Student Advisor - LTW

Position Title Student Advisor

DepartmentLTWSite/LocationLTW
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Bronx Regional
1010 Rev. James A Polite Bronx, NY 10459

Job Classification Non-Exempt Full Time Salary Range $45k annually

Reports To Director of Bronx Regional LTW program MISSION STATEMENT 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.

JOB DESCRIPTION Summary/ Objective East Side House Settlement (ESH) is a community resource in the South Bronx. We believe education is the key that enables all people to create economic and civic opportunities for themselves, their families and the communities.

The partnership with Bronx Regional High School is designed to re-engage high school students who are over-age and under-credited or have dropped out of high school.

East Side House Settlement’s Learning-to-Work Program enhances the school’s academic component by offering additional academic support, career and education exploration, work preparation, skill development, and internships.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities Under the direction of the Program Director the Student Advisor will 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 The roles and responsibilities consist of the following:

Be a primary person of contact for a caseload of approximately 60-70 students

Conduct intake interviews with students and family members

Conduct daily attendance, academic, and social-emotional outreach via phone, remotely, or home visit

Consult with guidance counselors on student credit accumulation, graduation date, and post-secondary plans

Consult with teachers and provide feedback to students on academic performance

Refer students to academic and support services as needed

Attend administrative meetings, program trainings and staff development. Meetings may require virtual attendance

Meet with caseload in a group or individual setting to assist them in their academic, career, and personal goals. Some individual and group work will require the usage of remote platforms, or be socially distanced

Conduct workshops, social-emotional groups, interest groups, or other groups for caseload

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

Walk students through employment opportunities

Conduct informal counseling sessions for students to support their social-emotional development

Document all interactions with students on Salesforce, Google Suite, and other data systems as required

Participate in civic and community building efforts and activities as assigned via East Side House Community Development Participate and help arrange field trips, special events and extracurricular activities

Provide other program support functions as required

Maintain flexible hours and workdays, some overnight trips required

Some evenings, weekends, and remote work required

Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications To perform this position successfully, the Student Advisor must be able to fulfill all the elements of the job description to the highest standard and be able to…