Advocate Counselor/Case Manager Job New York New York USA,Education / Teaching

Job Title:

Advocate Counselor / Case ManagerFLSA Status:
Full Time, Non-Exempt Classification:
Professional Department: CCCS-Alianza Office:
Liberty/Innovation/Media/Health

Reports to:

Program Director Salary: $27.47 per hour

Summary:

Advocate Counselors provide effective college and career advising and awareness to students assigned to their caseload to support a strong postsecondary plan and ensure that students graduate feeling comfortable with their postsecondary choices. To do this effectively, Advocate Counselors earn rapport and establish a supportive relationship with each student on their caseload.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

- Developmental, Social Services

Responsible for overseeing student caseload and collaborating with school personnel for best outcomes

Foster student social intelligence through advisory workshops and community events

Create and adapt the existing advisory curriculum for engaging lesson planning to meet students' developmental needs and/or employability skills

Assist families with referrals to outside organizations that provide health services, day care, emergency shelter and additional social services as needed

Provide intervention and make necessary referrals for students to initiate referral as needed

Conduct attendance outreach through phone calls, letters, case conferencing and/or home visit

- College Access and Post-Graduation Planning

Provide 1:1 college and career advising to caseload, that leads with a focus on students’ future carers with intentional referrals to college and career exploration activities and work-based learning experiences aligned to the Career Navigation Roadmap.

Tailor the college and career advising trajectory for each student based on the students’ age and number of credits earned upon enrollment in the school, which determines a transfer school student’s proximity to graduation

Offer students guidance and referrals for college and career exploration activities, work-based learning experiences, and career-connected learning opportunities

Track all student interactions/outcomes by complying with all agency and LTW data management and collection protocols

Work closely with the guidance counselor/s and other school staff responsible for college and career advising; participate as member in school’s postsecondary team that includes CBO and NYC public school staff to ensure alignment as outlined in the Career Navigation Roadmap

Attend all of Office of Student Pathways’ training opportunities

Support the Program Director and Work-based Learning Coordinator in identifying advanced coursework that matches a student’s interests and skills

Provide families a menu of resources tha specialize in supporting positive post-secondary outcomes for students

Counsel students to support post-secondary options: college, vocational, certificate, apprenticeship, military, entrepreneurship

- Office administrative duties

Support student admission process (outreach, open houses/intake interviews, new students' orientation, parent orientations among others)

Responsible for data entry of all services: attendance outreach, individual counseling, career and college advisement, tutoring, and other interventions and services for caseload assigned

Assist students not participating in subsidized internships to provide with paid/unpaid work-based learning experiences during the academic year

Attend partnership meetings with school staff and other stakeholders

Qualifications required:

Bachelor's degree in related field

Demonstrated commitment to equity, access, and supporting the unique needs of over age, under-credited, and transfer school student populations

Expertise in strengths-based, youth development practices

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Advocate Counselor​/Case Manager

Advocate Counselor/Case Manager