Truancy Support Specialist- Refugee School Impact
Job Category: Social Services
Requisition Number: TRUAN001864
Posted: October 7, 2024
Employment Type: Full-Time, On-site
Location
Fischer Family Campus
249 W. Thornhill Dr.
Fort Worth, TX 76115, USA
Travel Required: Yes
Description
Be PROUD of what you do: You'll join a mission-driven team and agency dedicated to supporting our clients. We have been entrusted with a 114-year legacy of doing good and we have set forth a bold goal of ending poverty in our community. Our services are uniquely positioned to address a myriad of key factors that keep families from reaching their bigger, brighter future.
Core Responsibilities
- External Collaboration with School Personnel
- Provide Parent Education
- Provide Alternative School Options as needed
- Determine Client Eligibility
What will you be doing in your role?
- Collaborate with truancy officers and school personnel regarding students with chronic absenteeism.
- Understand what refugees have been through as well as their various cultural backgrounds, and work to meet their unique needs in services provided.
- Have knowledge of state compulsory attendance laws.
- Provide parent education to refugee parents about attendance requirements.
- Work with students and parents of students at risk of dropping out and make a reasonable effort to gain their cooperation to improve attendance.
- Help to identify school attendance barriers and resolve and refer as needed.
- Provide information and resources to school personnel and refugee parents.
- Research alternative high school and career training options and refer as needed.
- Work well with volunteers assigned to you.
- Determine client eligibility and enroll clients in program services.
- Maintain casefiles with necessary documentation to ensure compliance with funder requirements and agency quality assurance standards.
- Meet your commitments and effectively manage your administrative duties.
- Work collaboratively with other Refugee Education team members to support the overall goals of the team.
- Work effectively with interpreters.
- Drive to and from offsite locations.
Are you the next RSI Truancy Support Specialist?
- Associate’s degree in related field, OR a combination of education and experience required.
- Familiarity with refugee populations and their needs preferred.
- Bilingual in a current refugee language preferred.
- Transportation to drive to and from off-site locations is required.
Here's the Good Stuff...
- Full-time position with a starting hourly $16- $17, based on minimum job requirements. Pay is determined by relevant experience, work history, education and internal equities.
- Medical/ Dental/ Vision/ Short Term Disability/ Accident Insurance/ Hospital Indemnity Insurance/ Critical Illness/ ID Shield.
- Health Savings Account- CCFW contributes $110 per month.
- 100% Company paid Long Term Disability.
- 100% Company paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance.
- 16 paid Holidays (including being closed Christmas Eve through New Years Day).
- Tiered PTO Accrual by tenure:
- Vacation Time- 100 hours in your first year.
- Sick Time- 48 hours in your first year.
- 403(b) with employer match from day one- up to 6%.
- 3 weeks paid parental/critical illness leave.
- Employee Assistance Program.
CCFW Participates in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF).
- Wellness Program.
- Financial Coaching.
I'm in...next steps.
We want to know more about you! Send us your resume and cover letter through the "Join our Team" tab on our website: www.catholiccharitiesfortworth.org. Select the job posting and click the "Apply now" button at the top right of the posting. Be sure to complete all fields so we know who to contact!
Due to the volume of responses, only qualified parties will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Catholic Charities Fort Worth is an equal-opportunity employer.
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