School Liason

SUMMARY: This position is responsible for assisting either refugee or immigrant families with transitioning their children into the public school system. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Introduces, explains, and provides resources to new families utilizing public schools for the first time. Completes all required intake documentation for new clients. Initiates outreach to adults in the refugee or immigrant communities. Assists in enrolling children in school. Advocates for the educational needs of the clients in all school related matters. Educates and promotes cross cultural understanding and integration into the community and school system. Facilitates parent teacher conferences as needed or requested by the school system and participates in Individual Education Plans as requested by parents or the school system. Makes appropriate referrals for students to school social worker, guidance counselors, or mental health personnel. Develops strong working relationships with English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teachers and department. Assists with the recruitment, training and monitoring of tutors and mentors for students in academic and integration need. Maintain accurate records and complete reports in a timely fashion. Represents the Agency in the community and workplace in a professional and ethical manner. Demonstrates sensitivity to the service population's cultural and socioeconomic characteristics. Demonstrates strong interpersonal, decision-making, problem-solving, oral, and written skills. Utilizes a basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High School Diploma or equivalent required with three years of related experience. Must have a valid drivers license. Ability to speak Dari, Pashto, Farsi, Hindi, Nepali, Swahili, Kirundi, Kinyarwandan, Urdu, Arabic, Spanish, French, or Ukrainian strongly preferred. Full-time Employee Benefits: Retirement savings - After one year of employment, the agency contributes 4% of your plan year earnings into a savings account for you and will match dollar-for-dollar up to 4% of salary if an employee makes contributions to the plan. That's an 8% annual contribution to your retirement savings! PTO - earn 16 days off for vacation, sick, or personal time in your first year. This goes up to 22 days in your second year and keeps climbing every five years. Holidays - Enjoy eleven paid holidays Other paid leave at no cost to employees - bereavement, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid parental leave Virginia Credit Union memberships Employee Assistance program - Free services including five free confidential consultations with a mental health professional Medical Insurance - a choice of 4 PPO plans for employee, employee + spouse, employee + child(ren), or family coverage. A portion of premiums subsidized by the agency. Dental Insurance - a choice of two dental plans for employee, employee + spouse, employee + child(ren), or family coverage. A portion of premiums subsidized by the agency. Vision Insurance Life insurance - paid by agency with option to purchase additional coverage Other insurance benefits - flexible spending accounts including dependent care, health savings account (for qualified HDHP participants), legal resources