Bright Futures Coordinator

Bright Futures Coordinator

Carthage School District R9 District-wide - Carthage, Missouri Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5727163

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 20, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Position:
Bright Futures Coordinator & Homeless Liaison

Term:
Full-time, 12 Months

Classification:
Classified/Non-Exempt

Location:

Bright Futures Annex/District-wide

Qualifications:

Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent;
Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google suites, required;
Must be organized, detail-oriented, dependable, and have good communication skills;
Bilingual Spanish, preferred, but not necessary

Supervisory:
No

Reports to:

Director of Special Services

• Supports the mission of Carthage R-9 School District.
• Supports the value of education.
• Become familiar with, enforce, and follow all applicable Board policies and regulations, administrative procedures, other directions given by district administrators and supervisors, and state and federal laws.
• Properly supervise students at all times, if applicable to essential job functions.
• Obey all safety rules, including rules protecting the safety and welfare of students.
• Care for, properly use, and protect school property.
• Maintain courteous and professional relationships with students, parents/guardians, other district employees and the public.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, department staff, all members of the school district, and community as required.
• Provides excellence in customer service both internally and externally.
• Complies with privacy rights and safeguards confidential and/or sensitive information pertaining to staff and students.
• Reacts to change productively and receive and transmit constructive criticism as it relates to job duties.
• Actively participate in professional development and obtain skills and information necessary to effectively perform job duties.
• Conduct all official business in a professional and timely manner, utilizing district technology resources.
• Arrive to work and leave work at the time specified by supervisors and attend all required meetings pertinent to the position.
• Maintains accurate records and filing systems for accountability and audit purposes as required by law and Board policy.
• Solve practical problems as needed to complete job duties.
• Read and interpret documents such as work orders, safety rules, and handbooks and apply to job duties.

• Plan and organize Bright Futures-Carthage activities including, but not limited to, fundraising and other events, arranging venues, publicizing events, and scheduling volunteers.
• Plan and organize events such as the Back-to-School Bash, and the backpack distribution event.
• Maintain the Bright Futures-Carthage website and social media pages.
• Seek out grant opportunities that will benefit Carthage students.
• Develop or maintain programs that will help meet the needs of Carthage students.
• Plan and coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for Bright Futures-Carthage and the Carthage R-9 School District.
• Research, write and promote press releases, articles and other communications pieces.
• Work closely with the district staff to ensure maximum media opportunities are achieved.
• Attend Bright Futures summits, advisory board meetings, site councils, and other meetings as needed.
• Maintain and track inventory.
• Recruit, staff, and coordinate volunteers.
• Communicate with school counselors, nurses and principals regularly
• Maintain a network with area business and churches.
• Track and manage all donations to Bright Futures.
• Ensure that homeless children and youth are identified by school personnel through outreach and coordination activities with other entities and agencies.
• Establish practices designed to ensure the school enrollment and success of homeless students.
• Assist with the enrollment of homeless students and provide assistance with obtaining academic and medical records.
• Make school placement decisions based on the best interest of the child and wishes of the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied homeless student.
• Inform parents, guardians, or unaccompanied homeless students of the educational and related opportunities available to them.
• Ensure homeless students and their families have access to educational services including Head Start, Even Start and other preschool programs administered by the District.
• Ensure referrals are made to health care, dental, mental health and other appropriate services.
• Ensure homeless students are not isolated or stigmatized because of their status as homeless.
• Handle enrollment disputes and ensure disputes over the placement of homeless students are resolved in a timely manner consistent with the requirements of the McKinney Vento Act.
• Provide/arrange transportation and inform the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied homeless student of the transportation services the…