Transition Coordinator

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-Time

CIVIL SERVICE STATUS: Unclassified

REPORTS TO: MCJC School Building Coordinator(s) and Director of Education

WORK SCHEDULE: 40 hours per week

PAY GRADE: $25.45 per hour

DEPARTMENT: Education

DISTINGUISHING JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Provides clerical and administrative support to the Education Department and works directly for the Education Department as an educational advocate while providing comprehensive transitional services to students placed in Montgomery County Juvenile Court (MCJC) Schools and who are reentering the community. “In this position, you are an At-Will Employee serving at the pleasure of the Administrative Judge.”

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty listed below. Reasonable accommodations will be made for disabled persons, covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act, in accordance with its requirements.

Works in close association and harmony with Montgomery County Juvenile Court stakeholders and school district partners throughout Montgomery County, the State of Ohio, or in some cases interstate school districts to provide high quality transitional services.

Provides transitional services for all students in the Juvenile Justice Center (Detention), Nicholas Residential Treatment Center, and the Center for Adolescent Services.

Utilizes a multi-phased transition program whereby the transition process commences within the students’ first two weeks of placement in MCJC Schools and continues for a minimum of 120 days following the students’ re-entry into school and the community.

Establishes positive relationships with key stakeholders including but not limited to students, parents/guardians, Building Coordinators, Probation Officers, School Counselors, other Transition Coordinators, special education staff, school district of residence personnel, clinical support staff and external agency representatives.

Strives to appropriately and effectively engage parents/guardians in each phase of the transition process.

Advocates for the support and involvement of local community and agency resources aimed at the success of the students during the transition process.

Maintains a database of information that tracks and measures the success of individual students and the success of the total transition program and regularly communicates this information to various school and Court stakeholders.

Provides weekly updates on the progress of individual student currently in placement to the Building Coordinator or Director of Education (Detention).

Participate in Education staff meetings at the building level, and provide updates on the status of transitional services for students currently in placement.

Administer transition assessments that may be used in part to design individualized transition plans for students with IEP’s.

Compile a transition portfolio for students that will accompany them to their next school or post-secondary placement in the community.

Completes and submits meeting logs and other pertinent documentation identifying work completed with individual students in accordance with the guidelines set forth by MCJC Schools.

Assumes other related duties as directed by Building Coordinators or the Director of Education.

Vehicles;
Computers; copier, fax machine, telephone, calculator, and other general office equipment.

Detained youth; parents and guardians; law enforcement;
School Districts;
Judges;
Magistrates;
Parole/Probation Officers;
Counselors;
Doctors;
Crisis Care;
Clerks;
Volunteers;
Ministers;
Interns; ADAMHS Board; MCCS;
Attorneys; DYS personnel;
Children Services case workers;
Public works and contractors.

Detained youth files; medical records; behavioral logs and documentation; non-public record information contained in personnel files; special education records; youth transcripts; youth report cards; educational evaluations; youth behavior intervention plans.

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