Education Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Associate Degree from an Accredited College or University in Psychology
• A minimum of four years working with Native and at-risk children.
• Ability to communicate with LEA’s and families and be culturally sensitive
• Maintain and protect confidentiality
• Fully understand and implement FERPA and sharing of information
• Professional demeanor and appearance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Ability to interact professionally with a wide variety of people
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently
• Mandated reporter
• Must pass alcohol/drug test at time of hire and throughout employment.
• Must pass criminal background check at time of hire and periodically thereafter.
• Must have and maintain throughout employment a valid Washington State Driver’s License and meet the insurability requirements of the Tribe. (Must Provide Driving Abstract at time of hire).
• CPR and Frist Aid Certification
• Life Long Healing for Children and Youth Exposed to Violence Training
• Read, write, speak and understand English
• Ability to listen, understands customers, and has the ability to translate rules, regulations, and policies to clients so they understand the issues/problems.
• Operate in mentally and physically stressful situations with composure.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between the local school districts, Nooksack Indian Tribe, and tribal families.
• Confer with students and their parents regarding problems or concerns related to student attendance, academics, social/emotional welfare; referrals and HIB Policy.
• Build communication between school officials and Nooksack Tribe and its families.
• Meet regularly with local school districts’ Truancy Boards.
• Create attendance reports for monitoring and tracking for intervention or collaboration.
• Develop MOU’s in conjunction with school districts assigned.
• Coordinate cultural activities to promote cultural awareness, better understanding of our traditional ways, and provide in-school cultural activities with the local districts.
• Plan and coordinate Parent committee.
• Respect confidentiality in all communications with families and district personnel.
• Provide mentoring services while modeling appropriate behaviors and skills, play cultural games, teach manners and social skills; encourage and praise with an emphasis on ancestral teachings, history and culture to emerging teen program.
• Mentor at-risk students as designated by Education/Head Start/Youth Program staff, offering emotional support and comfort in times of crisis.
• Bring compassion, social support and cultural values to the students both individually and classroom-wide by talking, reading, playing games, helping with school work, modeling appropriate behavior, participating in native crafts, telling stories, teaching cultural skills, song and dance, and engaging in the practice of tribal language.
• Assist youth with academic needs as referred.
• Participate in organizing and conducting parent-teacher conferences for Nooksack families.
• Develop student success plans as an intervention.