Adult Education Bilingual Case Manager

Adult Education Bilingual Case Manager

ABOUT OUR DISTRICT:

The Syracuse City School District is undergoing a new phase of innovation and transformation with the goal of ensuring that all students graduate high school with the skills needed to be ready for college and career. For Syracuse, all means all – including students who fall behind or have been considered “hard to serve” for a host of reasons. The School Board and Syracuse community have charged the Superintendent Davis with improving student achievement, and he is seeking a dedicated and diverse team of school leaders and teachers to partner with him in moving the district toward its goals. The Syracuse City School District represents 34 schools and 4 alternative education programs, serving 21,000+ students Pre-K-12 of whom 77% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, 18% are served by the Office of Special Education and 78% are students of color.

WHO WE WANT:

Successful SCSD staff are passionately committed to urban education and all in for Syracuse students. They:

• Believe strongly that all students can learn at high levels;
• Demonstrate commitment to serving urban students, schools or communities, and to closing the achievement gap;
• Demonstrate willingness to put the interests of students above all others;
• Actively contribute to a culture of high expectations in their school and district;
• Adapt seamlessly to the complexities of the urban school environment; and
• Follow current trends in education policy and research.

REPORTS TO: Assistant Superintendent of High School and CTE and Director of Adult Education

JOB DESCRIPTION: This professional supports refugees and immigrant education, employment and community-based opportunities within the Central New York Community and Syracuse City School District. The position collaborates with Catholic Charities on its (RSSP) Refugee Supported Services Program. This position also supports other NYSED and WIOA Adult Education initiatives related to English as a Second Language (ESL) programming.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support RSSP performance-based objectives based on agreement with Catholic Charities.
• Meet with students to assure their persistence in instructional classes by identifying Barriers to Education and Employment and providing ample community resources to address those identified barriers.
• Provide intake services which include administering the required employment and educational assessments.
• Present participants with resources and support to accessing benefits and transition to postsecondary study or training.
• Help participants understand the multiple pathways to the NYS High School Equivalency diploma and access “next step” services, instruction, training, and apprenticeship programming.
• Assist students with completion the Individual Student Record Form (ISRF), register each student on NYS JobZone, and GED website, if needed.
• Help participants access activities and services provided throughout the local workforce development system, including programs and services that are provided through CNY Works, ACCES-VR, the NYS Commission for the Blind, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funded through the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.
• Provide case management support and referral outcomes related to included Literary Zone (LZ) referrals and community supports.
• Support WIOA Literacy Zone and EPE outcomes related to education and employment.
• Provide exemplary customer service to a diverse, underprivileged, and underrepresented adult population.
• Understand and honor the diversity, equity and belonging of students’ backgrounds, languages and individuality in our community and classes and incorporate them into the employment support experience.
• All case managers must attend 14 hours of required NYSED training provided through the RAEN annually.
• Employment Specialist will perform other duties as needed

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree
• Social Worker experience preferred
• Have native or mastery knowledge of (Spanish, Arabic, or Swahili and Kinyarwanda) and English.
• Strong computer and internet-based software skills are a must.
• Experience working with underserved and underprivileged adults strongly preferred.

SALARY: As per Unit 1 contract

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