McKinney-Vento Intake Support Specialist

McKinney Vento Intake Support Specialist

This position ensures adherence to federal education requirements for homeless and housing unstable youth. It serves as the initial point of contact to ensure that homeless students are enrolled in school and have equitable access to education programs. The position requires collaboration of cross departmental functions to support enrollment, transportation and access to K-12 programs and services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Fielding community calls regarding homeless education services, qualifications and parent/guardian rights.
• Verifying receipt and distribution of written rights to parents or guardians twice annually.
• Ensuring all families and youth are properly identified and enrolled in school in accordance with federal mandates.
• Monitoring student enrollment continuity permits to ensure access to education.
• Verification of homeless and unaccompanied youth residential status for the coordination of transportation to and from school(s).
• Supporting families in securing required documentation for completion of school enrollment processes in accordance with McKinney-Vento mandates.
• Maintaining accurate and confidential records of student interactions, assessments, in compliance with legal and ethical standards.
• Collaborating with other district personnel and departments to secure programmatic and resource support for district-identified homeless and unaccompanied youth addressing basic needs, academic, attendance issues and graduation.
• Ensuring proper referrals are made to case managers, school counselors, transportation personnel to coordinate school enrollment and meeting non-academic needs.
• Maintaining strict alignment with all federal, state and local district guidelines.
• Ensuring proper input and maintenance of accurate student housing codes, demographic information, and intake notes within the district's Student Information Systems.
• Tracking and monitoring the sub-categories of homelessness to ensure precise state and federal compliance reporting.

Qualifications include:

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in social work, psychology, sociology, education, or a related human services field.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working with urban youth and families, or individuals experiencing homelessness and/or housing instability.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of community resources and ability to identify appropriate services for referrals.
• Ability to develop, implement and manage multi-disciplinary case plans for students.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
• Adaptive and flexible to accommodate changing environments.
• Preferred:
  Multilingual.
• Prior experience with data collection and management.
• Knowledge in trauma-informed crisis management.

Akron Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and transgender identity), disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry or genetic information.