Advocate Counselor-Part Time-Manhattan

Job Summary

The Home for Little Wanderers/Wediko NY is seeking a part-time Advocate Counselor, three days a week (24 hours a week), at the High School for Hospitality Management in Manhattan.

About the Role

This position focuses on supporting students who are struggling academically, behaviorally, and who have a history of poor attendance. The Advocate Counselor provides supportive mentoring services, including but not limited to: attendance outreach, home visits, classroom support, crisis intervention, and individual and small group social-emotional support/mentoring in partnership with the school staff to support students in reaching their academic and social emotional goals.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual and group mentoring to students on a weekly basis.
• Provides outreach to students and their families, including phone calls, written correspondence, and home visits.
• Facilitates communication between students, families, and school staff.
• Completes required documentation in a timely manner.
• Provides crisis support, conflict mediation and social-emotional support.
• Completes regular assessments and provides resource referrals in support of school-based services (with support of the site manager).
• Ensures student exposure to further education opportunities (high school and college); build college and career readiness skills.
• Participates in staff meetings and staff development opportunities.
• Collaborates on transdisciplinary team of Wediko and school staff to create individualized plans to support student progress.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree; social science degrees strongly preferred.
• One plus years' of experience providing direct services in school-based.
• Strong communication (verbal and written with proficiency in English) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to approach challenges in a supportive and creative manner.
• Commitment to working from a strengths-based perspective.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and development, proven use of supervision to improve practice.
• Excellent organization and prioritization skills.

Skills

• Strong communication (verbal and written with proficiency in English) and interpersonal skills.
• Approach challenges in a supportive and creative manner.
• Strengths-based perspective.
• Ongoing learning and development.
• Proven use of supervision to improve practice.
• Excellent organization and prioritization skills.

Benefits

Salary range is $22.50-$25.50 an hour.