New Americans Education Coordinator

The Education Coordinator will work with pre-school and school-aged youth and their parents under the School Impact Program. The program will assist newly arrived children in improving their academic performance and social adjustment in American schools and to create opportunities for full participation of parents in their child’s education process. The Education Coordinator will serve as a liaison between newly arrived students, families and schools. He/she will coordinate Parent Focused Activities for adults, tutoring and mentorship program for students and other extracurricular and educational activities for families provided through School Impact Program.

Essential Functions

1. Engage eligible children in After-School Activities to support academic performance and social adjustment, especially the vulnerable adolescent and LGBT adolescent population in activities

a. Tutoring and mentoring; educational and extracurricular activities, to include interactive learning, workshops addressing bullying, substance abuse, sexuality, and other workshops for older adolescents.

2. Provide children/parents with in school activities developed to bridge school and home: school enrollment, consultation with school personnel regarding student progress and adjustment.

3. Advocacy for student concerns, orientation to the school community, and programs conducted at the school.

4. Develop and implement Parent Focused activities throughout the year designed to involve parents in their children’s education and to engage them in school activities.

a. These will include home/school visits.

b. Parent conferences in school.

c. Assistance with school requirements and paperwork, weekly ESL activities for single parents, parent educational workshops, etc.

5. Assume other duties assigned by supervisor

Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years in teaching experience

Experience: Working with new arrivals and Immigrant families preferred.

Specific skills/abilities: Good natured, firm, must be able to work and enjoy working with children, patient. Awareness and sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics is required.

Specialized knowledge, licenses, etc: Valid driver’s license. Transportation of client(s) in personal vehicle may be required.