Program Services Specialist

00004829

Education Advisor (Program Services Specialist)

Civil Service

1.00

Non-Union

Ctr Child Welfare & Education

This position will be working out of E. St Louis, Illinois.

The Education Advisor provides problem resolution, subject matter expertise, advocacy, and guidance for educational wellbeing of children and youth in foster care (youth in care). The education advisor possesses extensive knowledge and skills that help youth navigate the complex network of education (general, special and post-secondary) and child welfare. The education advisor also serves as education resource for youth in care, caregivers, child welfare caseworkers and administrators, school and district personnel, Guardian ad Litem (GAL), court personnel, etc.

The education advisor is responsible for providing the following:
a) Educational technical assistance to resolve individual youth issues
b) Planning for youth’s educational needs to be identified and addressed
c) Interdisciplinary training to build capacity in the field for meeting eduational needs of youth in care
d) Partnership development between and among educational institutions, child welfare agencies, and other organizations that impact youth in care
e) Systems intervention and strategic planning

1. Any one or any combination of the following types of preparation:
(a) credit for college course work comparable to that leading to a major in social work or one of the social or behavioral sciences
(b) progressively more responsible social service/counseling work experience at a
paraprofessional level under qualified supervision that totals 1.0 unit according to the following conversion rates:
120 semester hours (or Bachelor’s degree) of “a” = 1.0 unit three years of “b” = 1.0 unit.

Amounts of education and experience less than those listed above should be converted to decimal equivalents of 1.0 unit and added together when computing combinations of the different types of preparation.

1. Demonstrated professional work experience in education or educational advocacy.
2. Demonstrated work experience applying State and Federal laws in a social services or educational setting.

1. A Master’s degree in education or other related fields and at least 5 years of experience in education or educational advocacy; or, a Bachelors degree and 7 to 10 years of experience in education, and/or educational advocacy.

Critical knowledge and skills:
• Competency in knowledge of federal and state education laws and educational best practice
• Exemplary human relations and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional advocacy skills and tenacity
• Exemplary decision making and problem solving skills
• Strong engagement skills
• Ability to establish cooperative relationships with other individuals, groups and organizations
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and research skills
• Ability to develop collaborations and function as part of a team,
• Demonstrated ability to develop and conduct training and presentations
• Organizational and prioritization skills,
• Mediation and conflict resolution skills,
• General understanding of organizational structure and operations
• Extensive knowledge of federal and state education laws and educational best practice
• Exemplary human relations skills
• Exceptional advocacy skills
• Exemplary decision making and problem solving skills
• Ability to establish cooperative relationships with other individuals, groups and organizations
• Excellent written and oral communication skills,
• Ability to develop collaborations and function as part of a team,
• Ability to develop and conduct training and presentations
• Organizational and prioritization skills,
• Mediation and conflict resolution skills,
• General understanding of organizational structure and operations
• Understanding of child welfare
• Knowledge of educational challenges youth in care face and familiarity with solutions

Days, evenings, and weekends as needed

Commensurate with experience and internal equity; position includes eligible benefits

02/03/2021

03/10/2021

• Fully complete the Education and Work History sections of the application. Be specific on your entire work history, including employment dates and duties for all positions held. Applicable part-time work experience will be considered toward qualifying for this position, however, it will be converted to a full-time equivalency to determine combined length of experience.
• If you have education and/or training in excess of what is required, we encourage you to upload your unofficial transcripts.
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• The Civil Service examination for this classification is a Credentials Assessment, and is based on your application materials as submitted for this posting. If you meet the minimum required qualifications for this position, you will receive a score based on your education and experience, and your name will be placed on the active employment register. After the application deadline, the names within the top three scores will be referred to the hiring department for interview.
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• Employment is contingent upon your passing a criminal background investigation. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

Center for Child Welfare & Education

This position will be working out of E. St Louis, Illinois.

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Ethics and Compliance Officer, Title IX Coordinator
Health Services 230
TitleIXCoordinator@niu.edu
815-753-5560

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https://employment.niu.edu/postings/55335