Student Advisor (Part-Time; Seasonal)
Sunnyside Community Services · In-person at Queens Technical High School in Long Island City, Queens · $20 – $25 per hour
- Paid
- Part-Time; Seasonal
About the role
Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of 10–30 mentees for the school year. Mentees are high school students who are chronically missing school, driven by a range of challenging circumstances.
- Outside of meetings, communicate regularly as needed, both one-on-one and in small groups, to check in with and support mentees.
- Assist with other Sunnyside Youth Futures initiatives, projects, outreach, and events as needed.
- Assist with other Sunnyside Youth Futures initiatives, projects, outreach, and events as needed.
- Celebrate improvements and progress and reinforce goals – plan events, give awards, use incentives, etc.
- Document all outreach through required databases and track students’ class attendance.
- Collaborate with the Community School Director and other stakeholders to identify appropriate interventions and supports to support and engage their mentees.
- Communicate and connect with parents/guardians on a continual basis.
- Participate actively in team meetings to share and learn from best practices and report on trends.
- Co-facilitate student and parent groups/workshops.
Qualifications
- Must be 18 years old or older.
- Bilingual in Spanish required.
- High school diploma required; some college acceptable, bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Experience working with high school students.
- Demonstrates a positive attitude while engaging stakeholders.
- Maintains professionalism working with high school students.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to work with diverse cultural, educational, social and economic students and families.
Schedule: October 2026 – June 2027; Monday-Friday, 20 hours/week (mornings, afternoons, and some evenings required).