Transitional Case Manager - 3 Positions Available for the 2024-25 School Year - #1688951

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Position Details:

This non-exempt position is scheduled for 188 days per school year, 8 hours per day. This is a grant-funded position and funding is available through May 2028. The position will work with Bosse, Lincoln, Lodge, GLA, Evans, and Delaware schools. The position follows the Board of Trustees approved school calendar for holidays.

Hourly Wage: $36,400
Benefits: Insurance:
EVSC offers four (4) Anthem medical insurance plans. Single medical, dental and vision insurance are provided with this position. Employees may pay the additional cost to add family members. Click here to view the rates for each plan. If elected, insurance coverage begins the first of the month following the successful completion of a 30-day probationary period

Employees enrolled in an EVSC medical insurance plan are eligible to use any of the three EVSC Health & Wellness Centers. The health clinics provide primary care services, generic prescription medications, physicals, health screenings, and labs; all at NO COST to the employee or covered family member

Additional Benefits:
EVSC is proud to provide accumulated paid time off for:

• Sick Time
• Personal Business Days

EVSC employees have access to the EVSC Wee Care Learning Centers. The Wee Care program provides a quality early learning experience for employees' children as young as six weeks through age five at a special employee rate.

This position will automatically be enrolled in the Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) through the state of Indiana, which includes a defined benefit (Pension) as well as an Annuity Savings Account (ASA). Employees may also participate in a 403(b) Plan. Enrolling in the 403(b) plan allows employees to save for their retirement by making a pre-tax salary deferral contributions to the Plan.

Eligible employees may enroll in the EVSC group life insurance and long term disability plans. EVSC also offers a variety of voluntary insurance products through American Fidelity.

EVSC offers a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP). It is a confidential, voluntary service that provides professional counseling and referral services designed to help employees and their family members with personal, job or family-related matters.

SUMMARY:

Work with families entering the educational pipeline to overcome barriers impacting student success.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

• Case manage at risk or high risk students and families.
• Provide crisis prevention and intervention services.
• Assess family needs to help determine the most appropriate service plan.
• Link families to resources and advocate to positively impact student success.
• Provide support to English as a New Language (ENL) students and families
• Maintain data and records as required for compliance / reporting.
• Use data to drive decisions, planning, delivering and evaluating programs.
• Build relationships with community partners that can support students / families transitioning into or within EVSC.
• Collaborate with EVSC Comprehensive Counseling Team to provide referrals to school and community resources.
• Support Site Councils at Full Service Community Schools.
• Serve as a liaison between schools, families and community partners.
• Maintain regular attendance.

JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrate cultural competence in understanding of and responsiveness to diverse cultures and backgrounds to fully serve students and families.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in specific field.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and the school community.
• Ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of School Trustees policies.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Work collaboratively with EVSC employees, vendors and community partners in a teamwork-driven environment
• Strive to be innovative in continuously improving processes for district-wide success
• Provide excellent service in all forms of communication with a results-oriented customer-driven focus
• Successful in working effectively and efficiently in a high pressure, time-sensitive environment
• Ability to internally motivate, think critically, and initiate strategic improvement
• Exude a positive and dependable work ethic
• Highly organized with attention to detail

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

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:

High school degree or GED required. Experience in the area of social work, education or related field required. Bachelor’s degree preferred. Multilingual experience preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from administrators, teachers, school board members, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability, and statistical inference.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to prepare, project, monitor and document funds from multiple sources.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

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, talk, and hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee may occasionally life or move up to 50 pounds.
• The employee must be able to push items of 50 pounds or more, such as pushing materials on a cart.

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 may vary depending upon the daily activities within the work environment, such as the number of people in the office.
• The work environment is frequently interrupted as the employee must meet multiple demands from many people.
• The employee must work some evening and weekend hours.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The job description is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position and it does not serve to proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned or changed by management.

It is the policy of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, national origin, age, limited English proficiency, or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Law (I.C.22-9-1), Title IV, and Title VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964), the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (Educational Amendments), the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).

Questions concerning compliance with these laws should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN 47713, phone number 435-8508.

The interview committee will give preference to candidates who, through the interview process, past experience, and references have demonstrated the ability to interact with students, staff, and the community.

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply.