School-Based Advocate Counselor-BA-Queens, NY
The Home for Little Wanderers

New York, New York

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  • The Advocate Counselor will split their time between two schools: Intermediate School in Queens ,NY (3 days per week), and Intermediate School in Queens, NY (2 days per week).
  • The Advocate Counselor 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 in partnership with the school staff to support students in reaching their academic and social emotional goals.
  • The Advocate Counselor position is a 10-month position (September - June), 40 hours per week, and will be supervised by the Site Managers for each school.
  • The salary range is$35,000- $42,500.

How You'll Be Making a Difference
  • Provides individual and group counseling 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
  • 1-3 years experience providing direct services in school-based or residential program
  • 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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

This position requires the following abilities: competence in verbal and written communication in fluent English, excellent organization and prioritization skills, ability to sit at a workstation for extended periods and climb multiple flights of stairs.

Valuing Diversity

We are committed to excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion, while simultaneously creating a culture that supports those values. We believe the differences we bring enhance our ability to provide exceptional service and care to diverse children, families, and communities. Moreover, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging align with our values and our mission to help vulnerable children and their families build permanent, positive change.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)


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