Family Service Coordinator

Family Services Coordinator

Status

Full-Time

Contract Days

11-months

Classification

Exempt

Start Date

August 1st

Reports to

Business Director

End Date

June 30th

ABOUT BROOKSIDE CHARTER SCHOOL

Brookside Charter School is a tuition-free public charter school serving Pre-K through 8th-grade students in Kansas City Public School (KCPS) boundaries. We focus on rigorous academics, leadership skills, and the whole child to prepare students for success beyond our doors. Our caring community of well-trained and supported staff members, engaged families, and supportive community partners empowers students to be leaders of their tomorrow.

We are committed to diversity, culturally relevant teaching and learning, family and community engagement, restorative practices, and social and emotional learning.

POSITION SUMMARY & PURPOSE

The Family Services Coordinator supports the needs of the homeless, migrant, and foster student population and ensures the delivery of mandated services to facilitate the student's attendance and access to appropriate education. The Family Services Coordinator assesses students and families; interprets laws relating to homeless, migrant, and foster students; works as a team member to develop intervention strategies; provides case management;

monitors student progress; and makes referrals. The Family Services Coordinator acts as a resource to school staff and conducts related training.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities described herein are not a comprehensive list, and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time, as necessitated by business demands.

Human Capital

• Addresses complaints and grievances by parents, students, and staff.
• Commits to ongoing personal and professional development.
• Participates in a standards-based performance evaluation at least annually.
• Acts in accordance with a code of ethics appropriate to the position.

Family Services

• Provides support services that are designed to alleviate conditions that are impeding a student's success in school
• Serves as a student advocate
• Promotes maximum development through utilization of all available resources, whether they are based in the home, the school, or the community
• Develops connections with community businesses and organizations
• Maintains case history records and prepare reports
• Serves as liaisons between students, homes, schools, family services, child guidance clinics, courts, protective services, doctors, and other contacts, to help children who face problems such as disabilities, abuse, or poverty
• Interviews clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems, to determine what services are required to meet their needs
• Finds or arranges for support services such as child care, homemaker service, prenatal care, substance abuse treatment, job training, counseling, or parenting classes, to prevent more serious problems from developing
• Refers clients to community resources for services such as job placement, debt counseling, legal aid, housing, medical treatment, or financial assistance, and provide concrete information, such as where to go and how to apply
• Collects supplementary information needed to assist client, such as employment records, medical records, or school reports
• Monitors school-wide attendance and initiates programs that will decrease absenteeism and tardiness
• Consults with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems such as truancy and misbehavior, and to implement solutions
• Designs and oversees opportunities for involving parents, guardians, and volunteers in the life of the school and establish a forum for publicizing ways that parents/volunteers can be involved in the school

Homelessness and McKinney Vento Coordinator

• Interprets laws relating to homeless students; and ensures the delivery of mandated services.
• Assesses students identified as homeless and makes visits to living areas/shelters to assess the family environment.
• Collaborates with school staff to develop interventions for students identified as homeless and develops individualized service plans.
• Implements case management services (including individual counseling); monitors student/family progress and status; and makes referrals to other professional staff members or community agencies as needed.
• Serves as a liaison between schools and such agencies/facilities as homeless shelters, social services, court services, and the police department to coordinate assistance for homeless students.
• Provides families with information related to the needs of their child and acts as a resource to parents/guardians by providing family support activities and communicating…