Adult Education Student Advisor (INTERNAL ONLY)

About the role

The Student Advisor promotes and enhances the overall academic mission of the Urbana School District #116 and the Urbana Adult Education Center by providing services that strengthen home/school/community partnerships and alleviate barriers to learning. The Student Advisor supports the social, emotional, academic, and transition needs of Urbana Adult Education students.

Responsibilities

• Provide assertive outreach and act as a liaison between students, families, staff and community agencies.
• Assess students to determine their need for support services and address the social and emotional needs of students based on assessment.
• Teach classes and/or workshops related to life skills, transition planning, employability skills, organizational skills, and/or career planning.
• Provide ongoing support for students on your advisory roster.
• Establish and maintain home/school ties for students and work with families concerning home situations that relate to school performance.
• Provide assistance to teachers or teams in planning to meet the needs of students.
• Assist with student registration procedures.
• Conduct student orientation.
• Assist with credit/transcript reviews, Record Sheet creation, attendance data entry, and other student related data entry requirements.
• Assist with data collection and analysis.
• Assist with student recruitment and retention activities.
• Participate in efforts to remediate student truancy and behavior challenges.
• Maintain records memorializing support services offered and rendered.
• Maintain communication with appropriate community agencies and aid in finding solutions to community-wide problems that affect students and families.
• Evaluate and refer students and their families to appropriate resources within the community.
• Adhere to laws and procedures involving child abuse/neglect and cooperate with community agencies to identify the need for protective services for school-age children.
• Participate in professional growth activities including workshops, institutes, seminars.

Requirements

Minimum requirement is a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, education, or psychology, or related fields. A Master’s degree is preferred. Two years or more of school‑based and/or social service experience preferred.

Skills

• Communication, collaboration, and conferencing skills
• Ability to build rapport with youth of diverse backgrounds
• Leadership development
• Classroom management
• Knowledge of community resources
• Knowledge of adult learning
• Organizational skills
• Detail‑oriented
• Assessment of student performance
• Grant writing/strong writing skills
• Knowledge of technology, including Word, Excel, Google Docs, Google Classroom, Google Sheets, Google Forms, video conferencing platforms

Pay

Tentative salary range: $60,000‑$65,000 with a Master’s degree; final salary offer contingent upon education and experience.

Schedule

Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 7:45 AM‑5:00 PM; Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:45 AM‑8:15 AM (1‑hour unpaid lunch each day); Fridays off. Position is 210 days/