Community School Pupil Personnel Worker - Leonardtown, United States - St. Mary's County Public Schools

St. Mary's County Public Schools

Verified Company

Leonardtown, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Release Date:
May 21, 2024

Application Deadline:
June 4, 2024

Requisition 10703

POSITION:
Community School Pupil Personnel Worker - Grant Funded

(ten-month assignment)

Salary:
The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on the FY24 EASMC salary schedule for ten-month employees - (Pending FY25 Budget Approval)

Location:
George Washington Carver Elementary School and Lexington Park Elementary School

Effective:
August 2024

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

NATURE OF WORK:

Identified by the Community School Needs Assessment, this professional position will serve as a liaison between the home, school, and community to best meet the needs of students and families.

The Pupil Personnel Worker serves Community School students and as a consultant to school staff and parents/guardians on a variety of issues such as attendance, discipline, counseling, residency, homelessness, and crisis support for school.

The nature of this work requires a high level of confidentiality as well as the ability to communicate efficiently and effectively both orally and in written form.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Ability to serve as liaison between the school, home, community, service agencies, organizations, and juvenile/circuit court in order to best meet the needs of the student;
Helps to resolve conflicts between the school, home, and/or between other service providers;
Develops, coordinates, and conducts programs and workshops to meet the needs of school staff;
Knowledge of the principles and practices of counseling and human services as applied to children and the school situation;
Knowledge of school system organization and operation;
Ability to communicate effectively and to gain the confidence and cooperation of students; parent(s)/legal guardian(s), school staff, and community agencies
Ability to address and advocate for issues related to disproportionality across the continuum of schoolbased mental and behavioral services;
Understand the needs of a diverse population of students;
Engage in community school team meetings;
Understand the Community School's framework as defined by the Maryland State Department of Education.
Ability to engage and collaborate with the community school team.
Understand data collection as outlined by the Maryland State Department of Education.
Willingness to participate in Out of School Time (OST) Programming; and
Collect and disseminate data in accordance with multidisciplinary teams.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assists students through individual and group processes to assume responsibility for their actions, to achieve selfunderstanding, and to resolve conflict;
Assists parents and school staff in providing for the students basic needs,
Works with community school team and administration to initiate and coordinate intervention actions with students who have been identified as being excessively absent from school;
Serves as the primary representative of the school system regarding essential home visitation, visiting students' homes and consulting with parents or guardians;
Provides assistance to the school to initiate contact with the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) and in some emergency cases provides transportation with parent consent as it relates to supporting the students' ability to be successful in school;
Assists other educators in the identification of students with adjustment problems and helps them in solving the problem;
Serves as the primary system contact between the school, home, community, service agencies, organizations, and juvenile/circuit court in order to best meet the needs of students;
Assists with the registration process to ensure accuracy and completeness of the records to meet compliance standards;
Collects and analyzes all available information regarding students, such as cumulative records, confidential reports, and reports findings in various student centered committee meetings;
Provides intervention, consultation, and followup services in a variety of situations as needed;
Participates in staff meetings and workshops to keep apprised of new or changed policies and resources;
Participates in the coordination of services to students who are receiving alternative education programs and home/hospital teaching;
Facilitates and conduct programs to support the needs of students experiencing homelessness;
Assists in the implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) in order to develop more effective learning climates;
Interprets school policies and procedures for the system, parents or guardians, students, and community;
Serves as a crisis intervention specialist when responding to a school emergency;
Prepares a verbal and written student performance history in all extended suspension conferences;
Provides professional development relative to legal requirements, policy, and behavioral interventions;
Monitors student records for