SY 26-27 Student Special Service Advocate

Essential Functions

• Reviews school records and identifies, visits, and counsels at-risk young adults and school-aged parents who have dropped out of school, for the purpose of encouraging their return to school;
• Confers with school counselors and clients to establish educational programs suitable to school-aged parents' lifestyles;
• Develops resource networks and accompanies clients to social service agencies which provide services and referrals to clients;
• Affords assistance in enrolling clients in G.E.D. courses, evening school courses, and job training programs;
• Confers with employers of at-risk young adults and school-aged parents to discuss possibility of reducing work hours to allow clients to continue their education;
• Maintains client case files and provides follow-up services;
• Affords assistance in compiling periodic activity reports for submission to supervisory staff and program government funding sources;
• Meets with community organizations to distribute literature and explain available services;
• May counsel student-athletes to ensure they meet college academic entrance requirements.

Desirable Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited educational institution with an Associate's degree, or successful completion of two years of college-level course work at an accredited college or university, supplemented by four years of progressively responsible experience in community or social service organizations;
• An equivalent combination of training and experience.