Job Details
Job Details
Level
Entry
Job Location
Woodbridge, VA - Woodbridge, VA
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
4 Year Degree
Salary Range
$27.00 - $28.00 Hourly
Travel Percentage
15 - 25%
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Education
Description
The School Liaison will work with refugee children and their families to navigate through the school system during the school term. This includes coordinating back-to-school drives to collect resources for the children. The School Liaison will also develop activities designed to keep the children intellectually active during summer breaks.
Essential Functions
- Conduct school orientation with parents with a post-test on orientation materials;
- Identify eligibility of students already enrolled in school programs but who were not resettled by a refugee resettlement agency;
- Develop a plan for education services for the student and their family;
- Coordinate and arrange tours for refugee students and families, and accompany them on the tours;Work closely with school counselors, ESL teachers and social workers to monitor students' progress in both programmatic and ESL areas;
- Conduct information sessions to educate the ESL teachers, parent liaisons, school social workers, school guidance counselors and principals about the refugee student population and the services;
- Work closely with the volunteer coordinator to recruit, screen and supervise tutors and mentors as needed;
- Arrange for interpreters and translation of materials as needed;
- Arrange parent-teacher conferences and home visits to monitor parents' participation in students' education process;
- Track, monitor and review students' ESL progress through the school year;
- Provide referrals to relevant ethnic community services and programs as needed;
- Arrange purchase and/or volunteer coordination to assist with collection of needed school supplies, computers and clothing (such as coats and shoes) for incoming students;
- Coordinate quarterly collaboration meetings with area refugee resettlement agencies;
- Engage students in after-school and/or summer remedial and recreational activities;
- Maintain on-going relationships with each school, and relevant ESL teachers and counselors;
- Assist with collection and transfer of necessary documents for cases seeking out-migration;
- Prepare quarterly progress reports for submission to the Maryland or Virginia Office of Newcomer Services;
- Attend all conferences, seminars, and meetings related to program activities;
- Work as part of the program team and participate in staff meetings and in-service trainings;
- Plan and oversee a yearly "Back to School Event" by partnering with a local congregation to hand out backpacks and school supplies at the end of summer before school begins;
- Plan and oversee a yearly "Student Recognition Event" to recognize students who have completed their first year of school in the United States and those who have done well in school;
- Provide orientations for new students covering several topics including but not limited to safety,
- discipline in school, bullying, academic expectations, etc;
- Provide academic support, including subject-specific tutoring, assistance with homework as needed, and facilitating computer classes at local libraries;
- Provide summer English language practice, including tutoring, as well as, an in-home mentor for the family;
- Facilitate and coordinate arts and cultural workshops, day trips and, fitness and sports;
- Other duties as assigned.
QualificationsEducationBachelor's degree (four-year college or technical school) required, in one of the following field(s) of study: social work, social services, or related field
ExperienceOne (1) plus years of experience in teaching or working with youth
Other RequirementsValid driver's license;
Clean driving record;
A personal vehicle or access to a vehicle required;
FBI criminal background check;
Preferred SkillsKnowledge of the United States Resettlement Program;
ESL/ESOL/English teaching experience preferred;
A foreign language in addition to English preferred;
Knowledge of the U.S. resettlement program preferred;
Microsoft Applications (Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).