Student Advisor

EAST SIDE HOUSE SETTLEMENT•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

East Side House Settlement is a community resource in the South Bronx. We believe education is the key that enables all people to create an economic and civic opportunities for themselves, their families, and the communities. We are seeking a dynamic, hard-working, and creative leader who shares our passion for providing exceptional programming to children and families in the South Bronx. PS179 in partnership with East Side House is committed to the intellectual and emotional growth of every student through the creation of a nurturing and supportive learning environment. By mobilizing the resources of parents, the community, business and cultural entities and the professional staff, our school community is dedicated to a single purpose- maximizing pupil potential. The Student Advisor supports attendance improvement for the Community School Program, develops relationships with students and families feel support, community members, feel connected, and emerge in successful outcomes. Coordinated resources and programs must address key priorities such as attendance, academic; socio-emotional, health and others. Programmatically, resources may be designed to include options before, during after-school, during the school year, and summer months. Under the supervision of the Community School Director with latitude for independent judgment, the Student Advisor will be responsible to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Requirements

B.A/ B.S.W. with at least two years’ experience with youth-related work.
Excellent verbal, analytical, writing, communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to work effectively with school aged youth, educators, families and communities from a wide range of cultural, social and economic backgrounds.
Experience working in school-based settings (Elementary and /or Middle School), with knowledge about tenants of community organizing, student support services, and youth development theories.
Ability to work collaboratively, with strong relationship building skills.
Knowledge and experience in WordPerfect/ Microsoft Word and other applications.
Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.
Some nights and weekends.
Self-motivated and eager to create a positive difference in the lives of students
Strong communication skills and dedicated to working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team and support staff
Excellent organization, problem-solving, and time management skills
Sufficient technology skills including the ability to learn new software and programs, complete digital paperwork requirements, communicate effectively via email, and has a willingness to learn new skills/complete basic troubleshooting
Department of Education (DOE) fingerprinting.
COVID Vaccine- As a recipient of Federal, State, and local funds, all staff are expected to be fully vaccinated or able to obtain vaccination before their start date.

Responsibilities

Primary person advisor for assigned cohort of students
Conduct regular one on one sessions with students, at least twice a month
Support students to create SMART goals and to work toward implementation
Partner with the students, family and/or caring adults, school, and Community School teams to develop an individualized plan for each student
Conduct and support student advisory groups in collaboration with school faculty
Provide updates on progress of students to Leadership and key school staff as needed; participate in weekly case conferencing with school and CS staff
Providing crises intervention and counseling for students as needed, under supervision of Program Director.
Providing attendance outreach through phone calls, texts through agency telephone, letters, remotely, and/or home visits
Organize and implement special activities/events that meet the recreational, cultural, social needs of the school community.
Support new student admission process (outreach, open houses/intake interviews, new student orientation, parent orientations)
Partner with students to identify opportunities and referrals based on need and aspiration of student and family.
With Program Director, create best practices for cohort management and support services to ensure high quality and demographic appropriate.
As an extension of our Primary Person Model (PP) model: build strong relationships with families to provide support, resources, and opportunities for growth.
Work to implement family structures with the school: regular parent workshops tailored to parent needs, volunteer opportunities, and formal connection to community resources (alignment with the Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships.
Work with families in need of additional supports on an individual basis; access to ESH’s internal Social Services Department which offers a array of supportive services including individual and family counseling, entitlement screening, and referral services as well as school-based adult education opportunities such as work training programs, high school equivalency courses, and English language classes.
Collaborate in the successful management of program with Program Director, NYCDOE Staff and the school community.
Lead and/or champion school events to build community, pride, and a welcoming environment.
Prepare and present workshops as needed for development of students’ leadership, life skills and self-efficacy.
Collaborate with leadership to design tools and strategies to ensure program goals (or results) are tracked throughout the program and successfully met.
Strategize with team for program improvement.
Attend and participate in-school / community-based meetings, administrative meetings, professional development trainings and other meetings as needed.
Complete task and/ projects assigned by Program Director.