Student Success Advisor

A Student Success Advisor is an individual who provides guidance to students in meeting graduation requirements and preparing for post-secondary career and/or college opportunities. This individual will also be responsible for connecting students to resources that support their social and emotional growth in the school setting. The Student Success Advisor license alone does not allow the staff member to evaluate for or provide mental health services.

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Hold either a Bachelor of Arts or science degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Must work toward and complete requirements for a school counselor license within five years.
• Must be able to pass employment verification.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.

• Provide guidance to students in meeting graduation requirements and preparing for post-secondary career and/or college opportunities.
• Maintain accurate and complete records and reports as required by federal and state law and regulation, department guidance, and district and charter school policies.
• Support students in meeting the requirements for a New Mexico diploma of excellence by providing guidance on coursework and demonstrations of competency, analyzing transcripts, entering data for student class schedules, guiding student and parent decision-making regarding courses and graduation pathways, supporting attendance monitoring and intervention, supporting and implementing the Next Step Plan requirements, analyzing and interpreting test results, providing support in ordering dual credit books.
• Support students in college and career exploration and planning by supporting students with the college application and admission process, including preparation for college admission tests, arranging for dual or concurrent enrollment, career technical education, and advanced placement course offerings, informing students about postsecondary financing options such as the free application for federal student aid (FAFSA) and scholarships, supporting student documentation of career preparedness, including industry-recognized credentials or certificates, test results, grades, samples of student work, resumes, and cover letters to prospective employers, planning and conducting activities focused on increasing career awareness, connecting students and their families to resources that will support the student’s social, emotional, and academic growth in the school setting, serving as liaison for students in need of additional resources and/or that have received community donations, maintaining communication with families in need of access to food distribution services and assist with distribution of these resources, referring students to social service and governmental agencies, support groups, and other community agencies as appropriate, maintaining current knowledge of community resources, implementing developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented educational activities to meet student needs and school goals, supporting in the implementation of school wide Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum, assisting in completion of threat assessments and serving as a member of the threat assessment team, attending and participating in Student Assistance Team (SAT) meetings, being a resource for information and referrals to additional services, serving as a Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) team member, assisting in the identification of students with special needs and making referrals for testing when a disability is suspected.
• Serve as liaison for students in need of additional resources and/or that have received community donations.
• Maintain communication with families in need of access to food distribution services and assist with distribution of these resources.
• Refer students to social service and governmental agencies, support groups, and other community agencies as appropriate.
• Maintain current knowledge of community resources.
• Implement developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented educational activities to meet student needs and school goals.
• Support in the implementation of school wide Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum.
• Assist in completion of threat assessments and serve as a member of the threat assessment team.
• Attend and participate in Student Assistance Team (SAT) meetings, as a resource for information and referrals to additional services.
• Serve as a Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) team member.
• Assist in the identification of students with special needs and make referrals for testing when a disability is suspected.