Salary: $55,000/annually

Position Summary: The Education Liaison supports educational services for children in out of home care for Seminole and Osceola counties. This position ensures children’s educational needs are met by facilitating statutorily required staffings, assisting case management in getting children enrolled in school, ensuring educational records are up to date, advocating for appropriate services and accommodations for children in a school setting, and establishing partnerships with Seminole and Osceola county school staff.

 Technical/Functional Expectations: 

1.       Educational Continuity – Essential Function: Ensures educational continuity and legal compliance for children involved in the child welfare system through Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)-informed decision-making and coordinated advocacy.

2.       Advocacy – Essential Function: Advocates effectively for children’s rights under Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) Section 504, and related educational protections.

3.       Collaborative Relationships – Essential Function: Build and sustain collaborative relationships across education and child welfare systems.

4.       Case Management Guidance – Essential Function: Provide guidance to case management in obtaining education support for children in out of home care.

5.       Reports – Essential Function: Monitor/Prepare all required documentation and submit within the required timeframes.

6.       Documentation – Essential Function: Ensure documentation occurs within the SACWIS system and other related systems within required timeframes.

7.       Engagement – Essential Function: Adherence to the local SOC values, goals and priorities for FPOCF children, youth and families; Utilize a family centered strength-based approach to care.

8.       Other duties as required: Job performance requires fulfilling other incidental or related duties as assigned, assisting and training others, and performing duties of higher rated positions from time to time for developmental purposes.

Behavioral Competencies: 

1.       Integrity: Able to demonstrate consistency in work and actions; protect confidential information; practice what he/she preaches; do what is right, even when no one is watching.  

2.       Attention to Detail: Able to be thorough and complete work when assembling, processing, or providing detailed information; track details even when under pressure. 

3.       Versatility: Able to take on new or multiple roles and responsibilities and do them well; be flexible when considering options and opinions; open to new ideas and change.

4.       Customer Service: Able to anticipate and respond to customer needs, concerns, or questions in order to meet or exceed their expectations; help evaluate needs and options; show care and concern to demonstrate customer importance and value.

5.       Partnership: Work collaboratively with employees, partners, stakeholders and clients in all interactions.

6.       Initiative: Able to take responsibility and follow through to undertake or complete a task; seek opportunities to do more; show initiative to do more than expected; take advantage of opportunities to help others.

7.       Sensitivity: Work effectively with and show sensitivity to cultural differences and various socio-economic backgrounds of others.

8.       Ethics: Adhere to and model principles and values of Agency and System of Care by being strength-based, solution-focused, maintains highest level of integrity and ethical standards and work collaboratively with other employees, partners, stakeholders and clients in all interactions.

Qualifications

1.       This position requires a valid driver’s license.

2.       Two years of experience in education within the public or private school system

3.       Two years of experience in child welfare preferred

4.       Computer skills required: This position will be required to work in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FSFN, and other agency systems.

Educational Requirements:

1.       BA/BS required in education or human services related field.

Physical Requirements:

Carrying, Sitting, Standing, Reading, Speaking, Listening

 For more information regarding our screening process please visit Clearinghouse.com .