Job Description

Required Certificates and Licenses: None required

Residency Requirements: Florida

This positions offers a base salary of $45,000 plus the eligibility of a performance bonus.

Start Date - July 2026

The McKinney-Vento Liaison supports the educational success and well‑being of students identified under McKinney‑Vento, Foster Care, or Migrant programs by managing the Child Find process and maintaining accurate student records in PowerSchool. This role provides ongoing family engagement through monthly newsletters, weekly outreach calls, and coordinated resource support. The position works closely with school staff, social workers, and external agencies to address barriers to attendance, academic progress, and access to services.

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide families with an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace. In support of this, we are committed to creating and maintaining a culture of inclusion and diversity where our employees are passionate about serving students and families, treat one another and customers with respect, challenge each other to innovate and always strive to do better.

Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Digital Academy of Florida (DAOF). We want you to be a part of our talented team!

The mission of Digital Academy of Florida (DAOF) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!

This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school.

Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Complete the Child Find process to identify students who qualify as McKinney-Vento, Foster, or Migrant using PowerSchool and Salesforce
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date MKV student records in PowerSchool
• Send monthly newsletters to MKV families to provide resources, support, and check-ins
• Conduct weekly outreach calls to MKV families at risk of academic or attendance withdrawal to offer support
• Escalate concerns regarding MKV students to the school social worker as needed
• Participate in attendance escalations to provide insight into the circumstances of MKV students
• Collaborate with outside stakeholders to provide services and resources to students and families
• Collaborate with staff and families to remove barriers and ensure students have access to educational resources

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma AND
• Two (2) years of experience working with families in a similar capacity, developing parent mentors/Learning Coaches relationships OR
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of McKinney-Vento, foster, and migrant students’ needs
• Familiarity with online learning environment
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong organizations and time management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visit, etc.)
• Web proficiency
• Ability to travel 25% of the time
• Ability to clear required background check

OTHER DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bilingual preferred

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This is a home-based position but may require one or more days a week in the office as determined by the supervisor.

Job Type

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.