2025-2026 STH Family Worker Posting - District 15

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Identifies and interviews all STH families and students, which includes but is not limited to, conducting intake and move-out interviews, distributing and collecting questionnaires, and maintaining intake and move out logs utilizing ATS.
• Informs all STH families, students and unaccompanied youth of their educational rights by distributing the McKinney-Vento Act literature (guides for parents/youth, brochures and posters).
• Assists STH families and unaccompanied youth with school enrollment and transfers, which includes but is not limited to, contacting school officials and Office of School Enrollment, and by assisting the STH family and unaccompanied youth obtain all necessary documents needed for enrollment.
• Conducts home visits, as needed to follow up on absent students (this may include home visits to serve the doubled up population not residing in shelters) and participates in systematic room checks and sweeps.
• Coordinates with schools and the Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) in arranging transportation for students, which includes overseeing school bus pick up and drop off in shelters; Distribute, manage, and track all Metro cards issued to parents for the purpose of accompanying their children to school.
• Liaises between schools and parents in order to meet educational needs of STH children and youth (Special Education school teams, parent coordinators, nurses, guidance counselors/social workers, etc.).
• In collaboration with the STH Content Expert(s), monitors and improves the attendance of STH students on a daily basis and confers with attendance teachers or school based staff to provide interventions.  Utilizes ATS to track attendance.
• Generates ATS reports to identify students and track attendance.
• Supports the STH Content Expert(s) with after-school programs in shelters and schools and liaises with CBO partners to achieve program goals.
• Assists in recruiting STH parents for activities intended for them, and facilitates extended day activities. In this capacity, supports parents in accessing DOE services such as the ARIS Parent Link.
• Acts a liaison between the school and shelter staff to better support families in temporary housing.
• Performs other duties as needed to fulfill the goals of the STH program.

Minimum Selection Criteria

• High School Diploma

Preferred

• Demonstrated experience working with at risk and/ or special education population
• Demonstrated group management and organizational skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Applications including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Expert-level ability with DOE Automate the Schools (ATS) database system
• Knowledge of DOE’s Chancellor’s Regulations pertaining to STH.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal)
• Willingness to travel within and between boroughs as needed.
• Willingness to work some evenings and Saturdays as needed. 

Anticipated Work Schedule

Monday-Friday.  Hours vary by school.  Minimum of 4 Hours per day, five days per week  

Salary

As Per Collective Bargaining Agreement

Application

Anticipated positions are subject to final budgetary approval. All applicants are subject to a fingerprint and background check. Please send cover letter and resume to the school(s) of your choice, no later than (08/12/2025) to:

School: PS24K 15K024

School Email: MDiaz26@schools.nyc.gov AND NColon2@schools.nyc.gov