McKinney-Vento Liaison (Transportation)

Loudoun County Public Schools; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Loudoun County Public Schools is seeking a McKinney-Vento Liaison (Transportation) in Ashburn, VA to manage the full lifecycle of transportation for students experiencing homelessness. You will serve as the primary contact for transportation logistics, coordinating with the McKinney-Vento team, the transportation department, and school staff.

Responsibilities include ensuring accurate routing, monitoring enrollment, and coordinating stopgap transportation to minimize missed school days.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Two years of related experience required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Review internal notes for newly eligible students and verify addresses are correct; ensure SIS data is entered accurately to trigger transportation routing and initiate referrals for alt or activity transportation.
• Monitor enrollment lists to ensure students are routed within a 3-day window; coordinate with transportation for status updates.
• Track updates to student information (address changes) to maintain accurate routing and minimize disruptions to transportation services.
• Contact transportation staff for status updates and assist with timely routing within the 3-day routing window.
• Monitor ridership inconsistencies and address concerns directly with students and transportation staff.

Skills

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

McKinney-Vento Liaison (Transportation)

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Job Details

Job ID: 5808734
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Re-Posted: Aug 07, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Job Overview

The McKinney-Vento Liaison will manage full lifecycle of the transportation process on the student services side for students experiencing homelessness to ensure no student misses school due to lack of transportation. This position will serve as the dedicated point of contact for all transportation logistics, bridging the gap between the McKinney-Vento team, transportation department, and school-based staff.

Roles and Responsibilities

The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed. This is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities or tasks; work may differ and other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate.

• Reviews internal notes for newly eligible students and verify addresses are correct, ensure SIS information is entered correctly by school-based staff to allow for transportation routing to be triggered, and immediately initiate referrals for alternative or activity transportation.
• Monitors the immediate enrollment list to ensure students are routed within the 3-day window prior to reaching out to the transportation department for a status update.
• Tracks updates to student information, including address changes, to maintain accurate routing and minimize disruptions in transportation services.
• Contacts the appropriate members of transportation for status updates and assist with timely routing following an initial 3 day routing timeline.
• Monitors transportation ridership inconsistencies and address concerns directly with the students and transportation.
• Collaborates with specialists and transportation staff to arrange stopgap transportation using contract transportation, ensuring students can attend school while permanent routing is finalized to reduce missed school days.
• Monitors student routing updates and collaborates with LCPS Transportation to confirm division vehicle service start dates, reducing duplicate routing and optimizing resource utilization
• Serves as the primary contact for school staff and the transportation office, providing real-time updates and resolving dismissal-hour conflicts for students experiencing homelessness.

Qualifications

Below are the minimum qualifications for this job. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are also acceptable.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Experience

Two (2) years of related experience

Licenses and Certifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Possesses strong oral and written communications skills and effective interpersonal skills to work with parents as well as school and community agency personnel
• Communicates a genuine desire to assist students, parents and schools
• Demonstrates ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills

Physical Requirements

The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this job:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. The employee must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Reports to : McKinney-Vento Specialist

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

Months/Days/Hours : Mon-Fri, 2pm-6pm

Salary Level :Banded Rates:Band 8, $24.66/hour

Salary Scale : https://www.lcps.org/compensation

Remote Work Eligible :No

Union Designation : Non-Union

Position Type: Part-Time

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• INS-26A, PUP-05D, INS-37A
• Email: [e-mail]