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TITLE:
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Case Manager, Targeted
Truancy and Public Safety Program
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CLASSIFICATION:
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Classified
Non-Management
(SEIU)
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SERIES:
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Aides-Paraprofessional
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FLSA:
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Non-Exempt
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POSITION CODE:
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WORK
YEAR:
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12 Months
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DEPARTMENT:
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Student and Family
Support Services
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SALARY:
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C-52
Aides Paraprofessional Unit
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REPORTS TO:
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Coordinator, Targeted
Truancy Prevention and Public Safety Program
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BOARD
APPROVAL:
BOARD REVISION:
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07-27-98
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BASIC FUNCTION:
Monitor, direct and manage
the activities of the Targeted Truancy and Public Safety (TTPS) Program.
Activities focus on four major areas: family empowerment and education;
safety; truancy; and gang prevention.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
Schedule,
monitor and chair the TTPS Case Management and Service Provider Teams.
Serve
as Case Manager for the TTPS Program.
Serve
as community liaison with participating agencies.
Stay
abreast of developments in county and city agencies involving innovations
and services for children and families.
Interview
families to determine needs and make appropriate referrals.
Conduct
follow-up meetings with families.
Attend
required meetings and conferences.
Prepare
appropriate reports for the California Department of Education and other
agencies as required.
Maintain
records on an ongoing basis to be reviewed at regular meetings.
Work
collaboratively with staff, school personnel and community agencies.
Perform
related duties as assigned.
TRAINING, EDUCATION AND
EXPERIENCE:
Any
combination equivalent to: Master’s Degree in Social Work and one year
of experience in case management.
LICENSES
AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Valid
California driver’s license; provide personal automobile.
KNOWLEDGE
AND ABILITIES:
KNOWLEDGE
OF:
Individual
and group behavior and effects of social and economic forces on
individuals.
Diverse
academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of
district students.
Principles
and techniques of interviewing and recording social case work.
Policies
and objectives of assigned program and activities.
Community
resources.
Applicable
sections of the State Education Code and other applicable rules,
regulations and laws.
Interpersonal
skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
Record-keeping
techniques.
Oral
and written communication skills.
Public
speaking techniques.
ABILITY
TO:
Identify
at-risk or high-risk students and determine and evaluate needs.
Listen
to students with patience and understanding.
Develop
constructive solutions to problems and prepare appropriate resources.
Coordinate
activities with others to meet the needs of students in areas related to
attendance, attitude and achievement.
Communicate
effectively both orally and in writing.
Operate
a computer to maintain records and prepare reports; use the CARAS Case
Management Software System.
Establish
and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
Analyze
situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
Prepare
and deliver oral presentations and inservices.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
SAMPLE
ENVIRONMENT:
Office
environment; driving a vehicle to conduct work.
SAMPLE
PHYSICAL ABILITIES:
Sitting
or standing for extended periods of time; hearing an speaking to exchange
information in person or on the telephone and making presentations; seeing
to observe and monitor students; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate
a computer keyboard.
SAMPLE
HAZARDS:
Occasional
contact with dissatisfied or abusive individuals.
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