Chicago Public Schools - CPS
Location
Chicago, IL | United States
Job description
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is one of the largest school districts in the United States, serving over 320,000 students in 600+ schools and employing approximately 40,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity. Six core values are embedded within these commitments - student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.
The Transition Specialist will provide general administrative/clerical support to the Office of Diverse Learner Supports and Services (ODLSS) Transition Services Team. The successful candidate will provide support services to a multidisciplinary team responsible for informing, implementing, expanding and monitoring transition services for students with disabilities including but not limited to Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) to support seamless transition to post-secondary independence and success.
Job Summary: The Transition Specialist will report to the ODLSS Transition Manager, and will be responsible for managing a variety of processes and procedures relative to the Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) application process.
The Transition Specialist will be held accountable for the following responsibilities: - Reviewing and inputting student referral data in both digital organizational system and WebCM (State of IL data system)
- Processing incoming referrals for DRS services through online referral process and manual referral process
- Managing data tracking system needed to document the student referral process
- Communicating with internal and external administrative offices, outside agencies and school personnel
- Performing routine office duties on a daily basis
- Assisting professional staff in the completion of required responsibilities
- Generate reports as needed
- Exhibiting appropriate interpersonal skills to support a positive workplace environment
- Participates in staff development activities and conferences in order to maintain professional growth
- Performs additional duties as determined by the Chief Officer or his/her designee
In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Transition Specialist must possess the following qualifications: Education Required: - High school diploma or GED equivalent
Experience Required: - Minimum of One-Two (1-2) years of professional office setting
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Knowledge of IMPACT and WebCM is a plus
- Knowledge of DocuSign is a plus
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - Ability to articulate a vision, set high standards, and effectively guide schools and principals in the realization of expectations set
- Expertise in leadership development and instructional leadership. Ability to coach directors and managers toward excellence, build capacity of content area teams and develop meaningful and high impact professional communities for teachers and school leaders
- Strong communication skills (speaking - including presentations - listening, and writing)
- Demonstrate high levels of instructional expertise, integrity, honesty, credibility, and the courage to make difficult yet necessary decisions
- Effective strategic planning capabilities, including the ability to establish long-term vision and goals, and align/manage activities toward goal fulfillment
- Strong leadership and team building skills, e.g. ability to develop high-performing teams united around a clear vision for serving schools and achieving student success
- Knowledge of operations, budget/finance, management and organizational development
- Ability to build collaborative relationships with a variety of constituent groups, including external partners, to ensure the entire system operates in the most effective manner possible to support schools and principals
- Ability to define problems, analyze data, and outline valid conclusions and action steps
Conditions of Employment As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to:
- Establish/Maintain Chicago Residency - Employees are required to live within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago within six months of their CPS hire date and maintain residency throughout their employment with the district. The Chicago residency requirement does not apply to temporary/part-time positions, however, all CPS employees must be residents of Illinois.
- Be Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 - Unless approved for a medical or religious exemption, all employees are required to be up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccinations, including boosters, and to submit proof of vaccination to the district within 30 days of hire. "Up-to-date" on vaccination is defined as being at least two weeks past all primary vaccine doses and any applicable boosters.
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