NOW HIRING: Tier 1 Special Education Liaison

Full job description

Job Summary: Responsible for family engagement through consumer engagement, reporting and recording, and instructional leadership.

Key Areas of Accountability

Consumer Engagement
Provides individualized assistance or training to parents and professionals as needed.
Conduct intakes and provide information to parents and professionals.
Responsible for providing follow-up assistance and dissemination of materials to individuals served.
Knows, understands and provides information and/or refers families to other regional or state level organizations that could be helpful for assistance with needs outside our scope.
Facilitates a smooth transition of individuals to Special Education Liaisons as appropriate.
Supports volunteer services.
Reporting and Recording
Produces high quality records of activities and demographic information.
Collects and compiles follow-up evaluation data.
Reports and records information in a timely manner and as needed.

Minimum Job Qualifications

Education and Licensure: High school diploma or equivalent required.
Work Experience: Experience working directly with youth and special needs in a professional capacity is desired.
Working Conditions: Must be able to be productive and competent in a virtual environment. Must have the ability to sit and stand in the same position for prolonged periods of time. Must have the ability to manage stressful situations and support customers who may be in a stressful state of mind. Virtual and in-person engagement may be required. Evening and weekend work is required occasionally as is travel within the state of Indiana.
Equipment Operated: Phone, computer, printer/scanner/copier machine, and other office equipment. Presentation and virtual meeting software.
Training Requirements During Employment: May receive additional computer training for software packages and other updates as necessary relating to program content and management, services configuration and delivery. Must attend annual in-service training.

Characteristics, Skills and Abilities:

Cultural Awareness & Responsiveness: The degree to which the employee recognizes, understands, and appropriately responds to the diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences of individuals and groups.
Teamwork: The degree to which the employee works effectively with teams, work groups, or those outside formal lines of authority in order to accomplish assignments or goals; takes action that respects the needs and contributions of others.
Planning and Organization: The degree to which the employee establishes a course of action for himself or herself in order to accomplish assignments or goals.
Judgment: The degree to which the employee is able to develop alternative courses of action and make decisions that are based on logical assumptions and that reflect factual information.
Effective Communication: The degree to which the employee is able to express ideas and/or convey information clearly and effectively in one on one or group situations.
Problem Solving: The degree to which the employee is able to secure relevant information, compare and contrast data from a number of different sources, identify key issues and their relationships as well as their impact on situations or problems. In addition, determine alternative courses of action that will have a positive effect.

Pay: From $18.50 per hour

Benefits:

Location:

Work Location: Remote