Come join our life-changing team building hope, resilience and well-being as a Student Engagement Specialist!
Shift Details: Full-time - 40 hours/week
Schedule : Monday-Friday
Location: 2300 Kennedy St NE, Suite 140, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Compensation: $48,000 annual salary
About the job:
VOA High School is currently seeking a Student Engagement Specialist for full-time employment. This specialist's role will be to provide comprehensive supports for a diverse student population by evaluating student needs, applying creative problem solving, building strong relationships and creating opportunities for each student's personal and academic success. Working at Volunteers of America in the education field is a great way to gain valuable experience and make a significant impact on the lives of youth. If you value a student-centered, vibrant workplace, and are passionate about supporting youth, grade 10, to young adults, age 21, VOA High School is for you!
Essentials:

• Providing a wide range of supports to all students enrolled at VOA High School, including but not limited to collaborative goal-setting, creation of long term plans, SEL skills education, and students' support networks communication and meetings.
• Providing regular communication and information to students' families which encourages regular attendance and academic progress.
• Collaborating daily with staff to provide and measure interventions which promote student success.
• Contributing to SEL education during scheduled advisory period.
• Working one on one with students throughout the school day to keep them in class and learning.
• Actively problem solving with students to address conflicts peacefully and providing prescribed supports to keep student body safe should conflicts arise.
• Creating and implementing appropriate incentives to motivate student growth and success.
• Participating in student support team and intervention meetings as well as general staff meetings.
• Following, enforcing and educating students about VOA High School and MPS policies and protocols.
• Leading initiatives which provide students with voice and choice and promote positive school climate.
• Keeping detailed records and providing data which describes interventions, student success and general progress.

Job Highlights:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• HSA & FSA Programs
• Employer Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience working with youth, ages 15 - 21
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work with a diverse population of individuals by using tact diplomacy and flexibility.
• Ability to deduce the necessary level of response to a variety of situations.
• Able to decide the proper person to notify in cases of emergency and to determine alternate courses of action when faced with more than a single alternative.
• Decision making, negotiating/mediating

About Us:
The VOA High School education team is small, goal-oriented, highly collaborative and committed to nurturing student voice within the educational experience. VOAHS is part of Volunteers of America MN/WI which serves as an affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.
Volunteers of America Minnesota is a nonprofit health and human services organization that annually serves more than 25,000 children, adolescents and their families, older adults, students, persons with disabilities and special needs, and adults completing incarceration. Since 1896, we have helped people gain self-reliance, dignity, and hope.
Take pride in helping others and join us today!
At VOA, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations' shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.
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