School Engagement Specialist (Tualatin High School)
About The Position
Employees in this classification will work as part of a team supporting student attendance and school success, and are responsible for helping high school students who have disengaged from the school community to return with the support to be successful. Primary responsibilities are to assist school intervention teams in re-engaging students who are full of promise but have not historically benefited from educational programs or systems; maintain a caseload of students and families; provide school reintegration services including collaboration with school staff to develop an individualized plan for each student; provide academic support, skill building, mentoring and other individualized and group supports; and help every student to leave high school with a definitive plan for the future and the resources needed to accomplish their plan.
Requirements
- Significant experience with youth who may be experiencing challenges to attendance and school connection
- Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds in a supportive role.
- Demonstrated commitment to principles of equity, trauma-informed care and anti-oppressive practice.
- Understanding of the role of racism and other systemic inequities in an individual’s life.
- Comfortable working autonomously with a high degree of responsibility.
- Genuinely enjoy working with young people.
- Effective communicator and listener.
- Ability to work well as a member of a team
- Knowledge of public school system or experience navigating post-secondary education.
- Experience in creating successful partnerships between organizations or groups.
Nice To Haves
- Spanish Preferred
- Spanish fluency preferred
- People from historically underserved populations and/or lived experience of navigating poverty are highly encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
- Work as part of a team supporting student attendance and school success
- Maintain a caseload of students and families with barriers/challenges to attendance and or who have disengaged from the school community or at risk of disengaging
- Provide outreach to students (and their families)
- Connect students and families to school and community resources
- Provide school reintegration services such as mentoring, academics support, skill building and other individualized and group supports
- Collaborate with school staff to develop an individualized plan for each student
- Provide case coordination to ensure successful reentry of students served
- Assist students in exploring and developing a post-secondary plan and connect them to the resources to accomplish this.
- Collect data to track student and project progress
- Other similar duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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