Lead Linkage Coordinator (CTAG)

Job Description

Job Description

LEAD LINKAGE COORDINATOR (1 VACANCY)

Reports To: Director of Teaching & Learning and Building Administrator

Fund: Cuyahoga County/Closing the Achievement GAP

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in diversity, urban studies, education, social work and/or 5-7years related experience working in multi-ethnic/culturally diverse environments.
  • Ability to work with students, families and the community-at-large.
  • Prior successful experience working in an urban educational environment with at-risk students.
  • Excellent organization, written and oral communication and customer service skills.
  • Self motivated and able to multi-task as a self starter.
  • Has proven experience in motivating students to reach academic and social goals.
  • Ability to coordinate resources for other adults within the program.
  • Ability to organize and implement program requirements.
  • Self motivated and able to multi-task with minimal supervision.
  • Computer literate and able to learn how to navigate the District's student databases.

Job Description/Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with the state resources and the designated high school and middle school staff.
  • Ensure that the grant's scope of work is executed.
  • Motivate eligible students to participate in the program activities.
  • Facilitate the implementation of the program.
  • Collect necessary data to monitor and increase, where necessary, the level of participation of the targeted students and their parents.
  • Provide truancy and behavioral intervention supports
  • Monitor students attendance, behavior and academics and intervenes when necessary in order to keep students on track for promotion and ultimately Graduation.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
  • Organize a one-day mandatory workshop for parents and students.
  • Establish Graduation Action Success Teams.
  • Develop a school/community compact composed of leaders who pledge to work with the targeted student group.
  • Establish student led focus groups.
  • Provide unique staff development sessions that provide cultural competency skills to enable teachers and school staff to reach students academically.
  • Organize and/or sustain after school activities utilizing school and/or existing community programs. These programs may be academic, recreational or court related diversionary programs.
  • Make home visits.
  • Involve local businesses, corporations and organizations to organize shadowing, internships, and field trip experiences to broaden the students' view of what is possible in their future.
  • Establish a parent focus group to build relationships with students to further academic success.
  • Provide summer transition, academic and character building experiences. This may include overnight trips on a college campus and other exposure trips.
  • Establish and sustain a viable mentoring program to include all targeted student participants.

Terms of Employment: Salary:

2026-2027 school year $61,000.00

Possess the physical and mental attributes required to perform all essential functions.