Project Connect K-12 Homeless Liaison
Project Connect K-12 Homeless Liaison
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Title:K12 Homeless Liaison
ABOUT CPS:
Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) serves 35000 students preschool to 12th grade in over 65 schools across a 91squaremile district in Southwest Ohio. Cincinnati Public Schools is Greater Cincinnatis largest school district.
CPS is Ohios fastestgrowing largecity district with enrollment up more than 20 percent since 201213.
CPS offers families highquality educational choices and a variety of academic programs. Our innovative approach to education an investment and caring teachers and a vast array of collaborative partnerships have accelerated students achievement to highest levels in decades ensuring that student thrive and graduateprepared to enter college the military and the work force.
Cincinnati Public is looking for creative innovative passionate problemsolvers to join our team. We seek to have a positive impact on our children and families every day and are looking for staff members who want to not only do an excellent job with their career field but also serve as a role model for the children in CPS. We invite you to become a member of our CPS work family.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Position is responsible for supporting the needs of and ensuring the delivery of mandated services for homeless and unaccompanied children and youth as defined by federal McKinney Vento Law. Liaison will work with schools community partners and local shelters to identify children within the Cincinnati Public School District including charter schools who are experiencing homelessness to ensure such students are identified and that educational barriers are removed. Liaison will inform families of their educational rights and ensure that district policies and procedures do not serve as barriers for the enrollment of and forward educational progress of children experiencing homelessness. Liaison will ensure children and families are provided resources to assist them in meeting basic needs. Liaison will assist with the process of registering and completing enrollment records. Liaison will educate parents/guardians to facilitate meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children. This position will work closely with schools to provide and develop interventions to reduce the achievement gap between homeless children and their nonhomeless peers. This position will serve as the point of contact between the Project Connect program and local charter parochial schools and shelters. This position will collaborate with stakeholders and community partners to increase resources for families and children experiencing homelessness.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Required: Bachelors in Education Communications Social Work or a related field Masters level education preferred
Experience Required:Minimum two years in relevant role (social work resource coordination curriculum management and parent engagement).
- An ideal candidate is organized and detailoriented comfortable working with diverse groups including internal and external stakeholders students and staff. Knowledge of federal McKinney Vento law preferred.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide outreach education and identification of CPS students experiencing homelessness
- Develop and implement strategies and enrichment opportunities to ensure equitable educational access for students identified as experiencing homelessness
- Identify and remove educational barriers
- Serve as an educational surrogate for enrollment and IEP purposes
- Academic and attendance monitoring
- Maintain and build positive relationships within the broader community
- Coordinate partnerships for the purpose of providing resources and engagement opportunities for parents and students experiencing homelessness
- Serve as a liaison between the district staff and local charter and parochial schools and shelters for the purpose of identifying and removing educational barriers
- Provide information and direction to schools and community agencies as it relates to federal McKinney Vento law
- Ensure addresses and contact information are accurate to allow for efficient transportation routing
- Document processes for accountability and replication
EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS:
Type of Contract: 42 Weeks37.5hours/week
Salary: $26.61 per hour
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
All interested applicants should submit a resume and application online athttp:// click on employment then Apply Online.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform jobrelated tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Note: A lead teacher in a position may not be appointed to an administrative position while serving as a lead teacher. A lead teacher may apply for an administrative position if the lead teacher resigns the lead teacher position prior to submitting an application however selection is not guaranteed. A consulting teacher may not be appointed to an administrative position while serving as a consulting teacher and for one full school year after serving as a consulting teacher.
Certain jobs at Cincinnati Public Schools may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation are available upon request from Talent Acquisition and Staffing.
Cincinnati Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and is subject to federal regulations pertaining to employment. The district has a continuing nondiscrimination policy which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color sex age religion national origin disability sexual orientation or veteran status. We hire only United States citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States.
CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Employment Type
Full-Time
