Job Description - Greenwood School District
Greenwood School District 50 Position Description
Position Title: Director of Student Support Services
Department: Administration
Reports To: Assistant Superintendent for Administration
SUMMARY:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Other duties may be assigned.
Attendance/Truancy
• Assure compliance with federal, state, and local laws and policies concerning student attendance.
• Monitor and reconcile PowerSchool 45th, 90th, 135th, and 180th day data extraction for compliance with the federal Uniform Management Information Reporting System.
• Consult and coordinate with school personnel regarding referral of students to Family Court or other courts having jurisdiction over juveniles; or the Department of Social Services.
• Gather information from schools; complete and submit Truancy and Contempt Petitions to the Solicitor’s Office.
• Serve as the District Attendance Officer in Family Court.
• Reconcile Department of Juvenile Justice payment claim with POWERSCHOOL enrollment data for Business Office to ensure proper reimbursement for our students residing in Department of Juvenile Justice facilities.
• Receive, compile, and send to schools Department of Social Services forms for students receiving Family Independence services.
• Attend State Department of Education Attendance and Truancy meetings and training sessions.
Student Support Services
• Provide programmatic support to the Student Services Facilitators to ensure all appropriate resources are utilized to help students remove barriers to school attendance; resolve personal, emotional, and social problems that interfere with their ability to attend school regularly, not drop out, and complete graduation requirements.
• Establish and maintain effective liaison with various offices and agencies within the community that may provide specialized or professional help to students and their parents.
• Consult and collaborate with school personnel and community agency personnel in establishing and planning for respective roles in improving the quality of student outcome and developing solutions.
• Provide and/or coordinate in-services and community presentations to keep Student Services Facilitators informed of community resources.
• Serve as District representative in community meetings and advisory boards, as assigned.
Dropout Coordinator
• Assure district submits all completed dropout data required the State Department of Education.
• Assist schools with student dropout issues and compilation of dropout data.
• Attend State Department of Education Dropout meetings and training sessions.
McKinney – Vento Homeless Assistance
• Serve as the district homeless liaison.
• Work with community agencies and schools to ensure that homeless child and youth are identified, enrolled, and receive equitable access to education and support services.
• Review and revise district policies to meet federal guidelines.
• Disseminate public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and youth.
• Provide in-services to school personnel and community agencies as federally mandated.
• Compile and maintain data for required annual reports to the State Department of Education.
• Compile grant data and submit the end-of-year report and the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Data Collection Form in a timely manner.
• Assure appropriate expenditure of funds.
• Submit budget reports to the State Department of Education for reimbursement
• Represent the school district on the GAMES (Greenwood, Abbeville, McCormick, Edgefield, Saluda) Homeless Coalition.
• Work closely with the Bowers-Rodgers Home for Neglected and Abused Children and with MEG’S House, the local domestic violence shelter.
• Confer with the Greenwood emergency shelters to compile and maintain required State Department of Education funding documentation forms.
• Confer with POWERSCHOOL/Attendance clerks to assure proper coding in the school management system.
• Provide required documentation to the district Business Office for proper disbursement of funding received for students who temporarily reside in emergency shelters.
• Submit grant proposals for funding through the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
• Assure compliance with all federal regulations of the grant.
• Attend State Department of Education McKinney-Vento Homeless meetings and training sessions.
Medical Homebound Instruction
• Assure compliance with federal, state and school district laws and mandates concerning medical homebound.
• Assist schools and families with medical homebound issues and concerns.
• Assist schools in securing homebound teachers.
• Reconcile physician ordered medical homebound days with days of instruction received to assure student has received appropriate services.
• Assure homebound correctly entered in PowerSchool data system for funding reimbursement purposes.
• Process paperwork for homebound teacher payroll and travel reimbursement, submit to Business Office for payment.
• Complete reimbursement forms for agencies/institutions that provide residential placement for District 50 students.
• Attend State Department of Education Medical Homebound meetings and training sessions.
Safe & Drug Free Coordinator
• Responsible for the federally funded grant that provides funds for implementing proven effective programs and curricula in the areas of drug and violence prevention.
• Develop, submit, and monitor the Safe and Drug Free grant.
• Gather, organize and submit to the State Department of Education yearly data.
• Assure appropriate expenditure of funds.
• Submit budget reports to the State Department of Education for reimbursement.
• Attend State Department of Education Safe and Drug Free meetings and training sessions.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises assigned staff and program areas. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable
laws.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 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 functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Masters Degree in social work. Certification as Social Worker III. At least three years of successful experience in social work.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to administrators, top management, public groups/community, and Board of Education.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and the Board of Education policies.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to walk, talk or hear. The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with the public and staff in addition to meeting multiple demands from several people. The employee is required to work irregular or extended work hours.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.
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