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Education Project Coordinator

Ozone House

Ypsilanti, MI | Full Time

$54k-72k (estimate)

3 Months Ago

Education Project Coordinator

Ozone House Ypsilanti, MI

$54k-72k (estimate)

Full Time | Social & Legal Services 3 Months Ago

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Ozone House is Hiring an Education Project Coordinator Near Ypsilanti, MI

Position Title: Education Project Coordinator
Reports to: Education, Outreach, and Welcoming Department Director
Status: Full-time (40 hours), exempt, with benefits
Base Salary: $45,000.00; additional based on education, experience, and credentials
grammatic Duties with the WISD

Application Instructions: Include cover letter and resume
Deadline: Resumes will be reviewed as received; position will be posted for 30 days or until filled.
Position Summary:
The Education Project Coordinator is responsible to coordinate the daily operations and activities of the Education Project (McKinney-Vento services to children and youth experiencing homelessness), as well as educating youth and families about services available to them through Ozone House and partner providers. This position works closely with school district homeless liaisons, building allies to help homeless students succeed by providing transportation, basic needs assistance, school supplies, referrals to local services, and other needed resources. In addition, the Education Project Coordinator educates schools and other community stakeholders about what services are available to students and families via in-person presentations and an electronic newsletter and partners with volunteers, interns, educators and service providers to ensure students have access to services.

The Education Project Coordinator is part of the Education, Outreach and Welcoming (EOW) Team which is responsible for designing and carrying out the agency’s overall outreach efforts across the community including schools, community-based organizations, and all other places that youth congregate. This role will work with the Outreach Manager to cover outreach opportunities throughout the community. They will also be responsible for participating in coverage at the drop-in center one afternoon a week.

Education Qualifications:

Master’s degree in social work, education or related field

Commensurate experience and skills will be considered in lieu of level of education/licensing/credentials, etc.

Experience Qualifications:

3 years’ professional experience with families and youth in crisis situations and demonstrated competences in managing crisis situations
Experience in educational settings and/or school systems preferred
Facility with word processing, database management and web navigation
Demonstrated administrative competencies such as communication, planning, program development, data collection & analysis, evaluation, reporting and resource management
Proven experience engaging with diverse identities, including intersecting identities of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background and sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.
Commitment to best practices including Positive Youth Development, Harm-Reduction, Housing First, and Trauma-Informed approaches.
Work requires effective written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills; ability to motivate teams to produce quality work within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects; ability to participate in and facilitate group meetings.
Possess strong work ethic and ability to take initiative. Demonstrate a high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness.
Successful completion of pre-employment and annual background check; valid driver’s license, current insurance, and access to reliable transportation.

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

Programmatic Duties with the WISD:

Assist schools with the identification of McKinney-Vento eligible students and families by overseeing closed-loop referral process.
Conduct and provide needs assessments, crisis intervention, information and referrals (typically by phone) to families and students in homeless situations.
Work with WISD Grants Coordinator and other community partners to identify resources and remove barriers, including (but not limited to) immediate enrollment needs, connection to special education services, connection to tutoring services, credit recovery programs, and other academic supports.
Document need for and coordinate temporary (stopgap) transportation for McKinney-Vento eligible students while districts coordinate long-term transportation. Communicate long-term transportation needs with district personnel and maintain documentation of resources provided.
Support outreach efforts through multiple channels and consistently communicate with schools, community partners, and other stakeholders via mailings, newsletters and other means.

Programmatic Duties on the EOW Team:

Participate in developing an annual plan for Drop-In Center programming and outreach.
Work with the EOW team to deliver positive youth development programming at the Drop-In Center and ensure adequate staffing capacity and coverage.
Provide youth with crisis prevention, short-term intervention, referrals and linkages to Ozone House and other community services and resources.
Provide psychosocial assessments for runaway and homeless youth as needed.
Ensure regular and responsive communication with schools and other youth-serving agencies to provide information and education about Ozone House services.
Coordinate with the Education, Outreach, and Welcoming Department Director to develop/enhance community education curriculum and materials, facilitate educational presentations to schools and other stakeholder groups and help publicize, coordinate and track community education and outreach opportunities.

About Ozone House:
Ozone House is a community-based, nonprofit agency that helps young people lead safe, healthy, and productive lives through intensive intervention and prevention services. Since 1969, we have actively developed unique, high-quality housing and support programs and services that provide support, intervention, training, and assistance to runaway, homeless, and high-risk youth and their families.
As the second oldest youth shelter in the country, Ozone House combines a wealth of experience with industry leading best practices to serve young people and their families experiencing crisis. Each year, Ozone House has served over 3,500 young people throughout Washtenaw and surrounding counties in Southeast Michigan.
Benefits:
Ozone House offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes: BCBS health and vision options and dental insurance 90% employer paid for single employee coverage, 80% for family coverage; retirement savings plan; basic life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage 100% employer paid; Health Savings Account; Dependent Care, Medical and Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts and a generous paid time off plan.

Commitment to Anti-Oppression:
Ozone House provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We strongly encourage individuals from marginalized groups to apply, including people of color, individuals who have experienced poverty or economic hardship, and people who identify as LGBTQ. Ozone House is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and enforces an anti-oppressive environment to support the retention of employees from groups that have been underrepresented within the organization from historically underrepresented groups.