Lead Linkage Coordinator (CTAG)

TrulyHired; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

TrulyHired seeks a Lead Linkage Coordinator to oversee the implementation of a grant program targeting at-risk students in an urban setting. You will collaborate with high school and middle school staff, motivate students and families, and monitor participation and outcomes.

Responsibilities include coordinating resources, organizing workshops, and ensuring program requirements are met with strong organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in diversity, urban studies, education, social work and/or 5-7years related experience in multi-ethnic environments.
• Ability to work with students, families and the community-at-large.
• Prior successful experience in urban educational environments with at-risk students.
• Excellent organization, written and oral communication and customer service skills.
• Self motivated and able to multitask as a self starter.
• Proven experience in motivating students to reach academic and social goals.
• Coordinate resources for other adults within the program.
• Organize and implement program requirements.
• Self motivated and able to multitask with minimal supervision.
• Computer literate and able to navigate the District's student databases.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with state resources and designated high school and middle school staff.
• Ensure that the grant's scope of work is executed.
• Motivate eligible students to participate in program activities.
• Facilitate the implementation of the program.
• Collect necessary data to monitor and increase participation of students and parents.
• Provide truancy and behavioral intervention supports.
• Monitor attendance, behavior and academics and intervene to keep students on track for promotion and graduation.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in diversity

Urban studies background

Education experience

Multi-ethnic environments

Student/community collaboration

Urban education experience

Organization & communication

Self-motivation & multitasking

Motivating students

Program coordination

Tech literacy (district databases)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Diversity/Urban studies

Job description

LEAD LINKAGE COORDINATOR (1 VACANCY)

Reports To: Director of Teaching & Learning and Building Administrator

Fund: Cuyahoga County/Closing the Achievement GAP

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in diversity, urban studies, education, social work and/or 5-7years related experience working in multi-ethnic/culturally diverse environments.
• Ability to work with students, families and the community-at-large.
• Prior successful experience working in an urban educational environment with at-risk students.
• Excellent organization, written and oral communication and customer service skills.
• Self motivated and able to multi-task as a self starter.
• Has proven experience in motivating students to reach academic and social goals.
• Ability to coordinate resources for other adults within the program.
• Ability to organize and implement program requirements.
• Self motivated and able to multi-task with minimal supervision.
• Computer literate and able to learn how to navigate the District's student databases.

Job Description/Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the state resources and the designated high school and middle school staff.
• Ensure that the grant's scope of work is executed.
• Motivate eligible students to participate in the program activities.
• Facilitate the implementation of the program.
• Collect necessary data to monitor and increase, where necessary, the level of participation of the targeted students and their parents.
• Provide truancy and behavioral intervention supports
• Monitor students attendance, behavior and academics and intervenes when necessary in order to keep students on track for promotion and ultimately Graduation.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to

• Organize a one-day mandatory workshop for parents and students.
• Establish Graduation Action Success Teams.
• Develop a school/community compact composed of leaders who pledge to work with the targeted student group.
• Establish student led focus groups.
• Provide unique staff development sessions that provide cultural competency skills to enable teachers and school staff to reach students academically.
• Organize and/or sustain after school activities utilizing school and/or existing community programs. These programs may be academic, recreational or court related diversionary programs.
• Make home visits.
• Involve local businesses, corporations and organizations to organize shadowing, internships, and field trip experiences to broaden the students' view of what is possible in their future.
• Establish a parent focus group to build relationships with students to further academic success.
• Provide summer transition, academic and character building experiences. This may include overnight trips on a college campus and other exposure trips.
• Establish and sustain a viable mentoring program to include all targeted student participants.

Terms of Employment: Salary:

2026-2027 school year $61,000.00

Possess the physical and mental attributes required to perform all essential functions.