[Hiring] Graduation Coach and Virtual Mentor @Adrian Public Schools

Role Description

The Graduation Coach and Virtual Mentor will provide students with attendance and academic support in their virtual program to be successful. This role focuses on working with at-risk students to support their academic, attendance, and social-emotional needs through various strategies.

Qualifications

• Three (3) to five (5) years teaching/counseling/social work/at-risk youth experience preferred.
• Bachelor Degree preferred.

Requirements

• Utilize components of a profile of characteristics of potential dropouts developed by the National Dropout Prevention Network to identify high school students at risk of dropping out.
• Collaborate with a school's leadership, Instructional Consultant Team, and other youth-focused service providers to identify, coordinate, or develop appropriate community intervention services or programs.
• Work with faculty and administrators to develop credit recovery and alternative programming options to meet the needs of at-risk students.
• Attend, participate in, and redeliver as appropriate all required training provided by MDE, Adrian High School, and Communities in Schools.
• Develop and implement individual, small group, and whole school intervention and prevention strategies to increase the likelihood that students will stay in school and graduate.
• Work with students to develop a graduation career plan that includes the best programming options to meet the student's academic needs.
• Collaborate with middle schools to identify incoming middle school students at risk of high school failure.
• Collaborate with teachers, counselors, and/or advisors to assure the continued use of the transition process for 8th graders and freshmen to help students successfully adapt to the rigors of high school.
• Connect individual students and their parents/guardians with community organizations and programs.
• Develop or work with local mentoring programs, businesses, and/or community coaches to connect individual students with mentors.
• Provide support and outreach to parents/guardians of at-risk students.
• Track the progress of individual students and subgroups as they progress toward high school.
• Conduct and analyze ongoing formative and summative evaluation data of program effectiveness.
• Assist in the administration of student assessments (proctor).
• Provide and/or submit reports to the transformation specialist.
• Follow all Board policies, state laws, and regulations.
• Provide support to other positions as required.

Benefits

• Pay Rate: $21.88/Hr.
• Total of 1,274 Hours funded by 31a at-risk funds.

Company Description

Adrian Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination in its policies, employment practices, and programs on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, height, weight, marital or familial status, gender, disability, or national origin.