Bilingual Advocate Counselor

The Home for Little Wanderers•New York, NY

43d•$23 - $26

About The Position

The Home for Little Wanderers' Wediko NY program is seeking a Bilingual Advocate Counselor. The Advocate Counselor will work in the Bronx, at the Academy for Personal Leadership and Excellence, PS/MS 363, a K to 8th grade Community School. The Advocate Counselor focuses on supporting students who are chronically and severely chronically absent from school, struggling academically, behaviorally, and who have a history of poor attendance. The Advocate Counselor provides supportive mentoring services, including but not limited to attendance outreach, home visits, classroom support, crisis intervention, and individual and small group social-emotional support in partnership with the school staff to support students in reaching their academic and social emotional goals. The Advocate Counselor position is a 10-month position (September - June), 40 hours per week, and will be supervised by the Community School Director. The hourly salary is $22.50- $25.50.

Requirements

Associate's degree in social sciences; Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
1 plus years' experience providing direct services in school-based or residential program
Knowledge of attendance outreach best practices
Strong communication (verbal and written with proficiency in English) and interpersonal skills
Ability to approach challenges in a collaborative, supportive, and creative manner
Commitment to working from a strengths-based perspective
Commitment to ongoing learning and development, with proven use of supervision to improve practice
Excellent organization and prioritization skills
Flexible schedule and willingness to work school hours, and on occasion some evenings to support school community events
Bilingual English and Spanish required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for a caseload of students, including maintaining attendance and educational progress, providing students and families with continuous feedback and resources to meet the needs and ensure academic success.
Provides individual and group mentoring to students on a weekly basis.
Conducts daily student attendance outreach.
Leads and facilitates attendance team meetings.
Utilizes data to inform attendance practices and outreach.
Provides outreach to students and their families, including phone calls, written correspondence, and home visits (home visits always conducted in pairs).
Facilitates communication between students, families, and school staff.
Completes required documentation, including Dr. Cloud notes, in a timely manner.
Provides crisis support, conflict mediation and social-emotional support.
Completes regular assessments and provides resource referrals in support of school-based services (with support of the site manager).
Facilitates milieu services in common spaces, such as classroom, cafeteria, and afterschool push-ins.
Participates in staff meetings and staff development opportunities.
Collaborates on transdisciplinary team of Wediko and school staff to create individualized plans to support student progress.
Occasional evening and weekend hours required for school events.
Cultivates and maintains positive and effective relationships with Wediko team, school and school administrators, and other Community Based Organizations.
Supports the implementation of the Community School Model.
All functions and task responsibilities are subject to change, as deemed necessary by Site Manager and Program Manager based on needs of assigned site.