Northcrest | Student Advocate

Fort Wayne Community Schools Security - Fort Wayne, Indiana Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5972720

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 27, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

PURPOSE

The Student Advocate fosters a safe, supportive, and inclusive school environment by building strong, positive relationships with students, staff, and families. This role centers on prevention, connection, and early intervention to promote student well-being, reduce conflict, and ensure physical and emotional safety across the school community. The Student Advocate plays a key role in shaping a calm, respectful, and structured learning environment where all students feel seen, supported, and secure.

This position involves continuous movement, active supervision, and engagement with students throughout the school building and grounds.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with children or adolescents in a school or youth-serving setting preferred
• Background in relationship-based practices, conflict resolution, or behavior support strongly preferred
• Valid driver’s license
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and de-escalation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse student populations and stakeholders

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Build and maintain trusting, respectful relationships with students to promote a sense of belonging and safety.
• Serve as a visible, approachable adult presence throughout the school, proactively engaging students in hallways, classrooms, and common areas.
• Support a positive school climate by modeling respectful behavior, reinforcing expectations, and recognizing student success.
• Use restorative practices, de-escalation strategies, and relationship-centered approaches to prevent and address student conflict and behavioral concerns.
• Collaborate with teachers, counselors, administrators, and families to support student well-being and success.
• Monitor and support safe, orderly environments in classrooms and shared spaces (e.g., hallways, cafeteria, arrival/dismissal).
• Respond promptly and appropriately to safety concerns, prioritizing de-escalation and the least restrictive interventions necessary.
• Assist in conflict mediation and problem-solving conversations between students.
• Maintain situational awareness by actively supervising school grounds and identifying potential safety concerns before they escal...
• Communicate concerns, patterns, or incidents to school leadership in a timely and professional manner.
• Document incidents and interventions clearly and accurately, with attention to both safety and student support outcomes.
• Participate in ongoing professional development focused on student engagement, trauma-informed practices, and school safety.
• Support emergency preparedness and response procedures, contributing to a coordinated and calm approach during crisis situations.
• Engage student voice by seeking feedback and partnering with students to improve school climate and safety practices.
• Provide supervision and support for school events and extracurricular activities as assigned.
• Adhere to district policies, procedures, and professional expectations, including required dress code. ?
• Support the FWCS Schools of Success mission to empower all students to reach their potential through equitable and relevant community-connected experiences to ensure students achieve at least one of the 4E’s - (Enrollment, Employment, Enlistment, or Entrepreneurship . )
• Positively promote and embody the FWCS Schools of Success six core competencies in our daily work:
  Creativity and Innovation, Critical and Analytical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication,…