Migrant Education Student Support Provider

Metter; Central (LA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Metter is seeking a Migrant Education Student Support Provider to deliver classroom support and supplemental services for migrant students in the Central Office area.

The role involves coordinating with teachers, visiting homes, and promoting parental involvement to improve student outcomes. Flexible hours and field duties are required to meet program objectives.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Paraprofessional License required or equivalent credential.

Responsibilities

• Consider home/school/community factors when addressing academic needs.
• Share relevant information with classroom teachers.
• Assist teachers in determining need for instructional services by completing migrant student Priority for Services forms (PFS).
• Make appropriate home visits with flexible work hours.
• Provide tutorial services as needed in conjunction with the classroom teacher.
• Communicate progress and needs of migrant students to classroom teachers.
• Promote parental involvement in the educational program.
• Initiate or participate in dropout prevention programs for migrant students.
• Identify and establish contact with local employers of migrant labor.
• Establish and maintain screening procedures for new enrollees.
• Maintain community contacts enabling timely information on arriving migrant families.
• Track graduation rates for migrant high school students.
• Meet deadlines for paperwork and reports.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Paraprofessional License

Job description

Job Detail - Migrant Education Student Support Provider Posted on : 05/06/2025

Job Title: Migrant Education Student Support Provider

Job Location: Central Office

Category: Classified

Job Description:

Migrant Student Service Providers (SSP)and/or Recruiters will provide classroom support services as needed to meet the unique educational needs of migrant students, supplemental services as needed to help students successfully meet the educational standards of the local school system and state, and educational support for drop-outs and out-of-school youth (OSY).

Primary Function

Migrant Student Service Providers (SSP)and/or Recruiters will provide classroom support services as needed to meet the unique educational needs of migrant students, supplemental services as needed to help students successfully meet the educational standards of the local school system and state, and educational support for drop-outs and out-of-school youth (OSY).

Essential Duties:

• Consider home/school/community factors when addressing academic needs.
• Share relevant information with classroom teachers.
• Assist teachers in determining need for instructional services by completing migrant student Priority for Services forms (PFS).
• Make appropriate home visits. (flexible work hours required- as applicable)
• Provide tutorial services as needed in conjunction with the classroom teacher.
• Communicate progress and needs of migrant students to classroom teachers.
• Promote and encourage parental involvement in the educational program.
• Initiate, or participate in, dropout prevention programs for migrant students.
• Identify and establish contact with local employers of migrant labor.
• Establish a procedure for screening for new student enrollees on a regular basis.
• Establish and maintain community contacts enabling timely information on newly arriving migrant families.
• Visit labor camps, employers of migrant labor, local motels/trailer parks, coin laundries, ethnic food stores and any other locations where migrant laborers and their families may be found. Initiate enrollment activities.
• Maintain contact with GaDOE recruiters and resource specialists.
• Interview prospective participants and complete Certificate of Eligibility (COE) documents and submit following the guidelines in the Georgia Migrant Education Program Identification and Recruitment and Data Collections Handbook.
• Create, update, and follow the local Identification and Recruitment (ID&R) Plan.
• Maintain the Supplemental Services Tracking Form of all instructional and supplemental services provided.
• Complete and submit reports as directed indicating services rendered to students.
• Maintain completed copies of all migrant PFS.
• Submit withdrawal forms in a timely manner (within a week of withdrawal).
• Provide a written daily schedule to the school, the contact person and the regional office.
• Maintain additional documentation as directed by the GaDOE regional office.
• Track graduation rates for migrant high school students.
• Meet the established deadlines for completion of all paperwork and reports required by your district, the regional MEP office, and/or the GaDOE.

Additional Responsibilities

• Attend appropriate workshops and in-service meetings.
• Maintain a travel log and submit travel expense reimbursement forms as required by the district.
• Work closely with the regional MEP staff in preparation for special events such as college awareness programs, summer programs at ABAC, UGA, and GSU, parent advisory council meetings, awards and honors programs and summer schools.
• Involve migrant parents in community interest programs, local and state PACs, Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) meetings, PTA/PTO, and other school events.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification Required: High School diploma or equivalent and Paraprofessional License