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About the Role
The Education Specialist provides educational advocacy, conducts academic performance monitoring, ensures students receive necessary support, and makes referrals for tutoring and extracurricular activities. The Specialist also assists students and families with school selection processes, ensuring applications are for quality, best-fit schools. They coordinate with treatment team members on academic progress and follow up on needs.
Responsibilities
- Approach work with a positive attitude, with an ethic of service and integrity rooted in the values, mission, vision, and philosophy of Lutheran Social Services of NY (LSSNY).
- Understand that the focus of all LSSNY’s work is for the betterment of those LSSNY serves.
- Comply willingly with all organizational policies and procedures and support all functions that attain and maintain accreditation and compliance with regulatory agencies.
- Contribute to organizational excellence at the individual, team, department, divisional, and agency wide levels.
- Exhibit integrity, professionalism, and respect both in the workplace and in the communities we serve.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with schools; provide advocacy on behalf of students.
- Work with Case Planner, foster parent, birth parent/caregiver and tutor to address educational concerns.
- Advocate for both long-term individualized interventions for students with complex or ongoing educational needs and targeted short-term support to ensure that every student has access to a particular service or opportunity.
- Request that the school make referrals for IEP evaluations and behavioral/academic support within the school.
- Negotiate with DOE staff to ensure the implementation of recommended and appropriate educational and counseling services.
- Secure representation for the students who have, or are at risk of, receiving a suspension.
- Ensure school stability if a student is relocating homes, in consultation with the Case Planner and parent.
- Provide individualized guidance to ensure that the schools the students are applying to are quality, best-fit schools.
- Work with community resources including in-home quality tutoring programs, mental health services, afterschool programs and extracurricular services, to ensure students receive assistance on a broad spectrum that fosters continued success educationally as well as emotionally.
- Participates in professional development, including those mandated by the program/funders/agency.
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations, including HIPPA.
- Other duties as required by direct supervisor or needs of the program/agency.
Requirements
- At least two years of education-related experience in an instructional, administrative, or advocacy-related position.
- Must be willing to travel to various NYC (New York City) boroughs.
- Experience working with students and families in foster care is strongly preferred.
- Basic competency in Microsoft Office for Windows applications is required.
Skills
- Ability to navigate complex educational issues
- Ability to be resourceful
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to organize time
- Ability to prioritize responsibilities
- Ability to plan and carry out all duties
- Ability to effectively collaborate in team settings
- Ability to build relationships with external partners
- Bilingual Spanish preferred
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Full Time
Experience Level
- 2 years of education-related experience
Education Level
- Master's in education preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field is required
Salary/Compensations
- $50,000 - $55,000 per year
About the Company
- Lutheran Social Services of New York (LSSNY)