Wraparound Resource Specialist

Houston Independent School District • Houston, TX

343d • $41,200 - $67,991

About The Position

"Every Community, Every School" is a comprehensive district initiative that connects schools to non-academic supports needed to improve the well-being and academic achievement of all students. Often called wraparound services, these non-academic supports address critical issues such as mental health and physical health needs, food insecurity, lack of stable housing, violence, incarceration of a parent, and many other challenges that can have adverse effects on a student's readiness and ability to learn. This is a school-based position devoted to connecting students to wraparound services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3 to 5 years of work experience
• Exempt level experience preferred
• Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Office, and Chancery
• Ability to work in collaboration with other teams and colleagues
• Strong interpersonal skills and good at developing relationships
• Ability to find gaps in required and needed resources and services by acting quickly
• Ability to negotiate and mediate solutions
• Ability to manage and track a program and track the use of allocated funds
• High degree of cultural awareness and competency in cross-cultural practice with children and families

Responsibilities

• Works with the Manager, Wraparound Services to perform campus and community needs assessment, find service providers, and troubleshoot challenges.
• Engages families and school staff to better understand student needs, develops and manages partnerships with local service providers, and participates in and learning from resource specialist community.
• Works with district, city, school, and the community to facilitate empowering events.
• Participates in professional development opportunities centered on development of wraparound directors to identify additional funding requirements.
• Coordinates student needs assessment and provider selection. Supports school administration in making data-driven program decisions. Gathers input from community leaders during decision-making process. Collect and use needs and service provider data throughout wraparound program and share with district leaders.
• Supports school administration in making data-driven program decisions based on student data, (e.g., attendance, behavior, and coursework.)
• Determines major needs of overall school community.
• Identifies gaps in service provider database.
• Works directly with individual students in need and connects them with service providers.
• Follows up with students for feedback on provided services.
• Builds positive relationships and trust with principals, teaching staff, students, service providers, community leaders, and other resource coordinators.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree