What are the responsibilities and job description for the Migrant Recruiter/Assistant Tutor position at District Office?
Please see schedule details under Experience, Training, or Skills at the end.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Primary Purpose: Identify and recruit migrant students from birth to twenty-one years of age for Mayfield and Graves county. Act as a liaison between the school and the migrant community. Provide registration and withdrawal services to migrant students. Maintain files, records, and state-mandated reports related to migrant students.
The Migrant Recruiter:
After being trained, actively identify and recruit eligible migrant children residing in the school district, including surveying the area, conducting periodic surveys of students, and establishing communications networks.
Make home visits during the mornings and afternoons to migrant families to tutor and recruit new families.
After training, review/use state and federal mandates and guidelines to interview families to determine eligibility for migrant services.
Collaborate with school staff to maintain appropriate records of migrant students, collaborate with business agencies, growers, crew leaders, and other public agencies to inform them of the program, and ensure that all migrant students and resources are identified.
Schedule recruitment by geographical area to recruit students and families based on ongoing needs assessment with regional/district staff.
Maintain daily logs, including mileage and time of all activities such as home visits, transporting families, field reports, and statistical information to make entries to the migrant database (web app) for future evaluation.
Explain the migrant student program to the parents/ guardians and the services offered by the migrant education program after the family qualifies.
Complete the Certificate of Eligibility (COE), obtain appropriate signatures from parents/guardians, and submit the completed COE to the assigned staff.
Comply with all district routines and regulations and maintain current knowledge of program rules, requirements, and restrictions.
Understand all federal regulations pertaining to the Migrant Education Program.
Attend all training for recruiters and meetings arranged by the Regional and State Migrant Coordinators, including any state-mandated training or professional development.
Tutor students when not recruiting. (Mayfield & Graves Schools)
Perform other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
High school diploma or equivalent. Prefer bachelor's or associate degree. Experience and bilingualism may substitute for a post-secondary degree.
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS:
Must possess a valid Kentucky state driver's license and personal transportation.
Communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English and Spanish.
Possess a thorough knowledge of the Western Region geographic area.
Be willing to work a schedule with irregular hours including weekends, evenings, and summers. This job requires someone who is flexible and available to work a variety of shifts, including mornings and afternoons, as well as weekends during growing and harvesting season. It's not a typical Monday-Friday job, and the work week is 5 days, 6.5 hours per day.
Communicate effectively with parents of migrant students.
Travel throughout the district, county, or region.
Follow written and verbal instructions.
Mileage for recruiting is reimbursed at the school district rate.