Student Success Coordinator

Position: Student Success Coordinator

Term: Full-time/189 Days 1 Additional Hour per Day

2026-2027 School Year

Classification: Certified/Exempt

Location: McKinley

Qualifications:

• Masters Degree or higher in Educational Administration/Leadership;
• Valid Administrative Certification in Missouri

Supervisory: This position does not supervise or evaluate other staff members.

Reports to: Building Principal

Code:

Job Number: 2540

Under the direction of the Principal the Student Success Coordinator will be responsible for achieving all school goals related to student success and family engagement. The ideal candidate will have a strong teaching background and demonstrate leadership qualities in order to best serve all stakeholders.

General Expectations:

• Supports the mission of Joplin Schools.
• Supports the value of education.
• Become familiar with enforce and follow all applicable Board policies and regulations administrative procedures other directions given by district administrators and supervisors and state and federal laws.
• Properly supervise students at all times if applicable to essential job functions.
• Obey all safety rules including rules protecting the safety and welfare of students.
• Care for properly use and protect school property.
• Maintain courteous and professional relationships with students parents/guardians other district employees and the public.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors department staff all members of the school district and community as required.
• Provides excellence in customer service both internally and externally.
• Complies with privacy rights and safeguards confidential and/or sensitive information pertaining to staff and students.
• Reacts to change productively and receive and transmit constructive criticism as it relates to job duties.
• Actively participate in professional development and obtain skills and information necessary to effectively perform job duties.
• Conduct all official business in a professional and timely manner utilizing district technology resources.
• Arrive to work and leave work at the time specified by supervisors and attend all required meetings pertinent to the position.
• Maintains accurate records and filing systems for accountability and audit purposes as required by law and Board policy.
• Solve practical problems utilizing math functions as needed to complete job duties.
• Read and interpret documents such as work orders safety rules and handbooks and apply to job duties.

Essential Functions:

• Implements the Title I building plan Building School Improvement Plan and District Strategic Plan
• Assists in the development of a collaborative climate between the school and families
• Communicates regularly with parents on behalf of the school regarding attendance and other educational concerns for the purpose of ensuring an ongoing partnership between home and school
• Develops and implements effective family involvement strategies activities meetings and workshops to empower students and their families to improve student achievement
• Helps families understand standards and assessment student achievement scores benchmark results school expectations and developmentally appropriate behavior
• Partners with parents/guardians to develop student success plans and other goal setting plans
• Conducts home visits when necessary
• Assists families with enrollment and transfers
• Communicates regularly with the principal about parents and families ideas and concerns
• Attends community meetings
• Conducts general supervision of students during the school day including but not limited to arrival lunch recess and dismissal as well as other activities and events after the school day when necessary
• Plans and conducts Problem Solving Team meetings
• Plans and conducts BIST Vision Team meetings and monthly BIST data team meetings
• Plans and conducts student social group/behavior interventions
• Develops and manages student success plans including behavior attendance and other relevant areas
• Collaborates with teachers to develop and implement student success plans
• Supervises students and intervenes in occurrences of inappropriate behavior and manages processes related to student discipline
• Participates in bullying investigations
• Maintains attendance discipline seclusion restraint bullying and other records per district policy
• Plans and conducts ongoing job-embedded professional development for school staff related to behavior attendance parent engagement or other relevant topics
• Participates in regular meaningful data conversations through learning communities
• Participates in building grade level and subject area committees
• Carry out all other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to walk talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand or sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision and depth perception. The employee must be able to lift 25 pounds.

Attendance

Regular and consistent attendance is an essential function of this position.

The work conditions and environment described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Conditions and Environment

The individual who holds this position will regularly work in a school environment that is noisy and active. Occasionally the individual will be required to work outdoors for short periods of time to perform such tasks as loading and unloading students from district transportation and supervising recess.

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Joplin Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not illegally discriminate in its programs services activities or facilities.

Required Experience:

IC