Education Specialist

Community Partnership for Children•Daytona Beach, FL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Provide programmatic technical assistance to case management and serve as educational point of contact for provider and partnering agencies.

Requirements

Experience in Microsoft Office and Excel.
Ability to present trainings to Case Managers and Providers.
Ability to assess and problem solve quickly and make decisions.
Ability to assess appropriate intervention strategies.
Ability to work professionally with social service agencies.
Ability to work independently and with direct, onsite supervision.
Experience scheduling, conducting and leading virtual meetings.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive data.
Time management and organizational skills a must.
Ability to speak, read and write English at the college level.
Bachelor's Degree required.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of one (1) year of case management, child protective investigations, or school system, preferred.
Child Welfare Professional Credentialing preferred.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in human services related field preferred.
Possess a current Background Clearance Screening Letter as required by DCF.
If local travel is required, a Valid Florida driver’s license and documentation of current automobile insurance, with $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury liability limit, is required.

Responsibilities

Provide consultation and support to case management staff in working with the educational system.
Assist in maintaining accurate records in Florida Safe Families Network (FSFN), by ensuring documentation related to education is entered and uploaded within 48 hours.
Provide the school districts with a current list of dependency children and a list of CPC employees monthly.
Obtain all school records as needed and provide them to case management (attendance, report cards, IEP’s, evaluations).
Serve as the single point of access for Volusia, Flagler and Putnam County schools for information sharing and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Coordinate, schedule, and lead all ESSA staffing’s. Completion of staffing’s and documentation should be finalized within 48 hours of the ESSA request.
Actively participate in Educational Workgroups and other educational initiatives, as directed by supervisor.
Assist in assigning educational surrogates, when applicable.
Collect documents/records and conduct thorough reviews for a qualifying diagnosis as it relates to 504 plans and IEP’s.
Collaborate with schools for necessary supports in the school setting; identifying further evaluations and therapies (if needed) and communicate with case management/clinical to accomplish needed evals and therapies. If supports require outside resources, actions steps should be taken for successful outcome measures.
Work closely with agency departments on educational outcomes and findings. Communicating often and efficiently.
Communicate daycare absences to case management and document in FSFN, same business day, in accordance with the Riyla-Wilson Act.
Ability to be cross trained with Children’s Disability Coordinator position.
Knowledgeable of child welfare and case management systems preferred.
Perform special projects as assigned.
Other duties as assigned.