<p>JAG Specialist (25-26) JobID: 406</p> <p>Position Type:</p> <p>Mark Twain Alternative School/Teacher</p> <p>Date Posted:</p> <p>4/22/2025</p> <p>Location:</p> <p>Mark Twain School</p> <p>Date Available:</p> <p>08/05/2025</p> <p>Closing Date:</p> <p>Until Filled</p> <p>&nbsp&nbspAdditional Information: Show/Hide</p> <p>Title: JAG Specialist</p> <p>Reports to: Building Administrator</p> <p>Employment Terms:</p> <ul> <li>Employment terms covering compensation, benefits, and working conditions are specified by the Board of Education's policies, procedures, and agreements. </li><li>School term: 184 contract days </li><li>Salary dependent on experience </li></ul> <p>FLSA: Exempt</p> <p>Position Overview:</p> <p>The JAG (Jobs for America's Graduates) Specialist identifies, recruits, and instructs students deemed to have a high degree of difficulty of being promoted into the next grade level, achieving graduation, and/or making a successful transition from school to a career with advancement opportunities.</p> <p>Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in the areas of teaching assignment</p> <ul> <li>Valid Missouri Teacher Certificate </li><li>Bachelor's degree in social service, counseling, business, education, or a related discipline </li><li>Excellent oral and written communication skills </li><li>Skills in human relations, leadership, supervision, and motivational techniques </li><li>Experience working with youth, accompanied by knowledge of child development issues. </li><li>Knowledgeable of teaching techniques that meet the diverse needs of students </li><li>Experience with data collection, reporting, and analysis </li></ul> <p>Essential Duties and Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Provides appropriate curriculum and ensures students achieve specific JAG competencies through classroom instruction; teaches through a variety of methods, including lecture, hands-on activities, and team teaching; tailors the program and teaching methods for the needs of each specific student; and implements an intervention strategy for each individual. </li><li>Ensures an appropriate pool of students by directly recruiting students and obtaining referrals from an Advisory Committee, school personnel, and parents; holds interviews with prospective candidates and those making referrals to determine, using JAG guidelines, the appropriateness of the prospective student for the program. </li><li>Administers testing programs including pre-/post-tests and career interest surveys. Establishes and implements a career development plan for all enrolled students. </li><li>Ensures positive perceptions of the JAG program within schools by developing and maintaining positive, effective working relationships with school personnel, including teachers, administrators, students, and members of the Advisory Committee. </li><li>Advocates for the program and develops a pool of effective community support resources by working with employers, parents, civic groups, and legislators to build awareness of and support for the program; develops job opportunities, participates in public relations activities, attends meetings, and speaks to various community groups. </li><li>Builds appreciation for teamwork, sense of belonging, and commitment to community service among JAG students by organizing and serving as advisor to a JAG Career Association. </li><li>Establishes and maintains a positive, inclusive, and respectful classroom environment. </li><li>Creates a safe, welcoming, and engaging physical space that supports and celebrates learning and fosters a sense of pride. </li><li>Promote positive behaviors and enforce school policies in a consistent and fair manner. </li><li>Creates training opportunities through hands-on activities, film presentations, guest speakers, and workshops; assists with civic and social opportunities. </li><li>Plans, facilitates, and supervises students during field trips. </li><li>Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping, grading, and reporting for all student activities, achievement, and attendance as required by district procedures and applicable laws. </li><li>Provides students with guidance, counseling, and support within appropriate limits. </li><li>Maintains open and effective communication with students, parents, and colleagues. And refers students to additional support services on an as-needed basis. </li><li>Complies with all data collection and documentation requirements in a timely fashion. </li><li>Assists students in finding and maintaining quality employment and/or post-secondary educational programs upon graduation. Work closely with students and employers for 12 months after the end of the school year to ensure a satisfactory employment outcome. </li><li>Develops a contact plan for non-graduates to ensure effective transition to employment or additional education. </li><li>Completes special projects and other projects or duties as assigned by the Regional Manager. </li><li>Ensures confidentiality of sensitive student information. </li><li>Engages in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth. </li><li>Actively participates in district professional development opportunities and faculty meetings. </li><li>Participates in staff, regional, and statewide JAG-related professional development and meetings. </li><li>Engages in after-school responsibilities, including parent-teacher conferences, student events, and professional development sessions. </li></ul> <p>Physical Requirements/Environmental Factors:</p> <ul> <li>Ability to work in a climate-controlled building, as well as in inclement weather. </li><li>Ability to stand, walk, and move around for long periods of time. </li><li>Ability to see and read, with or without vision aids, a computer screen and printed matter, and to distinguish colors. </li><li>Sufficient hearing to understand speech at normal room level and to hear and understand speech on the telephone. </li><li>Manual dexterity to operate a telephone and enter data into a computer using both hands. </li><li>Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversation, on the telephone, and addressing groups. </li><li>Ability to exert up to 30 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. </li><li>Ability to lift, bend, stoop, pull, grasp, and carry a variety of objects of different shapes and sizes. </li><li>Able to perform other duties assigned by the Superintendent or designee. </li></ul> <p>Evaluation: This position's performance will be evaluated per the provisions of the Board's policy.</p> <p>Disclaimer: The information contained in this job description is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position, and additional duties may be assigned. The Board of Education and Administration and/or supervisor has the right to add or change duties at any time.</p> <p>Revised: April 2025</p>