Multi Language Learner - Elementary Homeless Liaison

Multi Language Learner - Elementary Homeless Liaison (Project Connect)

Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) serves nearly 38,000 students from preschool to 12th grade in 66 school communities, across a 90-square-mile district in Southwest Ohio. Cincinnati Public Schools is the best-performing large urban district in Ohio and ranks among the top 2 percent of Ohio districts for students' learning and growth and offers families high-quality school choices and academic programs. The district's innovative approach to education, its investment in effective and caring educators and employees, and vast array of collaborative partnerships have accelerated school performance to the highest level in decades - ensuring that students in preschool to 12th grade thrive and graduate prepared for successful lives in the 21st century.

Cincinnati Public is looking for creative, innovative, passionate, problem-solvers to join our team. We seek to have a positive impact on our children and families every day and are looking for staff members who want to not only do an excellent job with their career field but also serve as a role model for the children in CPS. We invite you to become a member of our CPS work family.

• Responsible for supporting the needs of and ensuring the delivery of mandated services for elementary age students experiencing homelessness as defined by federal McKinney Vento Law.
• Liaison will work with schools, community partners and local shelters to identify children within the Cincinnati Public School District, including charter schools who are experiencing homelessness to ensure such students are identified and that educational barriers are removed.
• Liaison will inform families of their educational rights and ensure that district policies and procedures do not serve as barriers for the enrollment of and forward educational progress of children experiencing homelessness.
• Liaison will ensure children and families are provided resources to assist them in meeting basic needs.
• Liaison will assist with the process of registering and completing enrollment records.
• Liaison will educate parents/guardians to facilitate meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children.
• This position will work closely with schools to provide and develop interventions to reduce the achievement gap between homeless children and their non-homeless peers.
• This position will serve as the point of contact between the Project Connect program and local charter, parochial, schools and shelters.
• This position will collaborate with stakeholders and community partners to increase resources for families and children experiencing homelessness.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Education, Communications, Social Work, Counseling or a related field, Masters level education preferred. Bilingual-fluent in both English and Spanish.

Experience

Required:

Minimum two years in relevant role (social work, resource coordination, curriculum management, and parent engagement).

Note:

An ideal candidate is organized and detail-oriented, comfortable working with diverse groups including internal and external stakeholders, students, and staff. Knowledge of federal McKinney Vento law preferred.

• Provide outreach, education and identification of CPS students experiencing homelessness
• Develop and implement strategies and enrichment opportunities to ensure equitable educational access for students identified as experiencing homelessness
• Identify and remove educational barriers
• Serve as an educational surrogate for enrollment and IEP purposes
• Academic and attendance monitoring
• Maintain and build positive relationships within the broader community
• Coordinate partnerships for the purpose of providing resources and engagement opportunities for parents and students experiencing homelessness
• Serve as a liaison between the district staff and local charter and parochial schools and shelters for the purpose of identifying and removing educational barriers
• Provide information and direction to schools and community agencies as it relates to federal McKinney Vento law
• Ensure addresses and contact information are accurate to allow for efficient transportation routing
• Document processes for accountability and replication

Employment Provisions

Schedule:

42 Weeks - 35 hours/week

Salary: $26.62 per hour

Application Procedure

All applicants are invited to complete their application online.

Cincinnati Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and is subject to federal regulations pertaining to employment. The district has a continuing non-discrimination policy which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status. We hire only United States citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States.