Cooper High School (Abilene ISD) - Student Success Advocate SY 25-26

Reports To: Campus & Student Advocacy Leadership

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Summary

The Student Success Advocate role involves building and maintaining effective relationships with school staff, parents, volunteers, and community partners. You will be responsible for coordinating assistance for students and families by providing student services such as case management and crisis intervention. You will also facilitate school-wide and group programs based upon the campus feedback. Lastly, you will collect and analyze data continually throughout the school year. CISBC is looking for someone who is driven and can work well with ambiguity in a fast paced campus environment.

Duties And Responsibilities

Build and Maintain Effective Relationships

• Develop good working relationships with school staff, parents, volunteers, and community partners
• Provide orientation and training for school staff, volunteers, and community partners as needs are identified
• Complete and/or implement an annual Campus Support Plan with the school site team - appropriate CISBC staff, school staff, major partners and service providers
• Communicate with school principal or designee on a regular basis to seek input and report on program progress
• Partner with all school staff that focus on student support services
  
  

Coordinate Needed Services for Students and Families

• Assist in seeking resources for the school community and connecting resources to meet identified needs
• Coordinate with CISBC and school staff to identify the social service, educational, vocational, and cultural needs of students and families
• Design, implement, and coordinate an array of programs, services, and resources that will benefit students at risk as well as the entire student population
• Provide and document short-term, crisis intervention service on an as-needed basis
  
  

Provide Student Services

• Provide case management to students with multiple identified needs/risk factors
• Conduct home visits and hold school conferences to build one-on-one relationships with students and families
• Check attendance and contact parents of absent students
• Provide appropriate recommendations to outside agencies for students and families
• Maintain a case file on each case-managed student
  
  

Collect, Report, and Analyze Data

• Collect data, compile, and complete required reports utilizing CIS-NAV
• Utilize available data to adjust the annual Campus Support Plan as appropriate
• Retain records for all services and activities provided and enter them into CIS-NAV
  
  

Other

• Attend meetings, training events, and other meetings as requested by Executive Director, Program Coordinator, and/or school principal
• Participate fully in orientation and training, meetings, and other activities as required
• Assist with campus related resource development and marketing activities as directed by the Executive Director and/or Resource Development Coordinator.
• Carry out other duties as determined by the Executive Director, Program Coordinator, and/or Board of Directors for the successful operation of the program
  
  

SUPERVISION AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Supervision is the shared responsibility of the Communities In Schools Executive Director, Campus & Student Advocacy Leadership, and the school Principal per the CISBC/School District Partnership Agreement. The Student Success Advocate will have reporting responsibilities to each.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree preferred in social work, psychology, social sciences, education, or a related field
• Three or more year's experience in working with schools and/or families and children
• Basic technology skills such as Google suite (Gmail, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc…)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong management and organizational skills
• Familiarity with social work, education, health and human services, juvenile justice, and other family support services
• Able to work independently, meet deadlines, have the ability to multi-task, possess innovative and creative [formatting issue] problem-solving abilities, be resourceful and function as an influential team member
• Valid Texas driver's license and proof of vehicle liability insurance
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Ability to handle ambiguity - can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear
• The employee frequently is required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is regularly required to stand and walk
• The employee must be willing to travel in various types of weather
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus
• The employee will utilize basic office equipment such as computers, copiers, printers, fax machines, etc.
  
  

Compensation Package Includes

• Salaried Pay
• Eligibility for Teacher Retirement System
• Teacher Holidays per district calendar
• Summer Break approximately 4-6 weeks
• Employer contribution to health benefits and life insurance
  
  

Pay scale: Starting salary is $40,000 plus benefits listed below (salary scale increases dependent upon degrees, licensures, etc…)

Optional benefits available

• Dental
• Vision
• Disability
• Additional Life Insurance
• Cancer
• Accident
• Critical Illness
• Identity Theft
• Medical Transport
• Flexible Spending