Pupil Personnel Worker: 12 Month

Anne Arundel County Public Schools•Annapolis, MD

About The Position

Collaborates with students, parents and other agencies to address student success and academic achievement. After the school-based intervention has been implemented, and additional assistance is still needed the case may be referred to the Pupil Personnel Worker. Duties include working with school personnel to improve student attendance by making referrals to Juvenile Justice, the State's Attorney's Office and processing cases to District Court. Contacts community agencies, consults with school personnel, and makes home visits. Assists schools to investigate residency, answers questions related to custody, and assists with enrollment of kinship, hardship and homeless students. Other duties may include working with Section 504, monitoring students enrolled under special circumstances, and assisting caregivers to access resources.

Requirements

Master's Degree in applicable field of education, such as counseling or guidance services, early childhood, elementary or secondary education, human growth and development, social work/sociology or psychology, or special education administration and supervision from a regionally accredited college or university required.
Three (3) years successful teaching experience or required; Three (3) years experience may be substituted for teaching experience at the recommendation of a local superintendent required.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent organizational and communication skills in both written and verbal forms.
Awareness of, sensitivity to, and knowledge in facilitating the personal and educational goals of a multicultural student population.
Demonstrated effectiveness in working with a variety of racial/ethnic groups and diverse populations.
Experience in providing outreach to diverse communities to garner support and resources to support student achievement, social skill and character development inside and outside of school.
Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite -Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or Power Point preferred).
Hold or be eligible for Pupil Personnel Worker Certification issued by Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) required.
Hold or be eligible for Educator Certification: Standard Professional Certificate I (SPC I) issued by Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) required; or Hold or be eligible for Educator Certification: Standard Professional Certificate II (SPC II) issued by Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) required;
Hold or be eligible for Driver's License (DL) Class C Non-Commercial issued by Maryland or State of Legal Residence (MVA/DMV) required;
Daily access to reliable transportation.
Driving is required to conduct bona fide Board business that is within the scope of employment in this position.
Personal Vehicle

Responsibilities

Informs students, their parents, school staff and other groups regarding availability and scope of pupil personnel services.
Consults with school personnel to resolve custody, residency, and attendance issues.
Contacts community agencies such as Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) and Department of Social Services (DSS) to access resources for students and families.
Insures that students who are involved in the Juvenile Justice system are appropriately placed in school.
Visits student’s home and community facilities to resolve the reason for the referral to Pupil Services.
Works with homeless students and their parents to insure their rights under the McKinney Vento Act are upheld, and to provide resources as needed.
Collaborates with the State’s Attorney’s office for attendance cases being prosecuted in District Court.
Assists schools in resolution of residency and custody.
Assists school personnel to interpret Board of Education Policies.
Writes reports to the school, superintendent, community agencies, and resource personnel to document PPW involvement and impact and the resolution of cases.
Speaks to faculties, P.T.A.’s, etc. on a variety of topics as requested by principal, or directors on topics such as how to improve your child’s attendance, homeless issues, child abuse, suicide, etc.
Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.