School Site Coordinator

Overview

Project CREST is being conducted by Utah State University Extension in collaboration with the Salt Lake County Health Department and in partnership with Granite School District. This pilot project is designed to help schools partner with parents to enhance student resilience and increase academic outcomes by providing educational opportunities for students and their families.

Utah State University is seeking eight qualified individuals who can coordinate and oversee project activities at their respective schools to serve in the role of part-time Project CREST School Site Coordinator. In this role, individuals will spend approximately 4 hours a week across the school year facilitating a team of school representatives (e.g., administrators, counselors, social workers, teachers) and overseeing the development of a group of engaged parents in each of the participating schools. The purpose of these teams is to plan, raise awareness for, and assist with the delivery of research-based educational workshops and evidence-based prevention programs designed to address risk and protective factors in students and their families.

This position is part-time and non-benefited. Individuals will work an average of 4 hours per week during the school year with some summer hours. Position will be funded through June of 2029, with the possibility of an extension dependent upon available funding.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the facilitator of the school’s Project CREST team and as the liaison to the Project CREST team at USU.
• With guidance from the Project CREST Advisory Team, help plan and coordinate a parent focus group that will help identify school and family needs from parents’ perspectives.
• Organize and facilitate a group of parents selected to represent the diversity of the school community to support project activities.
• Guide and actively support the school’s efforts to select, prioritize, organize, and coordinate project awareness and educational activities.
• Identify barriers to implementation and participation and coordinate communication and creative problem solving around solutions.
• Facilitate meetings with the school team and parent engagement group to support project activities that align with school and family needs as determined by available data and information from key school and community stakeholders.
• Provide clear communication that will enhance the ability of the school and parent group to creatively implement successful project activities that align with project guidelines.
• Meet regularly with, and work alongside, a coach from the USU Project team to customize prevention offerings and schedule research- and evidence-based family, parenting, and youth programs.
• Attend regular in-person or virtual meetings with the USU Coach and other School Site Coordinators to evaluate program effectiveness, share successes and learning, and facilitate collaborative efforts and creative problem solving.
• Connect with, and utilize, community resources to support school-based initiatives and strengthen school and community engagement.
• Coordinate communications with the school so that educational content and events are systematically promoted through available channels such as school announcements, newsletters, flyers, existing parent groups, etc.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience developing and fostering partnerships, preferably within schools and in communities.
• Experience working with diverse populations and ability to understand and respect cultural differences.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Experience planning events or community activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience organizing educational events or classes in schools.
• Prior experience facilitating groups.
• Prior experience working with parents.
• Experience working within, or in partnership with, Granite School District schools.

Required Documents

Along with the online application, please attach:

• Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV” 

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Advertised Salary

$24.00/hour

ADA

Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes.  The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.

University Highlights

As Utah’s student-centered, land-grant research university, Utah State University expands opportunity and strengthens communities across the state through learning, discovery, extension, and engagement. Founded in 1888, USU now holds two Carnegie distinctions: R1 status for very high research activity and the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. Its innovative research and scholarship is grounded in reciprocal partnerships with local, regional, and global communities, advancing knowledge and serving the public good across Utah, the nation, and the world. With over 50 world-class research facilities and the nation’s second-oldest undergraduate research program, USU prepares students to become active, civically engaged leaders who can address critical societal challenges.

USU enrolls over 29,800 students, both online and in person at locations throughout the state. Utah State’s 30 locations include a main campus in Logan, Utah, residential campuses in Price and Blanding, and six additional statewide campuses, along with education centers serving every county. USU educates students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. For over 100 years, USU Extension has served and engaged Utahns, serving every county in the state.

Competing at the NCAA Division I level in 16 sports, USU is a proud member of the Pac-12 Conference, which it joined July 1, 2026. The Aggies capped a historic final season in the Mountain West by capturing nine combined regular-season and tournament titles in 2025-26, with five teams advancing to postseason play. This tradition of excellence extends to the classroom, where 232 student-athletes earned academic honors, and to the community, where USU ranked second nationally in Division I service hours, with nine teams placing in the top 10 for community service.

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