Youth Advocate; EduStaff

Youth Advocate (Hired through Edu Staff)

Benton Harbor Area Schools

The Youth Advocate works under the direction of the building administration carrying a caseload of students who have been identified for behavioral support. The primary function of the Youth Advocate is to have a continuous check on students who are struggling with various challenges that interrupt their education (i.e., attendance monitoring, ensuring they are in class, etc.). Additionally, Youth Advocates continuously monitor the halls for the safety of students to help meet all of their needs.

• Job Title: Youth Advocate
• Reports To: Building Administrator
• Location: Benton Harbor Area Schools

• Associate’s Degree in any Behavioral Science
• Knowledge of the MTSS model and ability to monitor student behaviors in and out of the classroom
• Demonstrated skills working with students in a behavioral setting
• Strong interpersonal skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in any Behavioral Science
• Experience working with behaviorally challenging students
• Effective communication skills
• English/Spanish bilingual

• Takes on a caseload of students and provides detailed logs to show that students are regularly attending class and are decreasing in behavioral disruptions
• Works with building administration or MTSS Specialist to identify students that have difficulty with behaviors in classes to help the MTSS Specialist prescribe a plan of action
• Supports classroom teachers by contacting parents and ensuring students are where they should be at the time they should be in respective classes
• Provides a safe time‑out space for disruptive students
• Conducts frequent phone calls to parents to inquire about attendance and notify of recurrence of disruptive behaviors
• Monitors the school grounds for student safety

Salary based on education and experience pursuant to the Board approval

The performance of this job will be evaluated by the MTSS Specialist and/or the Building Administrator

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

Benton Harbor Area Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Entry level

Full‑time

Other

Education