Jag​/Multi- Program Specialist

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The JAG Multi-Year Specialist takes personal responsibility for ensuring that 35-45 high school students who are at risk of dropping out of school and/or failing to successfully transition into the workplace achieve expected outcomes, including graduation and placement into postsecondary education, the workforce and/or the military. To achieve the expected outcomes, the JAG Specialist will provide targeted youth with employability and life survival skills through classroom instruction based on JAG's high school competencies (37 to 81 depending on the number of years of enrollment in the Multi-Year Program), guidance/counseling, academic remediation, work-based learning experiences, summer activities, postsecondary, and career advisement and provides a twelve-month follow up period following graduation.

This position is a full-time, year-round position dedicated 100 percent to the implementation of the JAG Model and responsible for delivering the JAG High School Curriculum. The Specialist is responsible for reinforcing the competency-based lessons during other periods of time in which students and graduates are engaged in the JAG Multi-Year Program.

Students in the Multi-Year Program, targeted for classroom participation, will be those deemed to have a high degree of difficulty in being promoted to the next grade, achieving a successful transition in high school, unclear about high school graduation, postsecondary planning, careers and/or making a successful transition from school to future opportunities.

The Goals Are:

• Assure students are moving through the system and are receiving support to graduate from high school and move into postsecondary education, employment and/or military post-graduation.
• Create a sustainable system of supports throughout the local community for students through graduation and one year of follow-up services and targeted outcomes.
• Assure high levels of accountability for student success and services provided to all students through the e-NDMS data management system.
• To achieve expected state and national performance outcomes by providing students with the following opportunities: employability skills, guidance/counseling, academic remediation, career and postsecondary planning, and a twelve-month follow-up period.

Reports To:

Principal

Salary Range:
From/To Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with the System's approved compensation plan. Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be those established by the System.

The Specialist Should Possess The Following

Core Competencies:

• Set a positive example
• Coach others to create, enhance or maintain effective performance
• Build quality and consistent relationships with students, faculty and business leaders

• Demonstrates ability to plan and prioritize
• Assist the Teacher of Record in understanding the deficiencies of the students with regards to the JAG competencies.

• Exhibits a genuine focus on at-risk youth
• Meets or exceeds customer expectations
• Uses e-NDMS daily to record student data and to be accountable for program outcomes
• Understands customer needs and priorities
• Provides timely service
• Resolves issues and conflicts with difficult customers or partners

• Uses and analyzes data to establish a course of action for continual performance improvement
• Eliminates duplicity
• Demonstrates a commitment to quality and consistently produces a high level of output
• Recognizes quality problems and takes appropriate action to improve quality outcomes
• Aims to get it right the first time
• Thoroughly completes tasks with quality and attention to detail
• Regularly checks and follows Operating Standards/Processes and Procedures
• Meets established department productivity standards without reducing quality

• Meets established deadlines
• Coordinates work activities to maximize efficiency and effectiveness
• Keeps socializing from interfering with own and other team members performance
• Works overtime as needed
• Manages time off effectively
• Demonstrates good attendance practices, reports to work on time, is punctual when returning from breaks

• Assumes responsibility for tasks
• Takes initiative to seek new assignments when primary job is completed
• Regularly meets established deadlines
• Demonstrates company attendance policy and practices

• Establishes a process for engaging community leaders and businesses in local activities and providing opportunities for students.
• Utilizes PBL best practices to fully engage all students in the program
• Recommends solutions for continual program and/or organizational improvement
• Volunteers new ideas, actions to achieve goals, and time and effort needed to achieve results

• Eliminates barriers in the flow of new ideas
• Demonstrates a willingness to change, i.e. use new tools and techniques
• Contributes suggestions to do things more…