East Valley Elementary College and Career Readiness Interventionist OYO

College And Career Readiness Interventionist

The College and Career Readiness Interventionist is responsible for ensuring that students who are at risk of dropping out of school and/or failing to successfully transition into the workplace, achieve expected outcomes including graduation, and placement into post-secondary education, workforce, or the military. The College and Career Readiness Interventionist will provide targeted interventions to select students for the purpose of increasing academic achievement and reducing failure rate.

The College and Career Readiness Interventionist will provide targeted youth with employability and life survival skills through classroom instruction based on high school competencies, guidance/counseling, academic remediation, work-based learning experiences, post-secondary support, and career advisement. The College and Career Readiness Interventionist is under the supervision of and will be evaluated by the site administrator.

The College and Career Readiness Interventionist is responsible for establishing a positive and on-going supportive relationship with students, families, principals, administrators and school faculty to support targeted students. Collaborates with school counselors, advisors, community resources, and teachers to implement the curriculum and to consistently build support for academic success, career exploration, goal setting, leadership development, college planning, counseling, to assist in overcoming barriers to graduation and/or success in the workplace.

The College and Career Readiness Interventionist will analyze student data and barriers and confers with the graduation advisory committee (or School Success Team) to identify and develop a pool of qualified students in need of intensive academic support such as tutoring, extended learning, mentoring, and counseling. Administer testing including pre-/post-tests to students in the classroom and document results in the data management system.

Monitor basic skills improvement; provides academic support and remediation including access to tutoring, study skills, and credit recovery to show gains as students progress towards targeted goals.

Develop, implement, and update monthly individualized academic plan (IAP) with all students on the program roster. Monitors the attendance, academic achievement, response to intervention, credits needed for graduation, course selection, and enrollment, etc. Serves as a student advocate when collaborating with school staff in developing intervention plans for struggling students and assists in implementing/referring intervention as appropriate. Develop service learning projects, create a pool of classroom speakers, participate in public relations activities, and provide real life learning experiences for students based on individual need.

Conducts parent/family outreach and education activities to the students to strengthen family/school partnerships and facilitate career exploration, college/career selection and financial planning. Build appreciation for teamwork among students, sense of belonging and commitment to service learning among students, create opportunities through hands-on activities, guest speakers and workshops; and organize civic and social development opportunities. Provide supportive services to program participants to ensure successful transition to post-secondary education, employment, and/or military.

Complies with all documentation requirements in a timely fashion including student contacts and activities, employer and community organization contacts, and intervention growth data.

Participates in staff, regional, and statewide meetings, and staff development activities within the building and district as appropriate. Perform various school-related functions as required by school administration such as student supervision. Actively participates in the school/continuous improvement plan (S/CIP) process. Ensure compliance with special services such as IEP's and other related mandates. Connect the full cohort of students to and/or organize and lead field trips to higher educational institutions, business and industry, and other community-based activities and events.

Complete special projects and related duties as assigned.

Assure students are moving through the system and receiving support to perform on grade level, pass their classes, graduate from high school, and move into post-secondary education, employment and/or military. Create a sustainable system of supports throughout the local community for students through graduation and one year of follow-up services and targeted outcomes. Assure data tracking and monitoring for student success and services provided to all targeted students.

Experience working with students and a knowledge of child development issues. Skills in human relations, leadership, supervision, and motivational techniques. Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities. Ability to establish appropriate boundaries…