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Catholic Charities is looking for the right people; people who wish to serve their community as a part of a family friendly organization doing good within the Houston-Galveston area. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees. People of all faiths helping people in need.
Join our team as the Education Liaison! As the Education Liaison, you will be responsible for building and maintaining partnerships with local school districts and community organizations as well as providing in-school and/or after school academic help to refugee students who have been identified by the school as having need. The Refugee Education Liaison will also attend community meetings, give presentations, and support the Education Coordinator with other activities and projects that will build the Refugee Education Program. The Refugee Education Liaison will also assist the Educational Coordinator in delivering school orientations for newly arrived families, encouraging family engagement, performing outreach to local stakeholders, and other key components of the School Impact Grant. The successful candidate will have a passion for working with refugee students, engaging community partners, and show academic competence in core subject areas.
The Expertise We’re Looking For
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Bachelor’s degree - One (1) year of experience
The Skills and Assets You Bring, and More
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Ability to give presentations to an audience -
Mastery of core subject areas: Math, English/Language Arts, Writing, Science, and Social Studies
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Sensitive to the needs of refugee populations
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Demonstrate success in dealing with a variety of people
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Ability to handle confidential client information
What you Deliver
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You build relationships and establishing partnerships with local schools which serve high populations of refugee students. Establish sites for the expansion of in-school tutoring and after-school programs. Attend ongoing collaborative meetings with school personnel and educate staff and faculty on Catholic Charities services and other resources available to refugee students and families. Perform professional development trainings to educate teachers and school personnel on the topic of working with refugee students. -
You create new relationships and nurture already established partnerships with community organizations which serve refugee populations. Schedule regular outreach meetings to member agencies of the Houston Refugee Consortium to ensure RSI services are extended to all eligible refugees. Attend Quarterly Consultation meetings and other meetings in the community to share information about the RSI program to stakeholders.
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You create a welcoming, friendly learning environment for refugee students, create a curriculum that focuses on academic, cultural, and social-emotional engagement, prepare lessons and materials according to the curriculum, implement lesson plans at the after school/summer program. Collaborate with teachers to identify the areas where ESL intervention and other academic support are most needed for refugee students. Track student progress through pre-and post- testing, promotion rates, and report cards received from the school.
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You work with refugee families to educate them about the American school system and encourage parent engagement in school by coordinating activities such as parent-teacher meetings and parent orientations.
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You register students in after school program, create/update registration, and permission forms for the after-school program, set up and attend meetings with school administrators, monitor student progress, monitor attendance, write a weekly report detailing activities completed, maintain case files.
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You perform other duties as assigned.