McKinney - Vento and Homeless Program Specialist

Position Title: McKinney - Vento and Homeless Program Specialist Department: Federal Programs
Supervisor: McKinney-Vento Homeless and Foster Care Liaison
Term of Employment: 12 months (Position is grant funded and currently approved for one year. Funding and grant extensions reviewed yearly.)
Salary Classification: Classified Hourly, Level 10

Job Summary: The McKinney-Vento and Homeless Program Specialist supports the district's Homeless and Foster Liaison to provide complex administrative support to programs and personnel aligned to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Act; communicates information to staff, students, and the public; provides complete and accurate records; and provides information and direction regarding the district's Title I-A Homeless Set-Aside funding.

Essential Functions: as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include, but are not limited to, the following tasks, duties, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents in this class.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Assists with preparation, development, monitoring and maintaining accurate budget workbook for Title I-A Homeless Set-Aside funding with up-to-date balances for department.
• Serves as the secondary point of contact for Best Interest Determination (BID) meetings for foster students.
• Understands district of origin and district of residency under the ESSA and the McKinney-Vento Act.
• Supports homeless students and families by completing and submitting internal transportation requests.
• Coordinates with parents and Peoria unified employees for transportation pick up/drop of times.
• Greets visitors, answers telephone, directs calls, takes messages and/or provides general information to callers and visitors.
• Receives, date stamps and distributes mail, packages, bulletins, and flyers.
• Compiles, maintains, updates, monitors, tracks, and researches a variety of files, records, and databases.
• Maintains homeless supply inventory; prepares requisitions to order supplies.
• Coordinates with families, schools, and donor organizations to support the clothing and toiletry needs of identified homeless students.
• Collaborates with District Liaison and Administration Staff to improve, problem-solve and correct Homeless procedures and incidents.
• Maintains and updates policy and procedural manuals.
• Prepares agendas, meeting minutes, contracts, and formal documents.
• Edits and proofreads staff written reports, documents, or memoranda for grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Knowledge of applicable Federal, state, county and city statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, and codes and PUSD policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of the principles of customer service methods and techniques.
• Knowledge of the principles of confidential files, records, and database management.
• Knowledge of general office practices and procedures.
• Skill in reading, interpreting, understanding, and applying relevant Federal, state, county and city statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, and codes and PUSD policies and procedures.
• Skill in verbal and written communications, business English, grammar, and punctuation.
• Skill in maintaining office areas and equipment in a clean professional manner.
• Skill in utilizing problem solving and customer service techniques to direct, inform or resolve issues for visitors and staff.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relations with co-workers, vendors, students, parents, the general public and others having business with the school district.
• Skill in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of software applications.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: High School Diploma or GED, AND two (2) years of relevant receptionist, clerical, customer service, office support or closely related experience; OR any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

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