reengagement student specialist

JobID: 6906

Position Type:

CLASSIFIED (NON-ADMIN)/REENGAGEMENT STUDENT SPEC

Date Posted:

12/2/2025

Location:

GLACIER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Date Available:

ASAP

Closing Date:

12/09/2025

Position Information:

Position Hours:

4/day, Employee Calendars

Position Type:

Classified, Regular

Bargaining Unit:

Teamsters III

Pay Rate (Annualized):

rates

Level 16: $29.71-$32.74/hourly

Start Date:

ASAP

Glacier Middle School is seeking a Reengagement Specialist with strong technical skills and a passion for student success to join our dedicated team. This position plays a vital role in supporting students with diverse learning and behavioral needs while fostering positive, trusting relationships with families and the community.

The ideal candidate will bring strong collaboration skills, working seamlessly with fellow Reengagement Specialists and the school social worker to support a coordinated approach to student engagement. They will demonstrate excellent technical proficiency, including confident use of Synergy and Microsoft Office 365 tools such as Excel and Word, along with the ability to apply advanced features like mail merge and data exports. A successful candidate will also draw on their experience maintaining accurate, confidential student records and their ability to remain attentive and supportive during busy school transitions, ensuring a safe, organized, and student-centered environment.

We are seeking an individual with an asset-based mindset, who recognizes and celebrates each student's strengths and growth, particularly those receiving additional behavioral support. A deep commitment to equity-driven practices and cultural responsiveness is essential. Experience communicating with outside agencies and navigating complex systems is highly valued.

The successful candidate will bring both skill and heart to their work, contributing to our dual-language learning environment where every student is empowered through high expectations, compassionate support, and a commitment to embracing diverse identities, cultures, and experiences in partnership with families and the community.

SUMMARY:The Reengagement Student Specialist is a student-support, case management focused role, providing assessment, counseling, tutoring and referral services to identified students. The primary purpose of this position is to provide students with an on-going positive adult relationship to stay in school while encouraging, resourcing and assisting pathway to completion of high school graduation requirements and diploma.

For a full job description, please see the attachment.

BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY: Eligible Highline Public School employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package. Check them out here

NOTE: Highline Public Schools, District #401, reserves the right to privilege current employees in the hiring process. Individual positions may be filled via one the following processes: external hires, internal hires, internal displacements, or internal voluntary transfers.

OUR PROMISE: Every student in Highline Public Schools is known by name, strength and need, and graduates prepared for the future they choose.

The Highline Strategic Plan is centered on Our Promise. In 2023, the strategic plan was updated to prioritize our work through 2026, identifying four bold goals:

• Culture of Belonging: A culture where all are welcome, valued, and safe.
• Innovative Learning: Academic experiences that engage, empower, and challenge every student.
• Bilingual & Biliterate: Multicultural skills that enable students to live, work, and communicate across cultures.
• Future Ready: Students explore possibilities and develop mindsets that prepare them for a changing future.

Highline Public Schools, District #401, complies with all federal rules and regulations as well as state laws on discrimination and does not discriminate in admission, access, treatment, or employment in education programs or hiring practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, marital status, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, neurodivergence, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in educational programs and/or extracurricular activities. Highline Public Schools also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For the purposes of nondiscrimination, "neurodivergence" shall be defined as neurological differences including, but not limited to, autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Neurodivergent individuals may or may not identify as disabled. Any person having inquiries should contact: Age Discrimination Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Affirmative Action, and Civil Rights Act (employees): Executive Director of Human Resources, ; Civil Rights Act (students) and Title IX: District Ombudsman, , ; ; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act: Health & Social Services Compliance Manager, , ; Address: 15675 Ambaum Blvd. SW, Burien, WA

Attachment(s):

• Reengagement Student Specialist