At-Risk Mentor

Starting Salary

$45,000 /year

Environment

Alternative Education Program, Grades 9-12

Responsibilities

• Leverage targeted strategies such as home visits, collaboration with teachers and clinical professionals, and coordination of afterschool and community-based supports to develop a comprehensive understanding of each student’s academic, social, and home environment.
• Build high-trust, accountability-centered relationships with students and key stakeholders while maintaining a self-directed, outcomes-focused approach to student growth.
• Review and analyze student-level academic, attendance, and behavioral data to assess intervention effectiveness, identify trends, and communicate measurable progress.
• Connect students to appropriate supports and interventions while consistently following up and strengthening partnerships with families, educators, and internal teams.
• Identify and re-engage students experiencing attendance challenges through proactive outreach, home visits, relationship-building efforts, and structured intervention planning to remove barriers to school participation.
• Lead case management and re-entry planning for students returning from suspension, home stay, or extended leave, ensuring a structured, supportive, and successful transition back to campus.
• Collaborate as an integral member of the Clinical Care Team to align strategies, share insights, and drive coordinated, student-centered action plans.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings with security and advocate associates to review student circumstances, align interventions, and ensure consistent, practical implementation.
• Utilize student information systems and data tools to monitor performance, track progress toward goals, and recommend timely, evidence-based interventions.
• Support additional initiatives and responsibilities as assigned to meet evolving student, campus, and program needs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent w/ passage of basic skills test.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a closely related field of study preferred.
• Licensed currently or in the process of obtaining a paraprofessional, paraeducator, education assistant or similar credential preferred.
• Hold currently or have the ability to obtain a valid IL state driver's license.
• Ability to obtain and maintain certification in company approved crisis management training.
• Prior experience providing instruction, guidance and/or support to children; preferably in an alternative, special education and/or behavioral health program setting.
• Well-versed in alternative educational services for at-risk youth and working with students with diverse needs at various levels.
• Proficient in providing motivation and having critical conversations with students that help move them toward realistic goals.
• Highly skilled in building relationships with students, parents, teachers and/or community partners.
• Proven ability to effectively prioritize tasks and meet deadlines while maintaining organization and attention to detail.
• Advanced oral and written communication, organization, conflict resolution, multitasking, problem solving and decision-making ability.
• Knowledgeable in the use of relevant technology including experience with computers, Microsoft Office Suite, database entry and basic office equipment.
• Availability to work evening hours as needed.