Educational Program Coordinator

Educational Program Coordinator needed
Full time position!

Reports To: Vice-Presiden

What The Educational Program Coordinator Does:
• On a site by site basis in consultation with the Department of Education (DOE) and shelter staff, to assist families and students access to the support and resources they need to maintain appropriate levels in their education while ensuring attendance success.
• Identify the children in most need of intensive support services around attendance using DOE data, CARES and shelter staff feedback.
• Coordinate 70 case conferences with families and the Department of Education to develop individual plans for students struggling with chronic absenteeism. Use DOE data and shelter staff feedback to identify the children most in need of intensive supports (estimated at 75 children) with a secondary list of children needing moderate support (estimated at 150 children)
• Develop resources and tools in consultation with the Department of Education (DOE), on a site by site basis, for families and shelter staff to help students access the support they need to maintain appropriate levels in their education. (e.g. one-stop website, welcome packets, and on-site visuals) to inform families how to access and get help with WiFi, important academic dates, and educational resources.
• Create workshop curriculums and leading activities to help provide families with a schedule and structure that can help carry them into the school year that will serve as behavior modification tools to increase attendance.
• Identify barriers to attendance success through parent/caregiver engagement along with the social service teams at each of the sites.
• In collaboration with the social service team and DOE Liaison, conduct screenings, assist in the preparation of independent living plans, including short-term and long-term participant goals. Evaluate families/students with the greatest challenges/poor academic results to identify the primary reasons for non-attendance and grade completion
• Track attendance along with students identified as Chronically Severally Absent and Chronically Absent on the educational dashboard for all 6 family shelters by utilizing the data from the DOE and CARES attendance report. Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports
• For families/students who need additional but not intensive support to prepare for the new academic year, create recommendations/tools to be shared with staff during scheduled training sessions
• In collaboration with the DOE liaison and parents, take the lead on determining if a student is eligible for special education services and how the DOE provides these services
• Consult with others both inside and outside of our organization to determine causes of participant problems and effective solutions
• Provide group counseling services to assist clients and their families to achieve healthy relationships, emotional stability, personal development and/or adjustment.
• May act as client liaison/client advocate with outside organizations regarding such matters as education

Minimum Education/Experience Required:
• Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) and at least 3 years of applicable experience. (M.A. in Education preferred.)

Other Requirements:
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish.
• Must be willing/have the ability to travel to all Family Shelter sites across various boroughs of New York City.

For more information and to apply, please contact :
Howard Newman
Account Manager, Bond Health Staffing
5824 12th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
Office: 1-718-302-0040 ext. 204
Fax: 1-718-302-0070