Jeffco Public Schools, one of Colorado's largest K-12 school district, with over 80,000 students and approximately 14,000 employees, has provided educational excellence for since 1950. Nearly 10 percent of all Colorado K-12 students attend a Jeffco school, and our employees benefit from partnerships with experienced, dynamic school leaders throughout our district. Come join us!

Jeffco Public Schools is a Single-State Employer. All candidates hired by Jeffco Public Schools must reside within the state of Colorado.

Desired Start Date: 02/06/2023

Spec - Student Engagement
Annual Position
FLSA: Exempt
FTE: 1.00000 , Hours/Day: 8.000 , Days/Year: 215
Salary Plan, Grade, Step: JCA- Technical/Professnll 215 , G01, 1
Min-Mid Annual Salary Range: $56,105.00 - $67,164.00 Effective as of: 08-16-2022

**Annual salary noted above is based on an 8 hour day and full days worked calendar. Any position that is less than a full FTE/8 hours per day or late start will be prorated accordingly.

Certain Education Support Professional (ESP) jobs may include the value of holiday pay into the hourly rate. Review the Holiday in Rate column of the Education Support Professional Job Title, Wage Plan, Grade document.

The successful new hire or rehired candidate will be responsible to complete and incur the fingerprinting and processing fee of $54.50 through an appropriate fingerprinting vendor and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, within 48 hours of offer acceptance.

SUMMARY: Grant funded position in Jeffco’s Fostering Opportunities Program responsible for connecting with underserved students experiencing child welfare involvement (out of home placement). Work directly and collaboratively with a caseload of students and all possible caregivers to support equitable access and provide positive outcomes for disconnected and underrepresented youth. Support other initiatives of the Student Engagement Office to impact outcomes for youth disconnected from school. This is a team of four supported by the Coordinator of Child Welfare Programming. This is an evidenced based program shown to improve graduation rates.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Maintain a target caseload of at least twenty students.

Act as liaison between the school, parents, child welfare office and other community partnerships.

Ensure students receive effective instruction in academic, social and emotional learning areas.

Discuss future-planning; postsecondary and workforce readiness goals for all students.

Attend academic team meetings and act as advocate for student (i.e. Individualized Education Plans, Safety planning, etc).

Facilitate data and information sharing with child welfare partners.

Inventory upcoming court and case-related dates for school staff to ramp up support for student as needed.

Attend child welfare team meetings and act as advocate for student (i.e. Family Engagement Meetings, Team Decision Making meetings).

Act as ongoing, technical support for teachers and school personnel on Best Practices for meeting the educational needs of students experiencing foster care.

Assist school and central teams in enhancing intervention frameworks.

Coordinate multi-agency student focused problem solving meetings.

Coordinate with Child Welfare, school districts transportation, and Title I department to ensure uninterrupted transportation or transportation assistance to/ from school upon placement in the child welfare system.

Ensure all school fees are waived (per CO Statute 22-32-138) as well as ensuring students are enrolled in the Free Lunch Program.

Work with community agency partners to develop and improve supports and services for students experiencing foster care.

Counsel students regarding future plans including educational and career goal setting. Act as a mentor for students involved in District programs.

Provide direct, on-going support to all teachers and administrators in regards to the implementation of student and community engagement.

Assess student social and emotional behaviors and assist the student in accessing support, and sharing this information with those who need to know.

Facilitate small groups with students focused on anger management, resume writing, social skills etc.

Facilitate team building activities.

Work with staff to coordinate teaching of social emotional curriculums.

Facilitate intake and/or outtake conferences with parents and students, as appropriate, including information on school options in Jefferson County, and provide student performance and discipline information.

Assist the student and parent in identifying and enrolling in appropriate services.

Collaborate with school personnel at the school students will attend to promote a successful plan for re-entry and support.

Will meet with students and families, in their homes, at school, at other government or service provider facilities as well as in the community.

Complete documentation and reporting as required by funders, District and State

Perform other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EXPERIENCE A minimum of 3 year's experience working with schools and related system partners to include juvenile justice, child welfare, public health, and mental health systems. Direct experience working with secondary students who are at-risk for suspension, truancy, dropping out of school and/or expulsion. Demonstrated experience working with students and parents from diverse backgrounds.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Master's degree in social work, counseling, education, or human service related fields required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS Valid Colorado's driver's license. Must have reliable transportation.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & EQUIPMENT Requires strong oral communication, strong writing, interpersonal, phone etiquette, and computer and office software, general office equipment at time of hire. Have the ability to interact well with parents, students and outside agencies. Requires advanced level of training in area of specialty. Spanish oral and written communication ability is a plus.

DECISION MAKING Work is diversified and may require detailed analysis to determine practical courses of action. This analysis may involve modification of guidelines. Decision making requires independent judgment, strategic planning, and global thinking to assist in providing program direction. Standards for decision making are not defined and errors in decision making could result in substantial embarrassment or cost to the District, and/or compromise student safety and the learning environment.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS Daily contact with persons within/outside department/building, students, parents, general public, courts, Juvenile Assessment Center, probation system, Human services, SB94, JCMH and/or District advisory committees to resolve problems and maintain harmonious relationships. Contacts may involve somewhat sensitive matters involving problems and/or highly confidential information or data.

SPAN OF CONTROL This position has no supervisory responsibilities. This position serves as a resource to other building personnel regarding best practices for supporting youth experiencing foster care.

EDUCATIONAL DELIVERY Facilitate problem solving meetings with schools, students, child welfare case workers, foster care parents and cross agency partners. Collaborate with students, parents/guardians, school personnel, and child welfare case workers to create plans for educational success, promote school stability, increase graduation rates, decrease the dropout rate, and increase enrollment in post-secondary options.

COMPLEXITY OF WORK Work is assigned by the Director, Student Engagement. Duties are diversified and complex, and cross several areas regarding student conduct. Work requires training in child serving agencies policies and governing statutes as well as District policies and procedures. Duties and actions impact others across the district.

The physical demands, work environment characteristics, and mental functions 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The noise level in the work environment is moderate. This employee is required to work in a variety of schools and office settings.

MENTAL FUNCTIONS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate and use interpersonal skills. The employee is frequently required to analyze, coordinate, compile, evaluate, synthesize, and compute. The employee is occasionally required to copy, instruct, and negotiate.

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