Eau Claire Area School District Student Success Advocate Standard E5B8Ea28E1Cb49Dab3E1D578E8719C1E

POSITION SUMMARY

The Student Success Advocate is responsible for supporting the academic and social well-being of students experiencing barriers to success in a traditional academic environment. The Advocate works closely with identified students, District staff, and student families to implement, monitor, and assess interventions and their effectiveness as well as to provide support, encouragement, and access to District and community resources.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience working with a diverse population of school age students.
• Trained in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working with children in crisis or at-risk environments.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Works directly with marginalized or at-risk students to develop strategies to increase academic, social, and behavioral success.
• Collaborates with school staff to identify students experiencing academic and behavioral challenges.
• Creates and maintains a variety of tools and resources to students to address their individual needs.
• Maintains a collection of resources and information to share with students and families.
• Develops and implements research-based interventions that focus specifically on individual student needs.
• Provides data to school teams and participates in decisions about student progress.
• Provides input for program development.
• Collaborates with the SEL coach and other staff to provide support and identify areas of need.
• Motivates students and builds student self-esteem through positive relationships.
• Coordinates interventions in core content areas for students in danger of failing.
• Identifies students on the D and F lists in four-week intervals to determine which students are in need of supports.

ANCILLARY JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Attends the appropriate job trainings to improve knowledge and skills.
• Provides staff development opportunities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS

The requirements described below are representative of those necessary to perform the essential functions of the positions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequently receive, understand, and communicate information necessary to carry out lesson plans, supervise students, and respond to the school personnel.
• Remain in a stationary position and move throughout classrooms, hallways, and other school areas for varying periods of time.
• Occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, climb stairs, and lift or move materials or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds, depending on the assignment.
• Maintain attention and situational awareness sufficient to respond appropriately to student needs and emergency procedures.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in a school environment and may involve moderate to high noise levels, frequent interaction with students and staff, changing assignments, and exposure to typical classroom and school conditions. The employee is responsible for supporting student safety and maintaining appropriate supervision throughout the assignment.