Job Details

Job ID: 4941206

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Jan 15, 2025

Job Description

Grant funded for the 2024-25 school Year

Full time position

Posting Period: Open until filled

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Exempt

We appreciate your interest in employment with Vancouver Public Schools (VPS). All applications are considered and reviewed. The most qualified and competitive applicant(s) that possess directly related experience and expertise, training, and education may be invited to participate in the interview/selection process. As part of the selection process, the District conducts confidential reference checks to include former and present employers and also requires a criminal background investigation. Unfortunately, due to the number of applications received, not all applicants will receive an interview.

Résumés should include education, relevant experience (including current position), and skills which highlight the qualifications of the position to which a person is applying.

All district employees are encouraged to review their personnel file periodically to ensure that their file includes current and relevant documentation that supports their education, experience, training, etc., as it relates to qualifications described on job postings.

Qualifications:

• Spanish Preferred

• Valid Washington State teaching certificate

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher learning

• Successful teaching experience

• Successful experience teaching across diverse populations

• Experience working with at-risk migrant students and families.

• Experience working with school aged migrant students in an educational

• setting.

• Knowledge of school and community resources available to migrant students and

• families, including technical education, career awareness, and postsecondary education

• opportunities.

• Must possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills

• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment in a program focused on improving student learning

• Knowledge of economic, social, cultural, and psychological factors influencing migrant

• students

• Cooperates as a professional team member, accepts faculty responsibilities, and represents the best interests of the department

• Sets an example for students in emotional stability, self-control, courtesy, and appearance

• Ability to work cooperatively with students and their parents who are culturally, racially, and linguistically diverse

• Advanced ability to use technology as an effective communication, planning and instructional tool

• Willingness to participate in professional development courses aligned with the department and district initiatives

• Flexible work schedule

  Essential Functions:

• The Migrant Education Specialist will act as a liaison and facilitator to the school counselor(s) for migrant students to successfully transition to next grade level; complete high school; and pursue postsecondary education or employment.

• Implement a case management model focused on providing supplemental support and intervention strategies to address the unique needs of migrant students.

• Work with the district’s Migrant Education Federal Program’s director and school staff to identify and establish program and student goals in alignment with the district’s local plan and the State Service Delivery Plan.

• Coordinate and ensure access to other services migrant students may be eligible and entitled to receive.

• Work with school counselor(s) to monitor and track attendance and academic progress leading toward graduation; including discipline, credits/grades, and other social/academic issues.

• Conduct referrals to services aligned to student’s needs that are available through school district and/or community to reduce and/or eliminate identified barriers.

• Facilitate appropriate scheduling options with school counselor and teaching staff for students to gain access to AP, Highly Capable, CTE, Running Start, or regular academic core course options leading to graduation and transition to post secondary education or employment.

• Facilitate access to services to address social/emotional needs; including educational disruption, cultural and language barriers, social isolation, various health-related problems, or other factors that inhibit the ability of selected migrant students to meet state academic and achievement standards.

• Foster family/school connections and conduct home visits.

• Conduct parent information sessions to ensure that migrant students and their parents understand assessment and graduation requirements and students understand their rights to an equitable and rigorous education that prepares them for college and career.

• Promote access to or develop leadership and mentoring programs to facilitate the needs of migrant students and their families.

• Establish a caseload in coordination with school counselor, teachers, and other appropriate staff to create a listing of migrant students most at-risk of not meeting state Standards.

• Work with school counselor and caseload students to develop student plans/goals that lead to a successful transition to the next grade level, graduation, and transition to postsecondary education or employment.

• Maintain on-going communication with counselor, teacher, students, families, and other school staff regarding the progress of the student to achieve established goals and transition to next grade level, graduate, or pursue postsecondary opportunities or employment.

• Participate in professional development opportunities to strengthen skills in working with at-risk migrant students including consolidating credits, determining high school of graduation, motivational techniques, and reporting requirements.

• Other duties as assigned

  Such alternatives to the above requirements and desirable qualifications may be made as the district finds appropriate and acceptable.

SOC Code:259031

Benefits/Compensation:

• Salary range: $62,925 - $118,608 (includes Base & TRI enrichment; commensurate upon FTE, degree, credits and experience). Salary schedules can be accessed here (https://vansd.org/salary-schedules/) .

• Additional Compensation: Certificated positions may have additional pay provisions above what is represented on the salary range such as, but not limited to TRI professional learning, extended year days, extra appendix E supplemental days and professional development reimbursement. Detailed information, including eligibility criteria, can be found in the VEA CPA (https://vansd.org/human-resources/collective-bargaining-agreements/) . Salary schedules can be accessed here (https://vansd.org/salary-schedules/) .

• Benefits: Employees who are anticipated to work at least 630 hours may be eligible for health, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life, and disability insurance benefits. Detailed information, including further eligibility criteria, can be found here (https://www.hca.wa.gov/employee-retiree-benefits/school-employees) .

• Retirement: Employees may be eligible for retirement benefits through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS). Eligibility is based on FTE. Detailed information can be found here (https://www.drs.wa.gov/) .

• Time Off: Includes paid time off, sick, personal, religious, military and bereavement leave.

• Sick Leave: 8 hours per month (part-time employee accrual will be proportionate to their FTE).

• Personal Leave: 3 days per school year

• Detailed information, including accrual criteria can be found in the VEA CPA (https://vansd.org/human-resources/collective-bargaining-agreements/) .

Position Type: Full-time

Positions Available: 1

Job Categories

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