Liaison, Student Reentry and Transition

About the role

The Liaison, Student Reentry and Transition Department serves a diverse population of students returning from court-ordered dependent or delinquent placements. This role coordinates and facilitates the reassignment of these students back into the School District of Philadelphia's comprehensive high schools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and monitors all aspects of communication between and among the School District and all internal and external entities to ensure a smooth transition for students returning to the District.
• Works in close cooperation with social service agencies, courts, and community resources to assist in securing appropriate school assignments.
• Serves as a liaison between the assigned school and Family Court, the Department of Human Services (DHS), Community Behavioral Health (CBH), and private providers of residential education and other governmental agencies.
• Facilitates the student transfer process, admissions process, credit retrieval process, coordination of support services, and the appropriate resolution of disciplinary and/or academic issues raised by teachers, school personnel, the youth, or any of the youth's support systems.
• Resolves parental, social agencies, and partner concerns.
• Coordinates the assembly of documental support for re-admittance of students.
• Works to address school climate issues which may negatively impact school reentry.
• Serves as an advocate for the full and smooth reentry of youth into the mainstream services customized for each youth.
• Collaborates with the school-based Probation Officer, if appropriate, in all aspects of his/her responsibilities.
• Responds to inquiries from internal and external entities regarding District policies, procedures, and initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Three years of full-time, paid, professional experience, which has included facilitating educational placements for re-enrolling students.

Skills and Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of: the practices and procedures used to reenroll students from court-ordered dependent and delinquent placement, restorations from expulsion and alternative placements, techniques and practices used when working with "at-risk" student populations, laws, mandates, and consent decrees that govern alternative placement.
• Demonstrated knowledge of: techniques used in the development of policies and procedures, the use of Microsoft Word and Excel applications.
• Demonstrated skill in: negotiation and analysis, prioritizing and managing competing assignments, providing information on program goals and objectives to District staff, students, parents, and representatives of community organizations, learning District policies and procedures pertaining to alternative education, working independently as well as part of a team, handling multiple projects through to completion, communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing, establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

Benefits

The School District of Philadelphia offers competitive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

$64,597 - $85,217

Schedule

Regular Employee Status