School Liaison Specialist - NE

Position Details: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"img src="https://samaritas.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInertaction=downloadid=46199hashed=1445684163" alt="Samaritasmall_RGB" //span/pp style="margin: 0px;"/pdivh2span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #440099;"strongJoin Our Team as a School Liaison Specialist!/strong/span/h2p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongFull-Time | Detroit, MI | $22.35/hour/strong/spanbr /span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongArabic Speaking Highly Preferred/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Are you passionate about helping youth and families thrive? Do you want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of refugee students as they adapt to a new culture, community, and school system? If so, we want you on our team./span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"We are seeking a dedicated strongSchool Liaison Specialist/strong to support the successful acculturation and academic progress of refugee youth in the Detroit area. In this role, you will serve as a vital resource to teachers, parents, and students—building bridges, breaking down barriers, and empowering families to succeed./span/phr /h2span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongWhat You’ll Do/strong/span/h2p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"As a key member of our School Impact Program, you will:/span/ph3span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongSupport Refugee Students Families/strong/span/h3ullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Provide one-on-one advocacy to youth, parents, and teachers/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Facilitate parent–teacher meetings and help families navigate the education system/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Arrange interpretation services to ensure clear communication/span/li/ulh3span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongStrengthen School Community Partnerships/strong/span/h3ullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Build positive, productive relationships with school administrators, teachers, and community organizations/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Facilitate cultural awareness training in schools and classrooms/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Coordinate youth referrals and identify new locations for ESL classes/span/li/ulh3span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongDrive Program Impact/strong/span/h3ullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Assist in maintaining data on student attendance, academic progress, extracurricular involvement, and graduation outcomes/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Support preparation of quarterly and year-end reports/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Help manage case files, documentation, and small-purchase records/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Arrange transportation for youth and adults to classes, field trips, and meetings/span/li/ulhr /h2span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongWhat We’re Looking For/strong/span/h2ullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongBachelor’s degree/strong in social work or human services (required)/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Experience in community education and/or working with refugees (preferred)/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Cross-cultural training or personal experience living or working within other cultures (preferred)/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongValid driver's license/strong, reliable vehicle, and insurance/span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongArabic language proficiency is highly preferred/strong/span/li/ulhr /h2span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"strongWhy This Role Matters/strong/span/h2p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Your work directly impacts the success, confidence, and future of refugee youth. You’ll play a pivotal role in helping students overcome challenges, celebrate their strengths, and build a foundation for lifelong achievement./span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"If you're an empathetic professional with a passion for education, cultural diversity, and community impact, this is an incredible opportunity to make a difference every day./span/p/divp /pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" img src="https://samaritas.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInertaction=downloadid=54536hashed=537799161" alt="Welcome to Samaritas (2)" width="671" height="562" //span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" /spana href="https://online.flipbuilder.com/vulb/azmk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"/a/p Duties And Responsibilities: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #440099;"strongAssists with implementation of School Impact Program guidelines by serving as resource to teachers, parents and youth in efforts to support the successful acculturation of refugee families./strong /span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"Duties and Responsibilities /span/strong/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pollispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Assist Senior School Specialist in preparing statistical data on refugee truancy, grades and graduation, youth involvement in extra-curricular activities and parent participation. /span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Assist Senior School Specialist to work with local educational systems to obtain refugee youth referrals and to arrange locations and times of the School Impact Project. Assist in finding new locations for English as Second Language (ESL) classes. /span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Establish and maintain positive relationships with school district management, teachers, youth and their parents. Keep updated list of schools, addresses, phones numbers, and contact names. /span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Facilitate cultural awareness training to schools and classrooms. Provide one-on-one support and advocacy to refugee parents, youth and their teachers, including parent/teacher conferences or meetings with other educational professionals. Provide or arrange for interpretation for refugee adults and youth in their native language at meetings. /span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Maintain effective communication with other community agencies or individuals involved in service or referral. Encourage and participate in cooperative working relationships. /span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Assist with translation of documents as required for program functions. /span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Maintain all required attendance records, client information, forms and other needed documentation of services in a timely fashion. Assist in coordinating school specialist training and in-service sessions. /span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Assist with case file reviews and record keeping for small item purchases. /span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Provide or arrange for transportation of refugee adults and youth to and from meetings, ESL classes, field trips, etc. /span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Maintain data on clients and statistical program information and prepare required reports; assist in preparing quarterly and year-end reports./span/li/ol Qualifications: p style="margin: 0px;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt;"Job Qualifications/span /span/strong/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Education, Training, and Licensure/Certification /span/strong/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Bachelor’s degree in social work or human services required. /span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Experience /span/strong/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Community education and working with refugees preferred. /span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Cross-cultural training or experience of living in and relating to other cultures preferred./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Arabic speaking strongly preferred./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongspan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Additional Work Requirements /span/strong/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"Valid unrestricted driver’s license with good driving record. Reliable personal automobile with valid proof of automobile insurance. /span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"#socialwork #schoolresource #refugee #detroitjobs/span/p