What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Support Assistant (Clark Advanced Learning Center) position at Indian River State College?
Job Description
Join the IRSC Team at Clark Advanced Learning Center in Stuart, Florida!
At Clark Advance Learning Center, you’ll do more than just build a career—you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of high school students? Do you have a knack for counseling, mentoring, and advocacy? We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Student Support Assistant to join our team and help students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally!
JOB SUMMARY:
Under general direction, this position ensures that high school students receive the support they need to succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. The role combines counseling, mentoring, advocacy, and administrative skills to address the diverse needs of students. Key responsibilities include planning and providing support services, collaborating with faculty, engaging with students, developing student skills, utilizing data and communicating with Parents. This role is committed to fostering student growth and well-being.
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES:
- Academic Support: Collaborate with teachers, administrators, and parents to identify students who may be struggling academically and develop personalized intervention plans. Offer study skill strategies and academic resources to help students improve their performance in school. Monitor students working on credit recovery. Oversee student support room.
- Individual Mentoring: Provide one-on-one mentoring sessions to students to address academic and social emotional issues. Assist students in setting and achieving academic goals, managing stress, resolving conflicts, building resiliency, and making informed decisions about their education and future. Advocate for the needs of students within the school community and beyond. Serve as a liaison between students, teachers, administrators, and parents to address concerns, develop support plans, and promote a positive school culture.
- Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and confidential records of student interactions, mentoring sessions, academic progress, and intervention plans. Use data to track student outcomes, identify trends, and evaluate the effectiveness of support services. Complies with all reporting deadlines.
- Professional Development: Stay informed about best practices in student support services, counseling techniques, adolescent development, and relevant educational policies. Participate in professional development activities, workshops, and conferences to enhance skills and knowledge base.
- Other Duties: Provide support to stakeholders school wide. This may include front desk coverage, preparing reports, and other general office tasks.
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Education, Counseling, or Student Services (preferred) or an Associate’s degree in a Human Services field with 3 years or more experience in a related field.
- Proficient use of technology applications and student information systems.
- Microsoft office suite, FOCUS, Adobe, etc.
- Understanding of varied student learning needs and the State/Federal laws protecting them; (i.e. Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners)
- Ability to function effectively with multiple priorities.
- Ability to be well organized and demonstrate effective time management.
- Strong initiative to promote student success.
- Flexibility and creativity in problem solving.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, be self-motivated, and work effectively on a team.
- Effective written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Requires occasional evening, weekend or other flexible scheduling of duties as specified by the Clark Advanced Learning Center’s Executive Director/Principal or designee.
**Please note: This is a part-time position. The school's normal operating hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM. Scheduled days and hours may rotate or fluctuate based on the needs of the school.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
This position requires an ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time and to present verbal lectures/demonstrations, walk, bend, lift, reach up, stoop, and carry items occasionally in excess of twenty-five (25) pounds. Some lifting of computer and electronic equipment may be required. It also requires manual dexterity to operate standard office machines, such as, copier, fax, calculator, telephone, and other equipment as necessary. IRSC expects its employees to follow proper safety standards while employed by the College.
This description is intended to indicate typical kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as declaring every specific duty and responsibility of the particular position. This job description is not intended to be a contract for employment, and the employer reserves the right to make any necessary revisions to the job description at any time without notice.
Classification
Staff
Supervisory
No
FLSA Exempt
No
Employment Type
Regular
Compensation and Application Deadline
Pay range starts at: $15.00/hour | All salary calculations start at the minimum salary and will be based on candidate's education and experience. | Open until filled.Salary : $15
