Alternative Setting Transition Case Manager - Vaping

Responsibilities

• Create and facilitate day-long interventions for students and families.
• Receive referrals from alternative settings and obtain necessary documentation from LEA.
• Absorb scheduling and coordinating needed evaluations.
• Coordinate with students and school personnel to reach academic and vocational outcomes as applicable.
• Provide guidance to personnel on how to help students achieve goals and objectives.
• Ensure that all recipients' records are properly maintained, stored, and kept confidential at all times.
• Lead the alternative settings and district team to select appropriate curricula for working with students.
• Implement appropriate curricula or demonstrate creativity in developing programs/training to assist personnel.
• Provide guidance to alternative settings and district personnel on how to help students receive identified services in order to achieve goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with community partners to schedule, plan, and attend events and training to further ensure student goals are met.
• Handle student, work site, and/or district complaints and works to resolve the problem.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality, a professional demeanor, and represents both organizations in a positive manner at all times.
• Ensure all monthly reporting is completed accurately and sent to designated personnel timely.
• Document student progress and complete other documentation necessary for students' future.
• Understand and keep up to date with new technology, community resources, and assistive devices available to students.
• Communicate through the proper channels to keep supervisor and other appropriate personnel informed of impending problems or events of unusual nature.
• Comply with accounting and financial policies and procedures, as well as other Board policies.
• May operate a motor vehicle to conduct various work activities.
• Attends meetings as needed.
• Prepares or completes various documents, reports, and correspondence as required.
• Performs general/clerical tasks, which may include answering telephone calls, typing documents, making copies, sending/receiving faxes, filing documentation, processing incoming/outgoing mail, or running errands.
• Complies with applicable district, state, and federal codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures.
• Adheres to the Teacher Code of Ethics as defined by Tennessee Law and Code of Professional Conduct as defined by Board Policy 5.6011.
• Acts in a professional, respectful, and welcoming manner at all times.
• Creates a customer-focused climate and provides quality services and support to schools, community, businesses, Superintendent of Schools, Board of Education, and other stakeholders.
• Works collaboratively with all stakeholders.
• Follows established procedures to ensure assigned areas are safe.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Attends work and arrives to work on time.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Human Services, or related field required;
• Two (2) years of experience in serving high risk student populations, social services, teaching, or other student services required;
• Or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job;
• Maintain a valid state issued driver’s license;
• Master’s degree in related fields preferred.