Student Support Specialist - Adult Learning Center

Fargo Public Schools•Fargo, ND

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Student Support Specialist provides supportive services and referrals to students enrolled at the Adult Learning Center and parent education to students enrolled in the Even Start Family Literacy Program. The role assists with early childhood assessments and integrates early childhood and parent education within adult education classes. In coordination with the Adult Learning Center Director, the specialist supports student enrollment, monitors program participation, contributes to grant proposals and reports, administers adult education assessments, and analyzes student data and performance indicators. The position delivers strengths-based, culturally responsive, person-centered services to students and families; helps them access community resources; and coordinates with school staff, families, outside agencies, and community partners. It also supports prevention, early intervention, crisis response, systems navigation, advocacy, interdisciplinary collaboration, and program development. The position handles highly confidential information and requires sensitivity to people and their needs. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position for the 2026–2027 school year, plus June 2027 summer school. The schedule is 12 months with a modified Monday–Friday schedule. Work is typically during the school day, with occasional irregular hours. Work is mostly indoors; occasional travel between district and community-based locations and out of the district is required. The position is based at the Agassiz Complex.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work.
North Dakota social work licensure, or ability to obtain it before the start date.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with groups.
Ability to conduct effective meetings and conferences.
Ability to communicate concepts and information accurately in oral and written form, including preparing statistical reports, case histories, assessment records, and intervention records.
Ability to maintain effective liaison relationships with parents, schools, and agencies.
Ability to coordinate activities from multiple sources for an individual student’s benefit.
Ability to organize work and provide effective services within limited timeframes.
Ability to develop, coordinate, and deliver relevant training to parents and professional development to staff.
Ability to assist with program development.
Ability to handle confidential and private information sensitively.

Nice To Haves

Training and experience in parent education.
Training and experience serving multilingual learners.
Experience mediating and resolving conflicts in an educational or community setting.
Three years of experience in education, social work, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Use formal and informal assessment tools, including observations and interviews, to monitor student and family well-being and academic engagement.
Assist with enrollment for families participating in the Even Start Family Literacy Program.
Assist with administering and monitoring early childhood and adult education assessments.
Facilitate parent education for students enrolled in the Even Start Family Literacy Program.
Help students access formal and informal community resources based on family needs.
Maintain accurate records in accordance with mental health and educational confidentiality standards.
Deliver strengths-based, culturally responsive, person-centered services that involve students in their education.
Apply systems and family-based theories to assess home, school, and community dynamics and implement interventions, including crisis response, home visits, program development, conflict resolution, dropout prevention, graduation awareness, and coordination of school and community services.
Implement tiered prevention, early intervention, and crisis response strategies tailored to students’ academic, emotional, and social needs.
Collaborate with school staff, families, and community members to develop comprehensive approaches to barriers affecting education, student well-being, and safety.
Support interdisciplinary teams and activities addressing institutional barriers and service gaps.
Integrate students’ home, school, and community perspectives into interdisciplinary work using systems theory and social work ethics.
Consult on attendance, diversity, mental health, behavior, crisis response, homelessness, abuse, neglect, and confidentiality from a social work perspective.
Network and work with multidisciplinary teams to promote responsive systems and ethical practice.
Build and maintain professional, supportive relationships that contribute to an inclusive and academically engaging environment.
Maintain social work licensure in accordance with North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners requirements.
Provide professional development as assigned and participate in mandatory or position-appropriate training.
Collaborate on grant proposals, data analysis, and reports.
Support student enrollment processes, monitor program participation, administer assessments, analyze student data, and review overall performance indicators in collaboration with the Adult Learning Center Director.