Community Placement Coordinator at Maya Angelou Academy (YSC) SY 26 - 27
About The Position
The Community Placement Coordinator serves as the primary liaison among the Maya Angelou Academy at the Youth Services Center (YSC), DYRS, Maya Angelou Academies at New Beginnings, the Department of Corrections, community schools, families, and community partners. The role supports seamless educational transitions for students entering, transferring within, and exiting secure care settings. The Coordinator manages intake and enrollment processes, educational records, reentry planning, and warm handoffs to help students maintain continuity of educational services and reintegrate into community-based educational programs. The Coordinator collaborates with youth, families, facility staff, local education agencies, and community stakeholders to address enrollment barriers, ensure students have required educational documentation upon release, and support transitions between juvenile and adult educational settings within the school network.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, school counseling, psychology, or a related field.
- At least three years of experience working with at-risk youth, juvenile justice populations, educational transitions, student support services, or case management.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with adolescents exhibiting behavioral, emotional, or mental health challenges.
- Experience in alternative education settings, juvenile justice programs, correctional facilities, or high-needs school environments.
Responsibilities
- Welcome students to the Maya Angelou Academy at YSC and discuss school culture and expectations as part of intake.
- Lead and coordinate warm handoffs for students moving from juvenile detention facilities to community schools, adult correctional education programs within the school network, or other secure educational settings.
- Schedule transition meetings with students, families, sending and receiving school personnel, case managers, and other stakeholders.
- Monitor transition completion and follow up to verify successful enrollment and continuity of services.
- Document transition activities and outcomes.
- Develop and implement individualized educational transition plans for students preparing for release.
- Coordinate community school enrollment and placement before release whenever possible.
- Facilitate communication among students, families, and receiving educational programs.
- Identify and address barriers to school enrollment and attendance after release.
- Serve as the primary contact for educational transition matters and maintain partnerships with DYRS, community schools and districts, families, and caregivers.
- Participate in school-based teams and transition planning committees.
- Provide information and training about educational transition procedures and best practices.
- Track and monitor student transition outcomes, enrollment status, and completion of records transfers.
- Maintain records of placement activities, referrals, and transition services.
- Prepare reports on educational transitions, reentry efforts, and program outcomes.
- Analyze transition data to identify trends, barriers, and opportunities for improvement.
- Perform other duties as assigned that support a safe and effective teaching and learning environment for scholars and staff.
Benefits
- Health care coverage
- HSA/FSA and dependent care accounts
- Voluntary dental and vision coverage
- Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability options
- Commuter benefits
- 401k retirement savings plan with employer contribution offered after one year of service
- Opportunity to positively impact students with a broad range of experiences and backgrounds
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Job Type
Full-time
