Migrant Recruiter

MSU Jobs•Starkville, MS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The function of the Regional Migrant Recruiter is to locate and recruit migrant workers and their families to the Migrant Education Program. The purpose of this position is to determine the location, number, and educational needs of qualifying migrant workers in the state so that services may be designed and coordinated to meet those needs. Responsibilities include extensive travel to farms, schools, home visits, individual counseling with children and parents, and coordination with service providers. The Regional Migrant Recruiter works with farmers, school staff, parents, and children.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree OR any equivalent combination of related experience and/or education will be considered by the Department of Human Resources Management.
English/Spanish Bilingual
Valid Driver’s license.
Speak Spanish fluently.
Knowledge of state agencies and community service organizations that serve migratory families.
Ability to travel extensively.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with students, parents, teachers, and farmers.
Experience with migrant and minority populations.

Responsibilities

Attend state or local annual and ongoing recruitment training.
Actively locate prospective migrant children and youth and conduct family interviews.
Gather and analyze information given by prospective migrant families/youth.
Follow all procedures and practices contained in the state’s Identification and Recruitment Handbook and in any other directives issued by the State Education Agency.
Fully understand and establish proper eligibility determinations based on the guidelines outlined in the recruiter’s manual, the Non-Regulatory Guidance, and the statutes governing the MEP.
Record information accurately and in detail on the Certificate of Eligibility (COE).
Follow proper procedures and protocol regarding the review of COEs.
Maintain detailed work logs regarding all ID&R activities.
Serve as a home-school or community liaison for migrant children and youth.
Help refer migrant parents to community agencies for needed services and provide student support services.
Certify the eligibility of the children to participate in migrant education project activities, according to program eligibility criteria.
Inform families of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Serve as a communication link between the central office and the schools, growers, agribusiness, and community agencies.
Determine the location of migrant labor camps and housing units in the school district.
Keep in contact with growers and organizations using migrant labor for the purpose of identifying migrant children as they move into the school district.
Collect data that is required to enroll eligible children in the state’s student database system.
Serve as a home-school coordinator as requested by the local project director.
Assist the migrant coordinator/parent advocate with the recruitment of parents for membership in the Parent Advisory Council and its activities.
Maintain a recruitment network that includes school officials, businesses, and other service providers in the region that may assist in the proper and timely identification and recruitment of migrant children and their families.
Work with school districts to inform them of the services available to migrant children.
Maintains a list of resources and services that are available for eligible and ineligible migrant children and their families.