Student Support Specialist - Adult Learning Center

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Student Support Specialist
- Adult Learning Center

• Position Type:
  Licensed Educators and Specialists/ Adult Basic and Secondary Education
• Date Posted:
  9/2/2026
• Date Available:
  
  09/14/2026

Benefits Eligibility Benefits Eligible

Schedule 12-months Monday - Friday

Salary Range

Group 10 MA $30.13 - $35.94

Group 9 BA $27.03 - $32.75

Position Summary:

Provide supportive services and referrals to students enrolled at the Adult Learning Center. Provide parent education to students enrolled in the Even Start Family Literacy Program. Assist with early childhood assessments and facilitates the integration of early childhood and parent education within adult education classes. Work with the Adult Learning Center Director in completing student enrollment processes, monitoring program participation, collaborating on grant proposals and reports, administering adult education assessments, analyzing student data and overall performance indicators.

Responsibilities:

1.
Direct Support for Students and Family Services

Priority:
Essential |Percent of Time: 50%

Examples of this work include:

• Utilizes formal and informal assessment tools, including observations and interviews, to monitor student and family well-being and academic engagement.
• Assist with the enrollment process for families participating in the Even Start Family Literacy Program.
• Assist with the monitoring and administering of student assessments, both early childhood and adult education.
• Facilitate parent education for students enrolled in Even Start Family Literacy program.
• Assist students in gaining access to formal and informal community resources based on the needs of each family.
• Maintains accurate records in line with mental health and educational confidentiality standards.
• Delivers strengths-based, culturally responsive, person-centered services that actively involve students in their educational experience.
• Apply systems and family-based theories to assess home, school and community dynamics, implementing interventions such as:
  Crisis intervention and response, home visits, program development, conflict resolution, drop out prevention, graduation awareness, and coordination of school and community services.
• Implements tiered prevention, early intervention and crisis response strategies tailored to address students' academic, emotional and social needs.

2.
Systems Navigation, Advocacy and Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Priority:
Essential |Percent of Time: 30%

Examples of this work include:

• Addresses the needs of the school, student, families, and community by collaborating to design a holistic approach to any barriers or problems with the educational processusocial work systems theories and family-based theories.
• Works collaboratively with school staff, families, and community members to design and sustain comprehensive care systems that support student learning, well-being, and safety.
• Initiates and supports activities to overcome institutional barriers and gaps in services as leaders and members of interdisciplinary teams.
• Integrates the student's home, school, and community perspective in the interdisciplinary prosesingsystems theory and the social work code of ethics.
• Provides consultation on attendance, diversity, mental health, behavior concerns, crisis response, homelessness, abuse, neglect, and confidentiality using a social work lens.
• Networks to promote system responsiveness while utilizing ethical principles and standards through working with multidisciplinary teams.

Demonstrates and fosters professional, supportive relationships that contribute to an inclusive and academically engaging environment.

3.
Professional Practice and Program Development

Priority:
Essential |Percent of Time: 20%

Examples of this work include:

• Maintains licensure in accordance with North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners requirements.
• Participates in all mandatory training or training appropriate to the position as required.

Collaborate on grant proposals, data analysis and various reports.

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

Knowledge of: Building and leading a school support team in collaboration with administrators, teachers, support…