Student Support Assistant (This position will be "hired" through the contracted agency, Edustaff)

**Summary:**
This position supports McKinney-Vento students and families across five Livingston
County public school districts, ESA, and four charter schools, as well as students in the
Livingston WAY+ program. The assistant will work with the Student Service Specialist
and Director for Alternative and Adult Education to provide student services,
communication, outreach, data collection, and reporting.

**Qualifications:**
- High School graduate (College experience preferred)

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**
- Assist McKinney-Vento Coordinator with required federal program guidelines and
requirements.
- Collaborate with District Liaisons to provide student services.
- Review grades and attendance for McKinney-Vento eligible students and discuss with
the Grant Coordinator to determine if additional resources are needed.
- Organize, coordinate, and operate McKinney-Vento events/programs.
- Track and communicate WAY student progress on a weekly basis, and keep student
files up-to-date.
- Work with the Director to create a Monthly Newsletter for WAY students and parents.
- Communicate and organize other WAY events, and assist with field trips.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Preferred Skills:**
- Ability to analyze needs and provide services to ensure success for individual
students.
- Broad educational experience.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to work within a team.
- Experience communicating and networking with other professionals.
- Maintain student confidentiality.
- Ability to problem-solve.
- Mac, Chromebook, PC literacy, and some technical literacy.
- Understanding of issues surrounding young people and their education.
- Presentation skills.
- Effective communication skills through various technologies.

**Schedule:**
- 15-20 hours per week from August 1-June 30, 5-10 hours per week July 1-30th.

**Salary/Benefits:**
- $18 per hour, no benefits.

**Position:**
- This is a contracted position through Edustaff.

**EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:**
LESA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No LESA employee will
discriminate unlawfully against an applicant for employment or fellow employee
because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, height,
weight, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability unrelated to the
person's ability to do the job, or any other unlawful criteria.