Advisor 9th grade Peace St

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Job : 5956543 Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled Posted: Oct 09, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately

Position:
Advisor (High School Teacher) (9th grade Peace St) Campus:
Providence Campus

Reports to:

Building Principal Employment Status:
Full Time, permanent, academic year Salary Range:
Step Salary Schedule, starting at $50,000 (step
1) - $66,000 (step
5) (will be prorated based on start date)

Start Date:

Immediately

Position Overview:

An advisor at a Big Picture Learning school plays a complex role. An advisor is responsible for navigating and guiding the learning process with 17-20 students for 2-4 years. The advisor is a part of each student’s Learning Plan team, along with the student, parent, and mentor. The advisor guides this team to support and coach the student’s learning process. The advisor is a generalist who can support student work around each Learning Goal.

An advisor is not only a teacher. They take on aspects of administration, guidance, management, recruitment, public engagement, and more. As a result, advising can be a very rewarding and intense experience.

• Implement, by instruction and action, the BPL philosophy of education
• Facilitate trimester learning plan meetings with each student and his or her family
• Forecast the educational needs of each student based on their interests and abilities
• Identify learning opportunities and internships for students
• Facilitate internship searches through phone calls, shadow days, and informational interviews to ensure that each student has an internship
• Monitor and conduct student internships site visits at least once every 5 weeks. Advisors should also be in contact, via text, phone, or email at least once every two weeks.
• Report on each student’s educational and social progress in detail through trimester narratives, phone calls to parents, and weekly student meetings
• Run at least two sessions with advisory per day on non-internship days
• Attend weekly staff meetings, monthly Professional Development days, and yearly training sessions
• Facilitate additional educational and health services for each advisee as needed
• Create a positive culture of learning
• Maintain complete and factual records (transcripts) on each student as required by school and law
• Work with staff on strategies for grade levels, school, and network
• Make provisions to be available to students and parents for education-related reasons outside of the school day when necessary

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Appropriate State or Rhode Island Teaching Certificate(s)-Secondary Level
• Basic knowledge of all teaching subjects and a specialty in a specific area
• Basic knowledge of pedagogical theories, perspectives, and developments within education
• Basic classroom management skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Access to reliable transportation with a clean driving record

• Excellent problem-solving skills, multi-tasking abilities
• Ability to demonstrate competency in other content areas beyond certification content, particularly in Math, Science, and Literacy
• Resiliency, ability to improvise and work through uncertainties
• A sense of humor

All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories:

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High School / Secondary

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