Advocate Counselor - Transfer High School BHSLCS

Reports to:

Program Director

Work Location:

300 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn

Hours:

Full Time - 35 hours per week Monday
- Friday 9am - 5pm

This position is fully in-person and does not offer any remote work.

Salary Range: $50,000 - $50,000

Brooklyn Community Services is one of Brooklyn’s first and largest non-sectarian social services agencies. BCS, which presently serves more than 10,000 individuals annually, is committed to a broad and diverse range of services including education and child care; services to strengthen families; and services to foster self-sufficiency for adults.

Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community Service is a small, academically rigorous, full-time New York City Department of Education Transfer School designed to re-engage high school students who are over-age and under-credited or have dropped out of high school. BCS is directly responsible for the administration of the school’s Learning-to-Work Program, which enhances the school’s academic component by offering additional academic support, career and education exploration, work preparation, skills development, and internships.

• Provide academic planning and case management services for a caseload of 40 + students.
• Provide weekly individual and daily group counseling, including facilitating an Advisory Group five days per week.
• Assist youth in attending school regularly by identifying obstacles, connecting students with resources and conducting attendance outreach including home visits.
• Assist youth with the development of actionable post-secondary plans.
• Provide immediate crisis intervention support as needed, including mediation support.
• Provide family outreach and conduct parent/guardian meetings as appropriate.
• Provide counseling and support services to families with the intent of improving communication between family members and students to ensure they have support they need to function at optimal levels.
• Document all work and keep case records on all students on caseload as required.
• Attend DOE Parent-Teacher conferences, School Leadership meetings, Parent Teacher Association meetings. and Out of town College Trips in accordance with DOE school calendar.
• Provide assistance with the College application process.
• Willingness to perform all duties remotely as well as in person as assigned. Other duties as assigned by the Program Coordinator.

• Bachelor’s Degree required; MSW Preferred
• Experience and demonstrated case management support in working with youth and families.
• College preparatory experience required.
• Committed to upholding an inclusive environment that fosters a sense of community, belonging and connectedness.
• Must have excellent time management, organizational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have a commitment to work from a strength based and/or youth and family development perspective.
• Knowledge in Trauma Informed Practice a plus.
• Willingness to be creative and work as an integral part of a team.
• Fingerprinting and background check.
• Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based and/or youth development perspective
• Prior experience in a school setting.
• Must undergo pre-employment screenings such as the Criminal Background Check required by DOE/DOH

BCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.