Family Advocate Grades 9-12 Capital HS, Life Skills High School, Columbus, OH
Life Skills High School -
Columbus, OH,
US
Family Advocate Grades 9-12 Capital HS
Date Posted: 2024-06-15
Job description
About the Organization
At Career Prep schools we make a generational change by caring enough about each student to give them a personal, career-focused graduation plan and then helping them every step of the way to achieve their dreams. We have life-changing goals. We need incredibly dedicated and passionate people throughout Ohio to help us reach them.
Career Prep schools provides high school students with an alternative education option designed to help every student succeed. Career Prep schools are designed with every type of learner in mind, regardless of the academic or career goals they have. We provide students with a flexible schedule and the personalized supports they need.
Learn more at www.careerprepschool.org
EOE Statement
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Category
Support
Location
Columbus Region
Req Number
SUP-24-00013
Description
The Family Advocate works with students and families on Attendance and Retention. The Family Advocate works closely with the school's support staff to determine best service outcomes for students/families and with the community and social service entities to assist in obtaining necessary resources, information, and assistance. The Family Advocate builds an organic awareness of the school by its continued engagement of community and social service entities.
Systems
Accountable Functions
Advisory:
Discovery:
Goal Sheets:
Quick Access:
Retention:
Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Position Requirements
Qualifications
Desirable experience and credentials:
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics
Working Conditions
Requirements
Open Date
5/23/2024
Full-Time/Part-Time
Full-Time
Tags
social service, student programs, family services, living skills, support groups, FES reports, FES, social worker, licensed social worker, LSW, LPC, LISW
Regional Coverage
This position is currently accepting applications.
At Career Prep schools we make a generational change by caring enough about each student to give them a personal, career-focused graduation plan and then helping them every step of the way to achieve their dreams. We have life-changing goals. We need incredibly dedicated and passionate people throughout Ohio to help us reach them.
Career Prep schools provides high school students with an alternative education option designed to help every student succeed. Career Prep schools are designed with every type of learner in mind, regardless of the academic or career goals they have. We provide students with a flexible schedule and the personalized supports they need.
Learn more at www.careerprepschool.org
EOE Statement
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Category
Support
Location
Columbus Region
Req Number
SUP-24-00013
Description
The Family Advocate works with students and families on Attendance and Retention. The Family Advocate works closely with the school's support staff to determine best service outcomes for students/families and with the community and social service entities to assist in obtaining necessary resources, information, and assistance. The Family Advocate builds an organic awareness of the school by its continued engagement of community and social service entities.
Systems
- Advisory
- Discovery
- Goal Sheets
- Quick Access
- Retention
Accountable Functions
Advisory:
- Maintain a caseload of advisees
- Meet with advisees on a regular basis to review Success Plan and student IRC participation
- Participate in Career Check and Connect day monthly
- Facilitate the completion of the OMJReadiness Seal for advisees
- Teach and/or facilitate Industry Recognized Credential(s) within your building at a regular cadence during the CTE block of daily instruction
Discovery:
- Conduct the Student Needs Assessment as the first activity in Discovery
- Act as the school's Homeless Liaison for qualifying students
- Act as an agent of Child Find and ELL identification
- Create a Credit Flex Plan or Flexible Schedule in conjunction with the Principal and Success Coach prior to exiting Discovery
Goal Sheets:
- Review daily Goal Sheet and calculate temporal equivalency to seat time for AIT.
Quick Access:
- Manage the AIT tab in Quick Access and documents:
- Triggering absence
- Three (3) meaningful attempts for parent/guardian participation on the team
- Date plan is created and implemented
- Student progress on the plan
- Additional attempts to retain the student
Retention:
- Manage the AIT process
- Develops the individual Attendance Intervention Plan for each student including all necessary documentation in accordance with HB410
- Conducts AIT meetings
- Logs EMIS reportable and non-reportable actions in the SIS
- Recommends withdrawal of students who are not demonstrating progress on their plan and who also have 72+ hours of consecutive absences
- Implement Retention Strategies
- Performs Home Visits as a meaningful attempt during the AIT process
- Provides community connections to resources as needed to ensure student retention
Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Coordinate events for family engagement
- Closely track attendance patterns and create solutions to poor patterns
- Identify students in need of support and make daily meaningful contact
- Always maintain a non-judgmental positive attitude celebrating student success
- Communicate with school staff and act as liaison between staff, students, parents, and the community
- Build and maintain network of community members, encouraging mutual referrals
- Communicate with school staff in a timely manner regarding student health concerns or any special family needs
- Attend conferences and workshops and provide school staff with training as needed
- Maintain confidentiality in all student and professional matters, and work professionally and cooperatively to achieve duties and responsibilities
- Gain general understanding of the academic needs of student while serving as liaison between student and teacher
- Engage community agencies and businesses that will provide services/ collaborate with the school on increasing its brand awareness
- Maintain positive relationship with former students and encourage re-enrollment
- Participate in school and extra-curricular activities as directed by the Principal
- Perform other job duties as the job demands
Position Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in counseling, social service, or related field
- Experience managing a caseload attentively and efficiently
- Satisfactory completion of state and federal required criminal history checks
- Eligible for an Ohio substitute teaching license
Desirable experience and credentials:
- Valid state Social Worker license (LSW, LPC, LISW, etc.) or license eligible
- Experience working with urban high school/adolescents between ages 16-21
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics
- Strong ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management, staff, and business contacts as required
- Exhibits flexibility about workload and priorities and exhibit effective organizational/ administrative skills community setting
- Ability to work in a diverse educational community setting
- Knowledge of community resources including government, health, and other agencies
- Ability to manage and communicate with difficult or emotional students, staff, parents, and community members
- Ability to be an active listener and critical thinker and make sound judgments after all available information has been gathered or communicated
- Ability to work well under pressure and effectively prioritize and execute tasks to meet deadlines consistently
Working Conditions
- Interaction with students, staff, and parents/guardians
- Interaction with colleagues at other school locations through on and off-site workgroups, training, and other professional development and through web conferences
- Ability to travel as needed
- All in-person professional development opportunities must be attended in person
- Dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and to handle other computer and other technology related components
- In person and on site at campus and community locations
Requirements
- All FusionEd Career Prep School Systems
- Uniform with school logo (provided by Career Prep)
- Physical ability to lift up to 25 pounds
- Standing for extended periods of time, sitting occasionally
- Ability to move around the building
- Family Advocates must complete all training modules in the Family Advocate Training Google Classroom
Open Date
5/23/2024
Full-Time/Part-Time
Full-Time
Tags
social service, student programs, family services, living skills, support groups, FES reports, FES, social worker, licensed social worker, LSW, LPC, LISW
Regional Coverage
This position is currently accepting applications.