<p>Position Type:</p> <p>Administration/Pupil Personnel</p> <p>Date Posted:</p> <p>5/1/2025</p> <p>Location:</p> <p>Southwest Local School District</p> <p>Date Available:</p> <p>08/04/2025</p> <p>Closing Date:</p> <p>05/15/2025</p> <p>District:</p> <p>&nbsp Southwest Local Schools&nbsp&nbspAdditional Information: Show/Hide</p> <p>Job Title: Case Management Coordinator</p> <p>Reports to: Director of Pupil Services</p> <p>Southwest Local School District, situated in the southwestern corner of Ohio, is composed of: Harrison Elementary School, Miami Whitewater Elementary School, Crosby Elementary School, the Southwest Early Childhood Learning Center, Harrison Junior School and William Henry Harrison High School. The District has achieved an "Excellent" rating from the Ohio Department of Education for the past four years and each of our schools have been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education with Blue Ribbon Awards for Excellence in Education.</p> <p>Our Mission: "Academic and Social Growth for all students, every day!"</p> <p>Our Motto: "Excellence through Relationships"</p> <p>Our Core Values: Trust, Respect, Ownership and Leadership</p> <p>Southwest Local School District believes in providing the best possible learning environment by hiring, developing and retaining quality personnel. We believe that education needs to take a leadership role in improving society by enhancing activities/programs that help develop well-rounded students who can cope with everyday pressures. We are seeking a Case Management Coordinator to join our team.</p> <p>Job Summary: The Case Management Coordinator confers with students, parents, school personnel, and community agencies regarding problems or concerns related to student attendance and welfare through home visits, parent conferences, and school-based meetings including classroom presentations.</p> <p>Duties and Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Provides assistance to schools helping with individual attendance and disengagement problems. </li><li>Maintains continuous communication with a variety of public agencies providing services to youth and parents. </li><li>Works with parents and students to improve school attendance and disengagement (knows and understands attendance laws, regulations, policies and procedures, as well as the connection between attendance and school achievement). </li><li>Informs school personnel on problems of attendance, disengagement, and general child welfare (attendance monitoring including chronic excused and/or unexcused absences). </li><li>Provides direct services for intervention, and coordinates community resources for students and families with the goal of improving attendance. </li><li>Completes reports for the purpose of evaluating intervention attempts for truancy and chronic absence. </li><li>Fosters communication for the purpose of establishing positive relationships between parents, students, staff and others. </li><li>Makes home visits with parents and students for the purpose of checking on chronically absent or truant students and gaining parental support in students' educational and social development. </li><li>Connects students and families to wrap around services. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications - To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</p> <p>Education and Experience:</p> <ul> <li>BS, BA, or AA or AS degree or working towards degree in related field. </li><li>Ability to work effectively with students, parents, teachers, management staff, and community agencies; ability to adapt work schedule (work some evenings and/or weekends). </li><li>Experience: Preferred successful experience in a public-school setting preferred (working with students, parents, school staff, and community agencies). </li><li>Any combination of training and/or experience demonstrating the required skills, knowledge, and abilities may be considered by the District Administration and/or the Governing Board. </li></ul> <p>Other Skills and Abilities:</p> <ul> <li>Ability to maintain confidentiality of student, staff, or sensitive information is non-negotiable. </li><li>Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and the community. </li><li>Ability to speak clearly and concisely in written and oral communications. </li><li>Ability to perform duties with awareness of district requirements and BOE policies. </li><li>Must have excellent organizational and time management skills, verbal (including listening) and non-verbal communication skills. </li><li>Must be able to provide demonstrated leadership in the execution of communication strategies. </li><li>Must be able to work independently. </li><li>Pushing the agenda and goals of the school district is imperative. </li><li>Political acumen and organizational support is strong focus as well. </li></ul> <p>Benefits:</p> <p>Southwest Local School District participates in the Southwest Ohio Organization for School Health (SWOOSH). SWOOSH is a health and wellness consortium for school districts and government agencies that come together to provide stability and quality access to health care and benefits to all eligible members. Full-time employees have access to the benefits below:</p> <ul> <li>Retirement </li><li>Health Insurance </li><li>Dental Insurance - 100% paid by District </li><li>Vision Insurance </li><li>Life Insurance </li><li>Employee Assistance Program </li><li>Mental Health Benefits </li><li>Paid Time Off </li></ul> <p>Southwest Local School District provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.</p>