualifications: (Knowledge Skill and Ability)

• Demonstrated heart and passion for students to succeed and flourish academically socially emotionally and vocationally.
• Preferred Bachelors degree in education social work youth development or a related field preferred (relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree).
• Experience working with high schoolaged youth in a school nonprofit or community-based setting.
• Strong relational and communication skills; ability to build trust with students families and school staff.
• Growth-mindset orientation with the ability to adapt innovate and help build new systems and approaches over time.
• Ability to think strategically while managing daytoday operations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Capacity to work independently while remaining connected to team goals and leadership direction.
• Emotional maturity discretion and integrity in handling confidential information.
• Resident of or willingness to relocate to Topeka Kansas preferred.
• Valid Kansas drivers license.
• Must pass a background check.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Primary duties are performed in an office environment
• Ability to sit stand and walk for extended periods of time
• Ability to work on a computer for several hours at a time
• Ability to communicate effectively by speaking and listening
• Ability to concentrate on detailed information and manage multiple tasks
• Occasional light lifting (up to 50 pounds) such as files materials or equipment
• Frequent use of hands to type handle papers and operate standard office equipment
• Vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to read from screens and printed materials

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Office environment: majority of time spent in a pleasant indoor environment with good lighting and temperature control.
• This is a non-smoking work environment including all premises and other such areas
• Travel may be required along with that entails standard travel risks

Additional Duties:
Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee(s) holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor.