Pupil Personnel Worker 12 Month
Pupil Personnel Worker 12 Month
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Pupil Personnel Worker: 12 Month
This posting creates a pool of candidates for future positions that may become available.
JOB SUMMARY
Collaborates with students parents and other agencies to address student success and academic achievement. After the schoolbased intervention has been implemented and additional assistance is still needed the case may be referred to the Pupil Personnel Worker. Duties include working with school personnel to improve student attendance by making referrals to Juvenile Justice the States Attorneys Office and processing cases to District Court. Contacts community agencies consults with school personnel and makes home visits. Assists schools to investigate residency answers questions related to custody and assists with enrollment of kinship hardship and homeless students. Other duties may include working with Section 504 monitoring students enrolled under special circumstances and assisting caregivers to access resources.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Informs students their parents school staff and other groups regarding availability and scope of pupil personnel services.
- Consults with school personnel to resolve custody residency and attendance issues.
- Contacts community agencies such as Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) and Department of Social Services (DSS) to access resources for students and families.
- Insures that students who are involved in the Juvenile Justice system are appropriately placed in school.
- Visits students home and community facilities to resolve the reason for the referral to Pupil Services.
- Works with homeless students and their parents to insure their rights under the McKinney Vento Act are upheld and to provide resources as needed.
- Collaborates with the States Attorneys office for attendance cases being prosecuted in District Court.
- Assists schools in resolution of residency and custody.
- Assists school personnel to interpret Board of Education Policies.
- Writes reports to the school superintendent community agencies and resource personnel to document PPW involvement and impact and the resolution of cases.
- Speaks to faculties P.T.A.s etc. on a variety of topics as requested by principal or directors on topics such as how to improve your childs attendance homeless issues child abuse suicide etc.
- Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education
- Masters Degree in applicable field of education such as counseling or guidance services early childhood elementary or secondary education human growth and development social work/sociology or psychology or special education administration and supervision from a regionally accredited college or university required.
Experience
- Three 3 years successful teaching experience or required;
- Three 3 years experience may be substituted for teaching experience at the recommendation of a local superintendent required.
Knowledge Skills Abilities and Other Characteristics
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills in both written and verbal forms.
- Awareness of sensitivity to and knowledge in facilitating the personal and educational goals of a multicultural student population.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in working with a variety of racial/ethnic groups and diverse populations.
- Experience in providing outreach to diverse communities to garner support and resources to support student achievement social skill and character development inside and outside of school.
- Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite Word Excel Outlook and/or Power Point preferred).
Licenses and Certifications
Employee must retain active licenses certifications and enrollment as a condition of employment.
- Hold or be eligible for Pupil Personnel Worker Certification issued by Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) required.
- Hold or be eligible for Educator Certification: Standard Professional Certificate I (SPC I) issued by Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) required; or
- Hold or be eligible for Educator Certification: Standard Professional Certificate II (SPC II) issued by Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) required;
- Hold or be eligible for Drivers License (DL) Class C NonCommercial issued by Maryland or State of Legal Residence (MVA/DMV) required;
- Daily access to reliable transportation.
Driving Requirements
- Driving is required to conduct bona fide Board business that is within the scope of employment in this position.
- Personal Vehicle
LEADERSHIP ROLE
- N/A
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS
The physical demands and working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
- Standing:
- Walking:
- Sitting:
- Using hands to handle or feel:
- Pinching (fine motor skills):
- Wrist deviation:
- Keyboarding:
- Pushing:
- Pulling:
- Reaching (with hands and/or arms):
- Climbing (Ascend/Descend):
- Balancing:
- Stooping:
- Kneeling:
- Crouching:
- Crawling:
- Bending:
- Twisting:
- Squatting:
- Talking:
- Hearing:
- Tasting:
- Smelling:
- Repetitive Motions:
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination:
- Driving:
- As required by the duties and responsibilities of the position.
Work Environment
Location
- Office school or similar indoor environment:
- Outdoor environment:
- Street environment (near moving traffic):
- Construction site:
- Confined space:
- In the community (homes businesses etc.:
- Warehouse environment:
- Shop environment:
- Temperature Change:
Exposure
- Wet or humid conditions (nonweather related):
- Outdoor weather conditions:
- Extreme cold (below 32 degrees):
- Extreme heat (above 100 degrees):
- Work near moving mechanical parts:
- Work in high precarious places:
- Communicable diseases:
- Fumes or airborne particles:
- Toxic or caustic chemicals substances or waste:
- Risk of electrical shock:
- Work with explosives:
- Risk of radiation:
- Vibration:
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