SOESD - Graduation Specialist

The Southern Oregon ESD Focal Student Groups program seeks a Migrant Education Graduation Specialist to join the team. This person will often work in schools in Klamath County. When not in schools, this person will have a workspace at the SOESD office in Klamath Falls.

The Migrant Graduation Specialist will serve as an advisor, liaison, and facilitator for migrant students, helping them graduate from high school and pursue post-secondary opportunities. The Specialist will work with migrant students, providing both small-group and one-on-one support. All Specialist services will focus on the unique and supplemental needs of migrant students and will not supplant those activities conducted by other building staff such as counselors, home visitors, and teachers. Support efforts may include strategies for setting and achieving personal goals, connecting students to resources that help them pass their classes, information on scholarships, and guidance on how to successfully manage their secondary years.

The Migrant Graduation Specialist performs a variety of important roles, including organizing regional information sessions for students and/or parents, coordinating services with outside organizations such as KCC and OIT, working with spreadsheets to track data and services provided, and collaborating with the rest of the Migrant Education Team. The Migrant Graduation Specialist must be friendly, organized, collaborative, self-motivated, and knowledgeable about school systems and graduation requirements.

If you have a passion for supporting programs to provide quality services for students and families, can effectively build positive relationships while delivering a high level of service, and are self-directed while working as an essential part of a team, we encourage you to apply for this position!"

About SOESD

Southern Oregon ESD has locations in the Rogue Valley and Klamath County. The Rogue Valley is the cultural and economic heart of southern Oregon, home to legendary snow-skiing, white-water rafting, kayaking, hiking, fishing, as well as numerous cultural venues and events such as art galleries, the Britt Music Festivals, the Ashland Independent Film Festival, and the renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Klamath Falls offers a unique blend of affordability, outdoor recreation, and community, making it an appealing option for those seeking a rural lifestyle. Klamath County is proudly the home of Crater Lake National Park. With an average of 300 days of sunshine per year, outdoor sports are unlimited for all ages and all seasons.

Graduation Specialist

POSITION GOAL

To work directly with migrant students and their families to promote high school graduation and post-secondary education. Serves as a role model and mentor to students who are at risk of dropping out of school.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Employees in this position perform some or all of the following tasks. Others duties may be assigned. Essential duties of this position include:

• Co-facilitate senior seminars to help seniors with senior projects and college applications.
• Obtain and maintain on-track to graduation data for migrant high school students.
• Counsel migrant high school students on strategies to graduate from high school.
• Provide assistance to migrant high school students on Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Oregon Student Aid Application (ORSAA), college and scholarship applications.
• Arrange transportation for students as necessary.
• Accompany students on field trips and college tours.
• Provide students with information about post high school education.
• Serve as a resource for families in need of social service referrals.
• Serve as a link between the school, the student, and the family.
• Regularly access district student information systems to track student progress.
• Establish and maintain cooperative work relationships with SOESD employees, local education agency representatives and other contacted during the course of the work day.
• Follow established SOESD policies and procedures.
• Perform physical requirement unaided or with assistance of reasonable accommodations (see reverse).
• Perform other job related duties as assigned by supervisor
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential 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 the essential duties.

• Bachelor's degree in a field pertinent to youth development
• Experience which would provide the applicant with the desired skills, knowledge and ability required to perform the job.
• Demonstrated competence and involvement working with the Latino community.
• Strong communication skills.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.
• Valid Oregon Driver's license.
  
  

Any equivalent combination of experience, certification and training/education, deemed by the district, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of this job may be used as an alternative to this prerequisite.

LOCATION: In person at: SOESD Klamath Falls

LENGTH OF POSITION: 0.7 FTE / 220 days (extended academic year)

PAY RANGE: Per Classified Hourly Compensation Schedule, $23.54/hour - $28.19/hour for the 2026-2027 school year.

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Program Administrator

SOESD Benefits (For .50 FTE And Over)

• Southern Oregon ESD contributes up to 2185.00 per month (family coverage) for health, dental and vision insurance premiums for qualified employees.
• Employer-paid PERS (Public Employee Retirement System), including additional 6% individual investment account with PERS.
• 10 paid holidays
• A generous sick, vacation and discretionary (personal) leave packet is also provided to qualified employees.
  
  

Health Insurance

• OEBB MODA
• Includes medical, dental, vision & prescription insurance
• Monthly premium deducted pre-tax
  
  

Options

• Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible Spending Accounts – medical, day-care expenses
• Optional Coverage for Additional Life, AD&D, Short Term Disability Insurance through Aflac or American Fidelity
• 403(b)
• Mercy Flights Membership
  
  

Physical Requirements

The following physical requirements are essential functions of this position:

• Stand/Walk: 4-6 Hrs/Day
• Sit/Sit on the Floor: 1-4 Hrs/Day
• Drive: 4-6 Hrs/Day
• Bending: Occasionally
• Squat: Limited
• Climb Stairs: Occasionally
• Single Grasping: Frequently
• Pushing: Occasionally
• Pulling: Occasionally
• Fine Manipulation: Frequently
• Repetitive Foot Controls: Occasionally
• Lifting (less than 25 lbs): Limited
• Lifting (25 50 lbs): Not At All
• Lifting (50 75 lbs): Not At All
• Lifting (75 100 lbs): Not At All
  
  

Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

SOESD is an equal opportunity employer that complies with applicable employment discrimination laws, including ORS Ch. 659, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.