Community School Attendance & Family Engagement Specialist

Grand Street Settlement; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 36.000 - 39.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Grand Street Settlement in New York seeks an Outreach Worker to support the Community Schools Initiative in East New York, Brooklyn. You will work with families and school staff to strengthen parent-school communication and improve student attendance, with a focus on home-based outreach and building trust with high-risk families.

Responsibilities include creating written records, coordinating with community resources, and partnering with families to develop goal plans.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Ability to motivate others toward achieving goals.
• Ability to develop alliances with high-risk and difficult-to-engage youth and families.
• Knowledge of community resources and counseling practices with high-risk populations.
• Outstanding collaborative skills.
• Bilingual in Spanish/ English is preferred.

Aufgaben

• Create and maintain a thorough written record of assessments, attendance outreach efforts and all required documentation.
• Work collaboratively with community resources to establish timely and effective referral processes.
• Maintain ongoing open communication with school principal, parents, and school-based staff.
• Through home visits, engage families and develop relationships between school and families of students identified as the targeted population (Minimum 3 home visits per week).
• Partner with families to create family goal plans that increase student attendance and enhance parent and child well-being.
• Maintain written records of home visits, family goals, and all required documentation.
• Implement “Success Mentors” program to improve attendance initiatives.
• Assign “Success Mentors” to chronically absent students.
• Implement attendance incentive programs and manage related activities.
• Work collaboratively with school and community to support school environment and advocate for families.
• Refer participants to social worker for counseling and safety planning.
• Participate in ongoing efforts to advocate for program needs via community coalition building and surveys.
• Seek partnership opportunities and bring in at least 3 new partners a year.
• Work with social worker, tutor, and case manager to support targeted student needs.
• Attend all required department/agency meetings and trainings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Written & verbal communication

Documentation skills

Motivate others

Building alliances

Community resources knowledge

Collaboration

Bilingual Spanish/English

Ausbildung

High school diploma

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Two years or more experience in youth development

Jobbeschreibung

Grand Street Settlement in New York seeks an Outreach Worker to support the Community Schools Initiative in East New York, Brooklyn. You will work with families and school staff to strengthen parent-school communication and improve student attendance, with a focus on home-based outreach and building trust with high-risk families.

Responsibilities include creating written records, coordinating with community resources, and partnering with families to develop goal plans.