Principal Accountabilities

• Conduct intake assessments to understand the specific needs and challenges of students who are the parent or guardian of a child younger than 18 years of age.
• Develop personalized care plans in collaboration with target population to address their academic and parenting needs.
• Connect target population with appropriate on-campus resources. Provide training and guidance on accessing and utilizing available resources.
• Ensure target population has access to necessary accommodations such as early registration for courses.
• Develop and maintain relationships with faculty and staff to promote a supportive academic environment for target population.
• Develop, implement, and organize workshops on time management, resource management, and additional topics related to target population.
• Serve as a primary contact to assist target population with encouragement of peer-to-peer support and collaboration within target population.
• Generate reports and summaries for supervisors and relevant departments.
• Provides supportive assistance to additional Student Services departments as directed by the Director of Counseling and Disability Services.
• Review psychological testing data for students who identify themselves as requiring disability services while maintaining confidentiality as required by law and assist with providing services.
• Assistance in receiving/maintaining exams for testing and proctoring exams
• This is a district-wide position, so monthly visits to all the main campuses are expected to support parenting and pregnant students.
• Responsible for serving as the CPS and foster care support liaison. It requires providing resources and support to students with foster care experience, as well as completing state-required reporting and data collection.
• Perform other duties related tasks as assigned

Minimum Qualifications/ Required Degree, License or Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Social Work, Education, Counseling) required.
• Two years of experience in a related field required.

Minimum Competencies

• Ability to communicate in a professional manner across organizations on and off-campus.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, including, but not limited to, Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of relevant community resources and services.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Must be dependable, self-motivated, and able to serve students in an adequate time frame. Ability to plan ahead, managing time well-being on time and thinking of better ways for continuous improvement.
• Ability to work within a team environment.
• Ability to understand challenges faced by target population and ability to provide empathetic and non-judgmental support.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field (Social Work, Education, Counseling) preferred.
• At least five years of experience working in social work or other social services environment preferred.
• Ability to speak and write English and Spanish fluently preferred.

Preferred Competencies

• Knowledge of DSM codes
• Experience in initiating referrals of students in crises to appropriate external agencies.