Educational Advocate

Purpose Statement

Puget Sound ESD seeks a Educational Advocate to provide regional leadership and program implementation across King and Pierce Counties to advance the Agency’s End:
Success for Each Child and Eliminating the Opportunity Gap by Leading with Racial Equity. In collaboration with school leaders, staff, and community partners, this role ensures that programs are designed to meet the diverse needs of students and families. The position plays a critical role in supporting efforts that align with PSESD goals while fostering inclusive, equitable, and supportive learning environments that promote student engagement and success

The job of Educational Advocate is done for the purpose/s of assisting juveniles previously incarcerated in county detention centers or juvenile institutions to successfully transition back to community schools, vocational training, college, GED programs or jobs, provide evidence-based interventions according to identified pre-level risk indicators to promote the successful completion of a high school diploma or equivalent.

Open until filled; for best consideration, submit a complete application by October 2nd,2026
. Tentative in-person interviews are scheduled on October 8th,2026.

PSESD is one of nine regional educational agencies serving school districts and state approved charter and private schools in Washington. Serving over 39% of Washington’s K-12 public school students, our agency provides critical services designed to ensure that our students are ready to enter school, achieve at high levels in the K-12 system, and succeed in postsecondary endeavors. We are committed to becoming an Antiracist Multicultural Organization driven by equity in education.

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This job reports to Senior Director, Dropout Intervention & Re-Engagement and Safety Services.

• Assesses students’ needs holistically in order to develop an academic or vocational success plan for the purpose of successful transition into a community educational or vocational program.
• Assists in developing and implementing early warning intervention systems including related policies and tiered practices at schools (e.g., Community Engagement Boards, Community Facilities, Detention Centers, restorative practices, and Student Assistance Teams, etc.) for the purpose of assuring best or evidence-based practice standards are utilized.
• Collaborates with students, families, counselors, school officials, corrections personnel, and a variety of educational, vocational, or court-related programs or services for the purpose of facilitating enrollment and maintaining the academic, vocational, or employment success of the student.
• Conducts orientation and learning sessions for students, parents, school staff, corrections staff, community members on the identification and referral process for the purpose of supporting student enrollment, sharing resources and reducing and/or mitigating causes of attendance, behavioral and academic early warning signs.
• Conducts home visits within program guidelines and according to Learning Support Services procedures, basic skills, risk, and strength-based assessment outcomes for the purpose of assisting students and families with effective intervention supports.
• Coordinates placement of juvenile offenders from either juvenile or adult correctional programs into community-based K-12 education, vocation, or work programs for the purpose of successfully transitioning into a community educational program for the purpose of ensuring that identified students are safe, healthy, supported, engaged, challenged, and successfully participating in their school experience.
• Embodies the principles and practices that form our culture and commitment to becoming an Antiracist Multicultural Organization for the purpose of meeting the Agency’s End:
  Success for Each Child and Eliminating the Opportunity Gap by Leading with Racial Equity.
• Manages confidential and non-confidential records, files, and reports, adhering to FERPA regulations and best practices for the purpose of compiling and submitting data in accordance and as required by funders, the Federal US Department of Education, OSPI, and other pertinent federal, state, and local regulations.
• Obtains school records, monitors progress and attendance of students enrolled in the program for the purpose of developing interventions to promote success in community educational programs.
• Participates in meetings,…