Job Description

VACANCY NOTICE


Job Title: Student Advocate
Kent ISD Adult Education
215 day Professional contract;

2 positions available: 1 position available at Wyoming Community Education (3600 Byron Center Ave); 1 position available at Grand Rapids Beckwith Adult Education Center (2405 Leonard St NE)


The Student Advocate supports student success for all adult students. Under the direction and supervision of the Kent ISD Director of Adult Education, the Student Advocate provides service and resources that allow student to overcome barrier towards achieving educational success.


Essential Job Qualifications Required:

1. Bachelor degree preferred and/or 3+ years of experience working with adult students in a relatable way.
2. Bi-lingual preferred.
3. Ability to work some evening hours to meet the needs of evening students.
4. Demonstrated experience or participation in institutional programs with persons from diverse backgrounds such as, sexual orientation, race, ethnic, religious, linguistic, gender, age, socio-economic, physical/learning disabilities, and a commitment to an inclusive and equitable working/learning environment.
5. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision; capable of making independent judgments and taking action with limited direction.
6. Experience in student recruitment and retention.
7. Ability to build strong working relationship with adult education students.
8. Understanding of MAERS (Michigan Adult Education Reporting System) (preferred)
9. Strong organization and attention to detail, with the ability to multi-task as well as demonstration of strong problem-solving skills.
10. Strong customer service skills, including experience providing customer service to multi-language speakers.

Key Duties and Responsibilities :

1. Provide individualized case management to Adult Learners. This includes but not limited to:
2. Identify and connect with students who have IEP's
3. Advocating for student needs
4. Assist with applications, forms and other needs
5. Provide crisis intervention that helps to overcome home and life situations
6. that help student overcome barrier to educational attainment
7. Create community partnerships that allow for barrier removal
8. Maintain documentation and reporting that records student interaction and progress
9. Collaborate with educational staff to address needs of the students
10. Demonstrate cultural competency by understanding the unique needs of our ESL learners
11. Complete progress monitoring of course and program completion for students served to track and understand how services benefited the student
12. Assist students with accommodations for GED testing
13. Keep adult education team informed of opportunities in the community
14. Present in classrooms about programs and services available.
15. Work proactively with instructors and staff to identify students that can utilize the student advocate services.
16. Other duties as assigned.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Salary: Per Professional Salary Schedule for 215 Day Staff, Grade 2 = $43,581+ (step 1) per year


Benefits: Robust benefit package includes full medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid sick and personal days; State of Michigan School Employment retirement program; student loan forgiveness may be available through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program for eligible Federal student loans.

Please note, due to the large number of applications, we are unable to attend to e-mail or telephone inquiries on application status.


The final candidate for this position will be required (at their cost) to furnish Kent Intermediate School District with a current Michigan State Police and FBI criminal records LiveScan check prior to our recommendation to hire.

It is the policy of the Kent ISD School Board that no student, staff member or candidate for any position in the District shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, ancestry, age, gender/sex, sexual orientation, marital status, height, weight, veteran status, political belief or physical/mental disability which does not impair their ability to perform adequately in the individual's particular position or activity, excluded from participation in, denied the benefit of, or to be subjected to discrimination in any program or activity for which the Kent ISD School Board is responsible for or receives financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education. The Coordinator for Title IX, Section 504, the Age Discrimination Act and Title II is: Dave Rodgers, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources .

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Contract work, Afternoon shift,

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