Homeless Student Liaison

Homeless Student Liaison

The Homeless Liaison serves as a crucial link between homeless students and the resources they need to be successful in their academic setting. This role involves direct interaction with homeless students and families, coordination with the McKinney-Vento District Homeless Liaison, collaboration with community partners, and advocacy within the community to address homelessness effectively.

The Homeless Liaison collaborates with designated district schools to identify and support homeless students. They advocate on behalf of students and families to ensure full access to educational services and community resources. They maintain detailed records and information of student and family interactions. They monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of support plans, in collaboration with designated schools and adjust strategies as necessary.

They regularly report to the McKinney-Vento District Homeless Liaison. They participate in annual state trainings and provide training and support to other ACSD #1 staff as needed. They attend monthly collaborative meetings with other Homeless Liaisons, District Leadership, and the McKinney-Vento Homeless District Liaison.

The Physical Abilities and Working Conditions listed in this section are representative of but are not intended to provide an exhaustive list of Physical Abilities and Working Conditions which may be required for this position. Albany County School District #1 encourages persons with disabilities who are interested in employment for this position and need reasonable accommodation of those disabilities to contact the Chief Human Resources Officer for further information.

Vision: (which may be corrected) to read small print; view a computer screen for prolonged periods.

Hearing: (which may be corrected) to answer telephones and tolerate exposure to noisy conditions.

Speech: to be understood in face-to-face communications; to speak with a level of proficiency and volume to be understood over a telephone.

Upper Body Mobility: use hands and fingers to feel, grasp, and manipulate small objects; manipulate fingers, twist and bend at the wrist and elbow; extend arms to reach outward and upward; use hands and arms to lift objects; turn, raise, and lower the head.

Strength: to lift, push, pull and/or carry objects which weigh as much as 5 or more pounds on a frequent basis.

Environmental Requirements: encounter constant work interruptions; work cooperatively with others; work independently; work indoors and outdoors.

Mental Requirements: read, write, understand, interpret and apply information at a moderately complex level essential for successful job performance; math skills at a high school proficiency level; judgement and the ability to process information quickly; learn quickly and follow verbal procedures and standards; give verbal instruction; rank tasks in order of importance; copy, compare, compile, and coordinate information and records.

Additional Work Conditions and Physical Abilities:
May require travel to multiple sites.