About this role
Overview:
0.5 FTE year round with overall flexible work schedule but must meet the needs of school reintegration. Tuesdays are required.
No weekends or holidays
Job Description Summary:
Job Description:
Essential Functions:
- Serves as a liaison with school systems for patients, families, and community partners involved in providing education services.
- Coordinates education services and participates in family-centered patient care for all patients, facilitating consent and communication with the home school district for each patient.
- Provides consultation and advocacy for families and school personnel in the process of special education referrals and development of individualized education programs (IEPs) or 504 Plans.
- Maintains regular contact with patient, family, school staff, and care providers to monitor academic progress and provides intervention as needed.
- Collects necessary data and documentation for ongoing program evaluation.
- Provides training and educational materials for families, school personnel, patient care staff, and other stakeholders.
Education Requirement:
Master's Degree in Social Work or Education, required.
Licensure Requirement:
- Valid professional license as educator, social worker, or other appropriate professional, required.
- Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of auto insurance as required by hospital policy and position-specific requirements. Must pass motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications, and training set forth by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.
Skills:
- Effective initiative and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Working knowledge of child development.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and interactive computer technologies.
- Excellent customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Effective analytic and organization skills.
- Working knowledge of special education services.
Experience:
Three years of advocacy experience in a school setting or hospital environment, preferred.
Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Biohazard waste, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Chemicals/Medications, Climb stairs/ladder, Cold Temperatures, Color vision, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Depth perception, Electricity, Flexing/extending of neck, Fume /Gases /Vapors, Hot Temperatures, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 41-60 lbs, Loud Noises, Machinery, Patient Equipment, Peripheral vision, Power Tools, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near, Squat/kneel, Working at Heights, Working Outdoors
FREQUENTLY: Computer skills, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Sitting, Standing, Walking
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Decision Making, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Problem solving
Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:
(not specified)
"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"
Other facts
About Nationwide Children's Hospital
Nationwide Children’s is one of America's largest pediatric hospitals, an international leader in research and is ranked in all 10 specialties on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” list. Our staff, comprised of 1,600 medical professionals and over 16,000 employees, provides state-of-the-art pediatric care for 1.8 million patient visits annually. And, according to the Children’s Hospital Association, Nationwide Children's is the #1 provider of pediatric surgery in the country.
Our doctors represent every major pediatric sub-specialty. With over 50 locations throughout Ohio, signature programs include heart, cancer, gastroenterology and neonatology care, all of which are internationally recognized. Tim Robinson is CEO of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which includes the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation and The Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. Nationwide Children’s remains true to the original mission since its founding in 1892 of providing care regardless of a family’s ability to pay. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.
What you'll do
- The School Liaison collaborates with patients, families, and school personnel to facilitate successful school services and reintegration. They provide advocacy and coordination for families regarding school settings, modifications, and accommodations.
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