Join our team as an Education and Transition Specialist!
Location: This position will serve Hiawatha, KS.
Full-Time, hybrid work schedule. 2 days in office required. Light travel required.
The Education and Transition Specialist provides transitional independent living resources to Case Managers for youth that are 16 and over in the foster care contract.
Position requirements:
- High School diploma.
- A driver’s license and auto insurance.
- All KVC Kansas employees must be 21 years old or older.
- Requires Intermediate computer skills in typing/keyboarding, Microsoft Word and Excel programs as well as Outlook email.
- Previous office experience and experience with high risk children or foster care children is preferred.
✨ What You’ll Be Doing:
• Schedule and host transition meetings for youth aging out of care.
• Attend case planning conferences for those youth that are 16 years of age and older to explain DCF benefits.
• Complete the Education Enrollment Information for School Placement Form (EEISPF) and send to enrolling schools
• Assemble transition packets to disseminate to Case Managers and youth that outline benefit package available through DCF.
• Locate and maintain three scholarship opportunities for youth’s qualification for ETV benefits. Request Individualized Education Plans (IEP) for children in care.
• Recruit and support youth at the regional council level.
• Act as a liaison between the school district and the case management team to assist in obtaining information.
• Provide Job Corp contact information for applications, interviews, and tours.
• Provide information for Case Managers to assist youth in applying for post-secondary education including completing financial aid packets, ACT/SAT fee waivers, tuition waiver and post-secondary education applications, scheduling tours and examining housing options.
• At transition meetings, assist youth in completing extended medical card application.
• Participates in the Best Interest Determination meeting with the case management team to advocate for children to remain in the same school district whenever possible.
• Consult with DCF Coordinators for youth to access benefit package when leaving care.
• Train team members on the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act.
• Complete and submit required reports including monthly statistics. Complete required number of in-service training hours annually.
• Support continuing education by collaborating with the case management team to obtain homework/study materials and/or access alternative options when a child is unable to attend school due to placement disruption, suspension or expulsion.
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Skills Required
- High school diploma
- Valid driver's license and auto insurance
- At least 21 years old
- Intermediate computer skills, including typing/keyboarding, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Outlook email
- Previous office experience
- Experience working with high-risk children or foster care children
What We Do
At KVC Health Systems, our 2,800 caring team members work every day to strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help both children and adults achieve mental wellness. We all need connection! And at KVC, our employees are our greatest asset and strength, helping the people we serve experience the power of connection to themselves, their family and friends, and to professionals who can help them thrive. We're working toward a bold vision: a world in which every person is SAFE and CONNECTED to a strong family and a healthy community. No more child abuse and neglect. No more untreated mental illness or addiction. Parents no longer pass down the cycles of violence, substance use or trauma that they experienced as children. Instead, families have the skills and supportive connections they need to thrive. Every individual has unlimited possibilities and can reach their full potential. This is why the KVC team comes to work every day, providing family strengthening services, mental and behavioral healthcare, foster care, adoption and inpatient children’s mental health treatment. People are facing serious challenges, and community needs are greater than ever. Will you join us? Since 1970, KVC has grown from a single home for at-risk children to a national organization serving over 80,000 children and families each year in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Kentucky and West Virginia. KVC also provides training and consultation around the world. We're a family of private, nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations committed to enriching and enhancing the lives of children and families. Learn more at www.kvc.org.
