School Liaison - Houston, United States - YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON

YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON

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Houston, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Title:
School Liaison

Reports To:
Refugee School Impact Coordinator

Pay:
$50,460.80-$60,552.96 Full-Time, Exempt Position

Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm. Evening/weekend hours as required.

Description

Alief International Services YMCA is a unique branch of the YMCA of Greater Houston and seeks to meet the needs of Houston's significant refugee and immigrant communities.

We provide comprehensive programs that focus on building human assets and fostering self-sufficiency.

The Refugee School Impact Program (RSI) aims to mitigate barriers for both refugee families and local school personnel so that refugee families, school administrators, and teachers can truly focus on each individual child's academic performance and overall well-being.

The full-time School Liaison will build partnerships at Houston-area schools and improve relationships between schools and RSI clients under the leadership of the program director.

YMCA International Services' goal is to help clients reach self-sufficiency.

Duties /Responsibilities

The School Liaison's primary responsibilities include:

Organize and lead school enrollments, parent orientation workshops and needs assessments for new clients.
Work with the program coordinator as needed to establish partnerships with schools and other schoolrelated organizations through networking and outreach events.
Travel to multiple sites and locations as needed.
Inform program case managers of barriers for refugee families and Houstonarea school staff
Develop schoolrelated educational resources, guides, handouts, and presentations
Conduct inservice trainings to school staff on the refugee community and its needs
Conduct real time data entry into data management system, maintain confidential files, document participant progress and prepare progress reports.
Actively participate in team meetings with the case management team
Perform other duties as assigned including occasional food distribution and airport pickup of new arrivals.
Report suspicious and inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
Follow mandated abuse and incident reporting requirements.
Meet timelines and deadlines related to supporting systems and employee compliance. Examples include Kronos Workforce Ready for review and approval of time sheets.

Annual Outcomes and Indicators
Depending on yearly performance goals, the School Liaison is responsible for:

Leading group parent orientations for 100 participants
Leading inservice trainings for 80 school staff members
Build partnerships with at least 10 local schools
Complete 100 school enrollments for YMCA International clients every year

Requirements:

A bachelor's degree and 13 years of work experience in education
Cultural awareness, sensitivity, and cultural competency
Experience with and passion for working with diverse populations
Experience working with community members and community partners
Team player who is highly selfmotivated, flexible, creative, and responsive
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent organizational skills with a strong attention to detail
Ability to efficiently manage time and meet competing demands
Flexible schedule to meet school staff and client needs
Fluency in a refugee language preferred, but not required
Computer skills with Microsoft Suite, databases, and office equipment
Valid Texas driver's license, clean driving record, own transportation, applicable auto insurance.

The YMCA of Greater Houston provides the following for full-time exempt employees:

Generous and flexible PTO
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Long term disability, basic life insurance and other voluntary benefits
403(B) retirement plan
Free YMCA membership

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This position is grant funded.

The YMCA of Greater Houston provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws._