School Programs Navigator - Part-Time

Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains • Denver, CO

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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 summer language-intensive programming. The Navigator collaborates with school districts, administrators, classroom teachers, and refugee network partners to provide coordinated services. The role supports student success through mentorship and parent engagement, including education and social-capital building.

The position works with students individually and in small groups to reinforce classroom instruction, supports family participation in school activities, provides career counseling to selected students, and coordinates with college-access, workforce-center, and youth-development opportunities. It also tracks program outcomes, compiles required data and reports, and ensures services meet applicable quality-assurance standards, including agency, state, accrediting-organization, and HIPAA requirements. Frequent regional travel is required, and the Navigator may need to transport clients in a personal vehicle.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in a related field, two years of related experience working with youth, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of current high school curriculum, the subjects being taught, and current curriculum and teaching practices.
• Ability to reinforce grade-level topics by explaining complex material, using different teaching methods, and helping students with homework.
• Knowledge of community resources and ability to connect individuals or families with appropriate services through referrals, applications, or enrollment assistance.
• Skills and sensitivity working with people from varied ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to provide person-centered services and communicate professionally with colleagues, professionals, community partners, clients, and families.
• Strong active-listening, social-perceptiveness, complex-problem-solving, critical-thinking, collaboration, relationship-building, and reading-comprehension skills.
• Ability to maintain a valid driver's license and personal auto liability insurance at the level of $100,000/300,000/100,000.
• Ability to travel frequently within the region; may be required to transport clients in a personal vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-classroom, after-school, and summer support to refugee youth, individually or in small groups, reinforcing instructional material planned or presented by classroom teachers.
• Maintain partnerships with school district administrators, teachers, and community partners, serving as an ambassador and liaison among them.
• Engage parents and families in school learning activities and advocacy or volunteer opportunities to enhance integration.
• Provide career counseling to selected students and connect 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.
• Connect individuals and families with appropriate community resources and services.
• Maintain thorough and timely documentation of activities, services, and efforts.

What This Job Offers

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