Migrant Advocate

Starting Date: Immediately

TITLE: Migrant Advocate

LOCATION: North Central Office, Kansas City, Kansas

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) is a nationally recognized urban school district that serves approximately 22,000 students and 60+ different languages are spoken in the homes of our students. KCKPS is home to Sumner Academy, the #6 highest‑rated high school in the nation and #1 in Kansas. With Head Start/preschools, 28 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 5 college and career academies, we are the fifth largest district in the state of Kansas and employ roughly 4,000 people, including more than 1,800 teachers.

JOB GOAL: To ensure migratory students are provided every opportunity to meet content and academic achievement standards and receive services for their families that promote and inspire excellence.

• Identify, assess, and evaluate information from a variety of sources to determine prospective migrant children and families for program services.
• Provide daily communication with the Director of ESL/Migrant, including end‑of‑day reports.
• Work and collaborate with district principals, counselors, and staff.
• Disseminate Migrant Education Program (MEP) information to qualifying families and children.
• Recruit potential MEP children residing in local districts and provide information to building principals and staff.
• Inform students and parents/guardians of available services and empower families.
• Distribute educational packets and conduct school visits, completing school logs.
• Provide home visits as needed and maintain logs.
• Facilitate services such as Spanish literacy tutoring, PASS Program, and credit accrual for qualifying migrant children.
• Participate in MEP training sessions and remain current on all guidelines and standards.
• Develop a full understanding of federal guidelines pertaining to eligibility and provision of services.
• Demonstrate understanding of all relevant forms and how to complete them correctly.
• Attend Professional Learning Community meetings to support professional development.
• Communicate with the Director of ESL/Migrant toward achieving state goals for eligible MEP children.
• Maintain knowledge of the Code of Conduct, parent handbooks, District Continuous Improvement Plan, and Board policies.
• Maintain sensitive and confidential student information.
• Collaborate with ESL/Migrant Director, Director of Student Services, and Alternative Services Coordinator to identify alternative resources.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of ESL/Migrant or Assistant Superintendent for Elementary.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Advanced degree (associate’s or bachelor’s) in education preferred.
• Bi‑lingual in Spanish preferred.
• Experience working with migrant or highly mobile populations, or diverse populations.
• Strong ability to network, mobilize, and create resources for migrant students and families.
• Ability to maintain positive interactions with parents and staff, modeling district values.
• Ability to work in a high‑volume, fast‑paced environment.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated skills in facilitating presentations, human relations, and collaboration with district leadership.

COMMUNICATION / ORGANIZATION: Maintains communication with school personnel, parents, and guardians to enhance cooperative action and meet the educational needs of students, utilizing existing technology effectively.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and manage situations with limited standardization, interpreting various instructions in written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled forms.

LANGUAGE

SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations; to write reports, curricula, correspondence, and protocols; to present information and respond to inquiries from administrators, staff, parents, students, and the public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Regular sitting, walking, standing, speaking, and hearing; occasional lifting or moving up to 50 pounds; occasional push of items weighing 50 pounds or use of wheelchairs; occasional home visits; vision…