REACH Project Specialist

Job Title: REACH Project Specialist         

FLSA Status: Exempt          

Pay Grade: 103         

Work Days: 226        

Reports To: Coordinator of Administrative Services      

Primary Purpose

Ensure a well-articulated, coordinated, and comprehensive support program for Homeless Children and Youth. Provide effective and knowledgeable leadership to campuses, districts, and charter schools. Provide effective coaching, community connections, appropriate professional development, and technical assistance to ESC Region 11 school systems.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

            Education/Certification

• Master’s Degree
• Valid Texas teacher certificate
• Licensed School Counselor Certification or Licensed Social Worker, preferred

            Special Knowledge/Skills

• Team-oriented attitude and desire to work collaboratively with ESC staff, campus/district/charter school
• Strong organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills
• Technology competency levels are comparable to those required by the State Board of Educator Certification for all beginning
• Knowledge of student behavioral and academic challenges, including current models for implementing effective programs to meet student needs.
• In-depth knowledge of homeless children and youth (PreK-12) education programs, including federal McKinney-Vento statutory requirements and funding, state statutory requirements and funding, and best practices in school systems.
• In-depth knowledge of transition and graduation requirements.
• In-depth knowledge of assessment and accountability systems, and state and federal requirements.
• Technical knowledge of College and Career Readiness Standards.
• In-depth knowledge of data disaggregation and how to use the data to impact district/campus planning.

            Experience

• Five years of experience in counseling or social work, preferred
• Successful experience curating and presenting professional development and informational sessions
• Successful experience in program development
• Successful experience in an educational leadership position; experience in a supervisory position, preferred
• Experience with grant programs is beneficial

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

*This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making fair hiring and pay decisions. 

**This position may be partially or completely funded using grant and/or federal monies and is assigned programs to include activities designed to enhance the effective and coordinated use of funds.

• Actively participate in and/or provide leadership for inter-departmental teams to help improve student performance in the region, improve the ESC internal operations, and meet the established goals and objectives of the ESC.
• Analyze available needs assessment data from regional, state, and national sources.
• Participate in the collaborative development of a comprehensive plan for training, products, and services to meet regional needs.
• Interface with TEA and Texas Education of Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY) on a regular basis to support related programs within the region.
• Develop quality training, products, and services for teachers and administrators on federal and state requirements, identification strategies, classroom support strategies, social-emotional learning supports, and effective use of community resources as related to homeless children and youth.
• Provide technical assistance to campus/districts/charter schools as needed, as well as appropriate follow-up and follow-along to training, products, and services related to compliance with state and federal laws, State Board of Education rules and regulations, and ethical standards, including confidentiality.
• Provide custom coaching and guidance on best practices related to homeless children and youth, including data analysis, and monitoring related to attendance, academic success, promotion/graduation requirements, and post-secondary planning.
• Evaluate the impact of training, products, and services on student success.
• Use metrics to drive continuous program improvement.
• Participate in designated local, state, and national professional development activities and share information with ESC staff and appropriate regional personnel.
• Coordinate community partnerships, events, and resources in support of McKinney-Vento programs and students.
• Build LEA capacity to collect, analyze, and use data for McKinney-Vento students.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics for each program initiative to measure success and progress.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of each program initiative regularly, conducting qualitative and quantitative analyses.
• Ensure the performance management process is cyclical and iterative, promoting continuous improvement.
• Provide feedback to program teams on their performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Duties

None

Equipment/Specialized Software Used

Computers, projection devices, control panels in meeting rooms, printers, productivity software, software specific to the job assignment, network resources, internet resources, and other hardware and software necessary to perform the functions of the job effectively and efficiently.

Working Conditions (Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors)

Mental: Public relations and people skills are always required, work with frequent interruptions, and maintain professional composure and confidentiality under stress.

Physical: Occasional prolonged and irregular hours, ability to move tables and chairs and load/unload boxes and materials. Prolonged use of a computer. Frequent region and state-wide travel.

Environmental: Open cubicles/workstations

Evaluation

Annual performance evaluation will be performed in accordance with the adopted policies of the Education Service Center Region 11. Employment in this position is contingent upon performance, need, and funding

Salary : $80,178 - $97,779