Lead Linkage Coordinator (CTAG

Lead Linkage Coordinator (CTAG)

East Cleveland City Schools Shaw High School - Cleveland, Ohio

Reports To:

Director of Teaching & Learning and Building Administrator

Fund:
Cuyahoga County/Closing the Achievement GAP

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in diversity, urban studies, education, social work and/or 5-7 years related experience working in multi-ethnic/culturally diverse environments.
• Ability to work with students, families and the community-at-large.
• Prior successful experience working in an urban educational environment with at-risk students.
• Excellent organization, written and oral communication and customer service skills.
• Self motivated and able to multi-task as a self starter.
• Has proven experience in motivating students to reach academic and social goals.
• Ability to coordinate resources for other adults within the program.
• Ability to organize and implement program requirements.
• Self motivated and able to multi-task with minimal supervision.
• Computer literate and able to learn how to navigate the District's student databases.

Job Description /

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the state resources and the designated high school and middle school staff.
• Ensure that the grant's scope of work is executed.
• Motivate eligible students to participate in the program activities.
• Facilitate the implementation of the program.
• Collect necessary data to monitor and increase, where necessary, the level of participation of the targeted students and their parents.
• Provide truancy and behavioral intervention supports
• Monitor students attendance, behavior and academics and intervenes when necessary in order to keep students on track for promotion and ultimately Graduation.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Organize a one-day mandatory workshop for parents and students.
• Establish Graduation Action Success Teams.
• Develop a school/community compact composed of leaders who pledge to work with the targeted student group.
• Establish student led focus groups.
• Provide unique staff development sessions that provide cultural competency skills to enable teachers and school staff to reach students academically.
• Organize and/or sustain after school activities utilizing school and/or existing community programs. These programs may be academic, recreational or court related diversionary programs.
• Make home visits.
• Involve local businesses, corporations and organizations to organize shadowing, internships, and field trip experiences to broaden the students' view of what is possible in their future.
• Establish a parent focus group to build relationships with students to further academic success.
• Provide summer transition, academic and character building experiences. This may include overnight trips on a college campus and other exposure trips.
• Establish and sustain a viable mentoring program to include all targeted student participants.

Terms of Employment:
Salary:  school year $61,000.00

Possess the physical and mental attributes required to perform all essential functions.

Position Type:
Full-time Job Categories:
Administration >
Director/Coordinator/Manager

• Noreen _SELECT_Lehmann
• 1843 Stanwood Rd
• E Cleveland, Ohio 44112
• Phone:
• Email: noreen.lehmann