Student Retention Liaison

Job Details

Job Location: North Charleston [709] - North Charleston, SC 29406

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Salary Range: $40,000.00 Salary

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Classified

Full Time, Monday - Friday; 7:30 a.m.

- 4:00 p.m.

Compensation:
Competitive compensation starting from $40,000/year

Number of School Days: 210

Do you have a passion to work one-on-one with students and help them soar? As an employee at Learn4

Life High School - Charleston, you can encourage, challenge and help students grow in confidence and academics, and graduate high school – no matter their obstacle.

Our personalized learning model is what makes Learn4

Life High School unique. Our students are at the center of our mission, which means that staff is unified, and priorities are set to reach the best outcome for all students. Teachers can make a real difference in a student’s life as they work one-on-one or through small group instruction to help them accomplish their individual goals.

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Additional advantages we offer:

• Our teachers have a smaller caseload of students – typically 40 students instead of 180.
• We provide ongoing professional learning, continuing education (subsidized) and career growth opportunities for teachers throughout the school year.
• Our teachers have a close relationship with and are supported by school leadership. We empower them to succeed.
• We offer teachers more support with two to three times the number of school counselors, free tutors for their students and labs that supplement their teaching.
• With the support of Lifelong Learning, an educational services organization, teachers receive all the tools/resources needed to do their job without any personal financial investment.
• We offer generous holiday, vacation, and seasonal breaks.

The Student Retention Liaison is responsible for addressing attendance concerns that may impact a student’s academic success. The position will work with students identified through the Attendance Intervention process and provide strategies and interventions to identify barriers, monitor progress and support consistent school attendance and increase student retention. This position will work in collaboration with the student, parent/caregiver, and school support teams to review academic progress based on set guidelines.

This position will interact with community agencies and law enforcement. This position reports to the Principal or designee.

This list is illustrative only and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of tasks performed by this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Develop behavior plans and specific intervention plans for students and assist in their implementation, including using appropriate resources and technology to promote development of critical thinking, problem solving, and prosocial behavior in students, working with students in classrooms to reach goals as determined by their educational plan, and conducting ongoing follow-up assessment/evaluation/observation of progress on the behavior plans.
• Collaborate with school administrators and teachers in the identification and development of individualized behavior interventions intended to change behaviors, using evidence-based strategies.
• Collect data regarding student behaviors and recommend appropriate instructional modifications to develop responsible thinking and decision-making skills in students.
• Identify and implement appropriate interventions for students in need of additional assistance.
• Develop the skills and self-esteem necessary for identified students to exercise meaningful options in areas of school, leisure, and inter/intra personal relationships.
• Provide support to students who display impulsive behaviors, low self-esteem, and impaired social skills.
• Present professional development for administrators and teachers on behavior intervention, substance abuse, anger management, as well as other topics and…