Migrant High School Graduation Specialist - 26-27 (Bilingual - Spanish)

Summary

Assists, provides and supports secondary migrant students with strengthening their opportunities for graduation, college and career readiness.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Consistently works in a positive and collaborative manner with student families, district employees and external resources, allowing for quality student service
• Responsible for maintaining program database, having knowledge of secondary school programs, as well as state and local graduation requirements
• Works closely with district and school staff to communicate critical information in a timely manner
• Meets with each student/family found migrant to assess provisions available within the school district
• Assist migrant students toward school success by providing "wrap around" services specific to student needs
• Assist school personnel in obtaining necessary documents (health records, previous school records, etc.)
• Assist school personnel in making referrals to community resources on a case-by-case basis
• Coordinate and collaborate with community resources, school personnel, and district office personnel in assuring students and families have their needs met
• Communicates and collaborates in an ongoing manner with school personnel (i.e. counselor, administration, office support, etc.) on student needs in the area of academics, attendance, class scheduling, discipline, credits/grades, social/emotional, graduation and postsecondary education/opportunities
• Provide a monthly log of activities to the Title I Administrator
• Responsible for safeguarding confidential information as a member of the School Migrant Support Team
• Demonstrates flexibility to perform duties and responsibilities whenever volume deems necessary
• Participates in monthly meetings and trainings scheduled by supervisor
• Assumes responsibility for his or her continuing professional growth and development through such efforts as reading professional journals and other publications
• Seeks assistance should emergencies arise
• Represents the school district in a positive manner
• Knows and follows school district policy and chain of command
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

To perform job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. English/Spanish speaking (bilingual). Cultural experience with at-risk, poverty and migrant families.

Education and Experience

• High School diploma required
• Post high school education preferred
• Bilingual - Spanish required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrate aptitude for working with adolescents
• Works well with students, staff, and the public
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work under pressures and deadlines
• Maintain confidentiality of staff and students
• Ability to provide district program information and respond to questions from student families, administrators, school staff, community resource providers, and/or the general public in a professional and pleasant manner
• Demonstrate sound judgment by taking appropriate actions regarding questionable findings or concerns
• Consistently demonstrate ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs, such as reprioritizing work as necessary; organize job functions and work area to be able to effectively complete varied assignments within established time frame
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral and diagram form
• Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing (Microsoft Office), spreadsheets (Excel), database (Access), presentation software and accounting/financial software

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is continuously required to sit; occasionally walk and stand and reach with hands and arms; occasionally lift and carry up to 20 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job includes close vision; very good depth perception; and the ability to communicate through speech

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works inside and meets deadlines with severe time constraints in a fast paced environment on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

Terms of Employment

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