Education Service Center Region
Specialist - Community School
Education Service Center Region, Waco, Texas, United States, 76796
Job Title:
Specialist - Afterschool Program Wage/Hour Status:
Exempt/At-Will Reports To:
Campus Principal Pay Grade/Days:
102/226 days Dept./School:
Operating Management Date Revised:
August 2019
Primary Purpose: Design, coordinate, oversee, and direct campus-wide FullService Community Schools (FSCS) programs at the assigned community school. Use the four evidence-based pillars to 1) integrate supports, expand and enrich learning time and opportunities, 3) encourage family and parental engagement and community involvement, and 4) collaboratH with campus and district leadership to identify and resolve problems affecting academic success.
Qualifications: Education/Certification: Minimum - Bachelor's degree Ln education, social work, or other appropriate field Preferred - Master's degree in education, social work, or other appropriate field
Special Knowledge/Skills: Strong communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills with people from all social, educational, and economic backgrounds Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to meet established deadlines Excellent written and verbal communication skills High degree of computer proficiency using Microsoft Office Preferred - ability to communicate in native language(s) of program recipients
Experience: (preferred) Three years' experience in an educational and/or social work setting Experience in fiscal/budget management, data reporting, and management information systems Demonstrated competence in program development, marketing, implementation, and evaluation Working knowledge of local youth/family service organizations Experience working with and managing grant-funded programs
Major Responsibilities and Duties: Maintain a Family Resource Center that informs and provides families with linkages to available/relevant community resources Plan DQG organize Family Support Service workshops Provide guidance and resources toward developing family-focused campus faculty DQG staff Maintain a working knowledge of the FSCS grant goals, objectives and outcomes. Work closely with the Director of Community Schools Initiatives to identify gaps in pipelines services and/or partner service delivery issues. Track & maintain family participation data; prepare & provide reports as required; coordinate with the Director of Community Schools Initiatives around data required for the FSCS grant. Make home visits and facilitate several modes of effective communication among school personnel, students, parents/guardians, community agencies, and the justice courts Possess a working knowledge of the current compulsory education laws (i.e., The Texas Family Code, the Texas Education Code, FSCS Grant requirements, and TW/WISD policies) Collect, organize, and disseminate pertinent data that relates to student attendance problems. Prepare absenteeism information to serve the legal process. Serve as zone specialist for an area of targeted support and pipeline services such as afterschool programming, tutoring, or zone communication Submit an annual plan for professional development, including attending professionally-appropriate training, reading relevant books, and submitting annual goals. Be available to work flexible hours to accommodate evening and weekend activities Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Supervisor Responsibilities: None noted
Professional Conduct: Actively engage in professional development. Conduct oneself in a professional, ethical manner, in accordance with generally accepted community standards and ethics.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Standard physical activity such as periodic standing, walking, sitting, basic motor skills to access computer files for information or simple data entry. Occasional travel along with frequent prolonged and irregular hours.
Mental Demands: Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); interpret policy, procedures, and data; coordinate campus functions; maintain emotional control under stress. Physical and mental demands do not expose employee to physically unpleasant or hazardous conditions.
Note:
This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.
Non
Discrimination Statement The Waco Independent School District is an equal opportunity educational provider and employer who does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information or non-proficiency in English language skills in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Americans with Disabilities Act; and school board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.
For information about your rights or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title IX, please email titleixcoordinator@wacoisd.org or contact Waco ISD Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at 254-755-9410 or Assistant Superintendent for Student Services and Support at 254-755-9417. For information or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI and Title VII, as amended, contact the Waco ISD Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at 254-755-9410. For information or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, contact Waco ISD Special Education Executive Director at 254-755-9569 or write to P.O. Box 27, Waco, TX, 76703.
Specialist - Afterschool Program Wage/Hour Status:
Exempt/At-Will Reports To:
Campus Principal Pay Grade/Days:
102/226 days Dept./School:
Operating Management Date Revised:
August 2019
Primary Purpose: Design, coordinate, oversee, and direct campus-wide FullService Community Schools (FSCS) programs at the assigned community school. Use the four evidence-based pillars to 1) integrate supports, expand and enrich learning time and opportunities, 3) encourage family and parental engagement and community involvement, and 4) collaboratH with campus and district leadership to identify and resolve problems affecting academic success.
Qualifications: Education/Certification: Minimum - Bachelor's degree Ln education, social work, or other appropriate field Preferred - Master's degree in education, social work, or other appropriate field
Special Knowledge/Skills: Strong communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills with people from all social, educational, and economic backgrounds Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to meet established deadlines Excellent written and verbal communication skills High degree of computer proficiency using Microsoft Office Preferred - ability to communicate in native language(s) of program recipients
Experience: (preferred) Three years' experience in an educational and/or social work setting Experience in fiscal/budget management, data reporting, and management information systems Demonstrated competence in program development, marketing, implementation, and evaluation Working knowledge of local youth/family service organizations Experience working with and managing grant-funded programs
Major Responsibilities and Duties: Maintain a Family Resource Center that informs and provides families with linkages to available/relevant community resources Plan DQG organize Family Support Service workshops Provide guidance and resources toward developing family-focused campus faculty DQG staff Maintain a working knowledge of the FSCS grant goals, objectives and outcomes. Work closely with the Director of Community Schools Initiatives to identify gaps in pipelines services and/or partner service delivery issues. Track & maintain family participation data; prepare & provide reports as required; coordinate with the Director of Community Schools Initiatives around data required for the FSCS grant. Make home visits and facilitate several modes of effective communication among school personnel, students, parents/guardians, community agencies, and the justice courts Possess a working knowledge of the current compulsory education laws (i.e., The Texas Family Code, the Texas Education Code, FSCS Grant requirements, and TW/WISD policies) Collect, organize, and disseminate pertinent data that relates to student attendance problems. Prepare absenteeism information to serve the legal process. Serve as zone specialist for an area of targeted support and pipeline services such as afterschool programming, tutoring, or zone communication Submit an annual plan for professional development, including attending professionally-appropriate training, reading relevant books, and submitting annual goals. Be available to work flexible hours to accommodate evening and weekend activities Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Supervisor Responsibilities: None noted
Professional Conduct: Actively engage in professional development. Conduct oneself in a professional, ethical manner, in accordance with generally accepted community standards and ethics.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Standard physical activity such as periodic standing, walking, sitting, basic motor skills to access computer files for information or simple data entry. Occasional travel along with frequent prolonged and irregular hours.
Mental Demands: Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); interpret policy, procedures, and data; coordinate campus functions; maintain emotional control under stress. Physical and mental demands do not expose employee to physically unpleasant or hazardous conditions.
Note:
This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.
Non
Discrimination Statement The Waco Independent School District is an equal opportunity educational provider and employer who does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information or non-proficiency in English language skills in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Americans with Disabilities Act; and school board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.
For information about your rights or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title IX, please email titleixcoordinator@wacoisd.org or contact Waco ISD Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at 254-755-9410 or Assistant Superintendent for Student Services and Support at 254-755-9417. For information or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI and Title VII, as amended, contact the Waco ISD Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at 254-755-9410. For information or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, contact Waco ISD Special Education Executive Director at 254-755-9569 or write to P.O. Box 27, Waco, TX, 76703.