Position Highlights
- Full-time with generous time off
- $24-$25 per hour
- Outstanding Benefits unmatched by other local not for profits
- You can make a long-lasting impact on students in schools that benefit them for the rest of their lives!
- Join our fun, fast paced, innovative agency – apply today!
- On-going training and staff development
- Rewarding career to be able to help youth achieve goals and work positively toward dreams for their future.
- Bring your creativity and strengths to the job to help our youth!
Agency Highlights
- Our agency is committed to supporting youth in their education goals as well as having the tools to be successful in life.
- Using a strengths-based and youth centered approach to build on the strengths of each student to succeed.
- Recognize all students have potential and that they deserve opportunities to highlight that potential.
- Agency environment is focused on staff well-being, is family centered and meets the diverse needs of the staff.
Student Engagement Specialist Duties:
- Work with school districts (Holland Patent and Adirondack), the county, and other interested parties, as identified, to provide targeted services to at-risk students in collaboration with the Family Engagement Coordinator when appropriate.
- Monitor student cases through district databases and at a minimum weekly contact with school personnel (teachers, social workers, nurse, guidance counselor and/or administration) for case updates.
- Participate in school/district team meetings to identify, discuss, and coordinate services for referred youth
- Work with school teams to identify appropriate at-risk students for agency identified programs as needed.
- Responsible to collaborate with the School Based Interdisciplinary Team.
- Provide support between the county, Family Engagement Coordinators and schools as needed to divert inappropriate referrals to the County.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with school staff and administration, as well as community-based agencies for additional services to students/families.
- Ensure programs are provided with fidelity to the prescribed evidence-based model programs we use and provide each service as outlined by the agency.
- Provide services to students (and families when needed) on school campuses or in the home as needed (for example when schools are closed due to vacations, holidays, or if a student is not coming to school, etc.).
- Maintain contact with assigned Family Engagement Coordinators to discuss service delivery and additional case updates, weekly contact for all open preventative cases is expected at a minimum.
- Complete all required reports and documentation accurately and completely at least week or as needed.
- Collect data needed to meet the objectives and goals of the services and report out on program forms.
- Create and maintain a knowledge base of community-based services for children and families.
- Create and develop assessment/service plans with students as needed, and work with community partners to support the child’s success in the established plans, especially the Family Engagement Coordinators.
- Attend all community based and school-based meetings as required.
- Collaborate and coordinate with the Community Engagement Coordinator to engage the child and family in Family Engagement activities in the community (i.e., Impact Center) with a focus on normative experiences to support pro social behaviors, recreational, or other positive activities.
- Use the principals of wrap-around, strengths-based approaches, person-centered, trauma informed care, and restorative justice with all services provided to students/families.
- Reports to supervisor at a minimum each week to review case management and outcomes for each student.
- Ensure compliance with all pertinent government and agency regulations and operating standards, including maintaining all required documentation and applicable databases.
- All other duties as assigned.
Required Experience
- A Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred, Associates Degree required.
- Three – five years’ experience in health, education, substance abuse, juvenile justice, or other related children and family services.
- Must be able to work independently, be flexible, adapt well to changes, and be a team player by sharing ideas and listening to others and supporting colleagues and co-workers.
- Ability to follow direction from all agency supervisors, managers and executive leadership.
- Must have ability to travel to meetings, schools and appointments as needed.
- Ability to work some nights and weekends as needed.
- Strong written and communication skills.
- Knowledge of school districts and children services.
- Knowledge of community-based agencies that service children and families.
- Preference given to those who have knowledge/experience of the child welfare and/or juvenile justice system.
- Past experience with training/facilitating groups (adults and children) – preferred.
Safe Schools Mohawk Valley is an Equal Opportunity Employer
