Job Opening: Youth Education, Reentry and Registration Specialist

COIC is looking for a passionate individual who is an administrative Rockstar and enjoys supporting at-risk youth navigating the educational and justice system. What you would be doing: \' Collaborate \' Work with local and regional educational institutions to ensure that the clients we serve have a fair shot of continuing their education even while those individuals face strong obstacles to educational success. \' Register \' Enroll new students and request academic records; withdraw exiting students and send records to their next school; report on various academic metrics including but not limited to attendance, testing and credits earned. \' Support -- Work with teachers, community justice officers and youth helping them find pathways for success in education. The impact you will have on the Community: \' H lp break the cycles associated with the lack of a high school education. \' Strengthen and promote continuing education for young people who otherwise may not have an advocate. This is an hourly position at \$21.46 to \$37.64/hourly, DOE and Qualifications. The ideal candidate will bring a passion for working with barrier-challenged youth and families with a background in education or public administration. Public education registration, record keeping and/or administration experience a plus. Come join the COIC team and work for an organization serving and doing great things in Central Oregon! Summary of Duties: This position supports COIC\'s Education Program including and specifically the Juvenile Detention Education Program (JDEP), and the Bend and La Pine COIC Schools, as a registrar for all three programs and a reentry specialist for JDEP. The reentry specialist portion of this job supports the collaboration between the COIC\'s JDEP, County Juvenile Detention programming served by Deschutes County Juvenile Services (e.g., Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson), and school districts/workforce programs in the provision of transition services to school and/or work for justice-involved youth. The registration duties focus on ensuring students are enrolled and exited promptly; students\' attendance and academic progress are accurately recorded; and coordinating with district and community justice partners as appropriate. Essential Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: REQUIRED: \' Associate degree in a related field such as Criminal Justice, Education, Business or Public Administration, Psychology, or Human or Social Services and 2 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field may be substituted. PREFERRED: \' Direct experience working within public education including and specifically understanding high school graduation requirements preferred. \' Experience working with at-risk teens especially those facing various barriers in education preferred. \' Experience developing and maintaining strategic, collaborative relationships preferably within public education and with local, regional, state, and federal public agencies. \' Experience with case management preferred, especially with youth. \' Ability to positively interact and develop relationships with a diverse range of community partners.