School Programs Navigator - Part-Time

Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains • Denver, CO

1d • $22 - $23

About The Position

The School Programs Navigator supports Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains (LFSRM) school programs for refugee youth. Programming may include in-classroom support, after-school tutoring, and language-intensive summer programs. The role collaborates with school districts, administrators, classroom teachers, and refugee network partners to coordinate services for refugee students. It also supports student success through youth mentorship, parent engagement, education, and social-capital building.

The position works with individual students and small groups to reinforce classroom instruction, maintains partnerships with schools and community partners, engages parents and families in learning and school opportunities, and provides career counseling to selected students. It tracks outcomes and prepares reports required by funding sources, while ensuring program services meet applicable agency, state, accrediting, and HIPAA quality standards. Frequent regional travel is required, and the employee may need to transport clients in a personal vehicle.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in a related field, or two years of related experience working with youth, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid driver's license.
• Personal auto liability insurance at the level of $100,000/$300,000/$100,000.
• Ability to work sensitively with people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to reinforce high-school-level subjects by explaining complex topics, using different teaching methods, and helping students with homework.
• Knowledge of current high school curriculum and teaching practices.
• Ability to coordinate services and connect individuals or families with appropriate community resources.
• Ability to communicate and cooperate professionally with colleagues, professionals, community partners, clients, and others involved in service coordination.
• Ability to maintain timely and thorough documentation.
• Active listening, social perceptiveness, complex problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.
• Reading comprehension sufficient to understand work-related documents.

Responsibilities

• Work with individual students or small groups in classrooms, after-school programs, and summer programs to reinforce instructional material planned or presented by classroom teachers.
• Maintain partnerships with school district administrators, teachers, and partners, serving as an ambassador and liaison among them.
• Engage parents and families in learning activities and in school advocacy or volunteer opportunities to enhance integration.
• Provide career counseling to selected students, including connecting them with college access activities, local workforce center opportunities, and youth development programs.
• Track outcomes, compile data according to funding-source requirements, and provide necessary reports.
• Ensure program services comply with agency, state, accrediting-organization, and HIPAA quality assurance standards.
• Coordinate referrals to appropriate community resources and services.
• Maintain thorough and timely documentation of activities, services, and efforts.
• Travel frequently within the region and, when required, transport clients in a personal vehicle.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Associate degree