Student Advisor

Job Details

Job Location:

Gotham Collaborative High School - Bronx, NY 10473

Salary Range: $40,000.00 - $45,000.00 Salary/year

Position Title

Student Advisor

Department

Community School

Site/

Location:

Gotham Collaborative High School

Job Classification (HR Use Only)

Non-Exempt Full Time

Salary Range

$40,

Reports To

Program Director

East Side House cares for the individuals, families, and communities we serve by expanding opportunities to live more fulfilling lives through education, career, and supportive services.

Summary/ Objective

East Side House (ESH) is a community resource in the Bronx and Northern Manhattan. We believe education is the key that enables all people to create economic and civic opportunities for themselves, their families, and their community. ESH’s community school program aligns with our mission by providing high quality programs and services within community centers and school partnerships.

Reporting to the Community School Director, the Student Advisoris responsible to provide support over a wide variety of areas including college and career readiness, academic progress monitoring, day-to-day student issues, social-emotional and personal development. Student Advisors will follow the Primary Person Model where they will be the first point of contact for students, parents, and staff members. It is expected towork collaboratively with our partner school faculty and staff to ensure each student’s academic success.

Under the supervision of the Community School Director, the Student Advisor, will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

• Cohort Management & Support Services:

• Primary person advisor for assigned cohort of students
• Conduct regular one on one sessions with students, at least twice a month
• Support students to create SMART goals and to work toward implementation
• Partner with the students, family and/or caring adults, school, and Community School teams to develop an individualized plan for each student
• Conduct and support student advisory groups in collaboration with school faculty
• Provide updates on progress of students to Leadership and key school staff as needed; participate in weekly case conferencing with school and CS staff
• Providing crises intervention and counseling for students as needed, under supervision of Program Director.
• Document all interactions with students on assigned data systems as required.
• Providing attendance outreach through phone calls, texts through agency telephone, letters, remotely, and/or home visits
• Organize and implement special activities/events that meet the recreational, cultural, social needs of the school community.
• Support new student admission process (outreach, open houses/intake interviews, new student orientation, parent orientations)
• Partner with students to identify opportunities and referrals based on need and aspiration of student and family.
• With Program Director, create best practices for cohort management and support services to ensure high quality and demographic appropriate.

• College & Career Readiness and post-graduation planning: (if applicable for Middle School/High School)

• Assist students to define career interests for exploration through internships, job shadowing and other career exploration activities.
• Partner with ESH Workforce Development and College Access Counselor and Internship Coordinator for postsecondary planning.
• Educate students about colleges, the college admissions process, FAFSA, trends, procedures, and testing; advise students as they go through the process and help them aspire realistically and choose wisely.
• Track students’ academic progress using report cards, progress reports other resources provided by the school and program.
• Help students identify their strengths and challenges in order to develop SMART goals and take advantage of opportunities for ongoing growth
• Support students to develop employability skills (Resume Building, Cover letter writing, Mock Interviews, completion of job/internship application, job shadowing opportunities) through individual and group activities.

• Family & Community Engagement:

• As an extension of our Primary Person Model (PP) model: build strong relationships with families to provide support, resources, and opportunities for growth.
• Work to implement family structures with the school: regular parent workshops tailored to parent needs, volunteer opportunities, and formal connection to community resources (alignment with the Dual…