MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST
- Job Goal: Serve as a Migrant Education Program point of contact for the identification, recruitment, and migrant student data for Region 6 and provide professional development and support to LEA staff regarding migrant identified students and coding.
Qualifications and Experience:
- High School Diploma
- Bachelor’s or Associates Degree, highly preferred
- Texas Teaching Certificate preferred but not required
- Experience working with databases and information systems
- Experience working in public education, preferred
- Experience working with migrant and/or multilingual families/studies, preferred
- Oral and written communication skills in Spanish, required
- High degree of professionalism including strong organizational, communication, and public relations skills
- Ability to establish rapport and work in collaboration with public school, ESC and state agency personnel
- Ability to prepare and provide professional development to adults
- Ability to maintain confidentiality with internal and external sensitive information
- Detail-oriented and able to submit required documentation error-free and on time
- Ability to collaborate and work effectively with diverse personalities
- Ability to utilize current technology platforms and software
Major Responsibilities:
- Serve as a migrant program contact for Region 6
- Understand and abide by all program guidelines and assurances stated in the ESC ESSA Basic Services Grant
- Implement and provide training and support for ID & R, TX-NGS, and MSIX activities in the region per the grant guidelines
- Work with the Special Programs Component Director, Coordinators, and other ESC migrant staff to establish internal goals for the migrant program
- Work collaboratively with other ESC migrant program staff to prioritize and meet grant program goals as established by grant guidelines and performance measures
- Assist and work closely with migrant personnel and PEIMS coordinators to cross reference data and ensure regional data integrity for identified migrant students
- Communicate a regional timeline to LEAs for data submission to be reported in the TX-NGS and MSIX databases as required by TEA
- Collect and input all data for identified migrant students in the region into TX-NGS by the established deadlines as required by TEA
- Collaborate with migrant recruiters to maintain accurate and updated data in TX-NGS for all identified migrant students in the Region and generate required reports
- Collect and maintain program data and documentation for the grant
- Provide grant required information as requested for compliance reporting and other TEA grant data submissions by the deadlines
- Attend relevant webinars and grant approved conferences to support the program
- Utilize multiple modalities, including distance learning technologies, in person face-to-face, phone, and email for meetings, technical assistance, trainings, etc.
- Prepare and provide professional development to educators of all levels
- Develop and maintain positive, professional relationships within the ESC, and with LEAs, TEA contacts, and any partner organizations
- Work on multiple tasks effectively with minimal supervision
- Maintain all internal and external required paperwork and program documentation
- Submit required paperwork and program documentation by requested deadlines
- Maintain confidentiality with internal and external student and LEA information
- Perform other duties as assigned
Equipment Used: Standard office equipment, including personal computers and peripherals
Working Conditions:
- Posture: Prolonged sitting; occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
- Motion: Repetitive hand motions, including frequent keyboarding and use of a mouse; occasional reaching
- Lifting: Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds)
- Environment: Self-discipline that
will enable continuous learning, be able to
multi-task with
frequent interruptions and with minimal supervision, and
maintain emotional control under stress. Prolonged and irregular
work hours on occasion
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High School Diploma
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