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Attendance Youth Mentor
The Home for Little Wanderers • New York, NY 10176 • Posted 10 days ago
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In-person • Part-time • $21.50-$24.50/hr • Entry Level
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The Attendance Youth Mentor at The Home for Little Wanderers is responsible for supporting students facing academic, behavioral, and attendance challenges. This part-time, 10-month position involves mentoring, attendance outreach, and working closely with school staff to help students achieve their academic and social-emotional goals. The role offers the potential for additional hours as a substitute in an afterschool program and may become full-time if a daily position in after-school becomes available.
Responsibilities
- Support a caseload of students, including tracking attendance and educational progress.
- Provide students and families with continuous feedback and resources to meet their needs and promote academic success.
- Provide individual and group mentoring to students on a weekly basis.
- Provide attendance outreach to students and their families, including phone calls and written correspondence.
- Plan and facilitate milieu services in common spaces, such as classroom, cafeteria, and afterschool push-ins, arrival and dismissal.
- Serve as a Success Mentor, and provide attendance supports and interventions for students struggling with attendance.
- Facilitate communication between students, families, and school staff.
- Complete weekly Success Mentoring Logs.
- Complete required documentation in a timely manner.
- Co-facilitate Attendance Team meetings with Site Manager.
- Participate in staff meetings and staff development opportunities.
- Collaborate on transdisciplinary team to create individualized plans to support student progress.
- Cultivate and maintain effective relationships with school staff and other school-based partners.
- Represent Wediko NY/The Home for Little Wanderers in the field via participation or presentations at panels, conferences, meetings, etc.
- Support the implementation of the Community School Model.
Qualifications
Required
- HS Diploma or Equivalent
- 1-3 years' experience providing direct services in school-based or residential program
- Strong communication (verbal and written with proficiency in English) and interpersonal skills
- Ability to approach challenges in a supportive and creative manner
- Commitment to working from a strengths-based perspective
- Commitment to ongoing learning and development, proven use of supervision to improve practice
- Excellent organization and prioritization skills
Preferred
- Associate or Bachelor's degree
- Bilingual Spanish
Full Job Description
**Description**
The Attendance Youth Mentor working for Wediko NY/The Home for Little Wanderers at P.S. 155, The William Paca School, is responsible for supporting students who are struggling academically, behaviorally, and/or who have a history of poor attendance. The Attendance Youth Mentor provides supportive mentoring services, including attendance outreach and in partnership with the school staff, supports students in reaching their academic and social emotional goals.
The Attendance Youth Mentor position is a 10-month (September to June), part-time position (25-30 hours per week) and is supervised by the Site Manager and Program Manager. Position is Monday - Friday 5-6 hours per day. Salary: $21.50-$24.50
This position would be able to earn additional hours acting as a floater/substitute for our Afterschool Program at P.S. 155. These extra hours would be available based on daily needs of the program. If a daily position in after-school becomes available, there is a potential this position can become full-time, 5 hours during day program and 3 hours in after-school.
**How You'll Be Making a Difference**
Support a caseload of students, including tracking attendance and educational progress, providing students and families with continuous feedback and resources to meet their needs and promote academic success.
+ Provides individual and group mentoring to students on a weekly basis.
+ Provides attendance outreach to students and their families, including phone calls and written correspondence.
+ Plans and facilitates milieu services in common spaces, such as classroom, cafeteria, and afterschool push-ins, arrival and dismissal.
+ Serves as a Success Mentor, and provides attendance supports and interventions for students struggling with attendance.
+ Facilitates communication between students, families, and school staff.
+ Completes weekly Success Mentoring Logs.
+ Completes required documentation in a timely manner.
+ Co-facilitates Attendance Team meetings with Site Manager.
+ Participates in staff meetings and staff development opportunities.
+ Collaborates on transdisciplinary team of Wediko NY and school staff to create individualized plans to support student progress.
+ Cultivates and maintains effective relationships with school staff and other school-based partners.
+ Represents Wediko NY/The Home for Little Wanderers in the field via participation or presentations at panels, conferences, meetings, etc.
+ Supports the implementation of the Community School Model.
+ All functions and task responsibilities are subject to change, as deemed necessary by Site Manager and Program Manager based on needs of assigned site.
**Qualifications**
+ HS Diploma or Equivalent; Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred
+ 1-3 years' experience providing direct services in school-based or residential program
+ Strong communication (verbal and written with proficiency in English) and interpersonal skills
+ Ability to approach challenges in a supportive and creative manner
+ Commitment to working from a strengths-based perspective
+ Commitment to ongoing learning and development, proven use of supervision to improve practice
+ Excellent organization and prioritization skills
+ Bilingual Spanish preferred
**Valuing Diversity**
We are committed to excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion, while simultaneously creating a culture that supports those values. We believe the differences we bring enhance our ability to provide exceptional service and care to diverse children, families, and communities. Moreover, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging align with our values and our mission to help vulnerable children and their families build permanent, positive change.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
The Attendance Youth Mentor working for Wediko NY/The Home for Little Wanderers at P.S. 155, The William Paca School, is responsible for supporting students who are struggling academically, behaviorally, and/or who have a history of poor attendance. The Attendance Youth Mentor provides supportive mentoring services, including attendance outreach and in partnership with the school staff, supports students in reaching their academic and social emotional goals.
The Attendance Youth Mentor position is a 10-month (September to June), part-time position (25-30 hours per week) and is supervised by the Site Manager and Program Manager. Position is Monday - Friday 5-6 hours per day. Salary: $21.50-$24.50
This position would be able to earn additional hours acting as a floater/substitute for our Afterschool Program at P.S. 155. These extra hours would be available based on daily needs of the program. If a daily position in after-school becomes available, there is a potential this position can become full-time, 5 hours during day program and 3 hours in after-school.
**How You'll Be Making a Difference**
Support a caseload of students, including tracking attendance and educational progress, providing students and families with continuous feedback and resources to meet their needs and promote academic success.
+ Provides individual and group mentoring to students on a weekly basis.
+ Provides attendance outreach to students and their families, including phone calls and written correspondence.
+ Plans and facilitates milieu services in common spaces, such as classroom, cafeteria, and afterschool push-ins, arrival and dismissal.
+ Serves as a Success Mentor, and provides attendance supports and interventions for students struggling with attendance.
+ Facilitates communication between students, families, and school staff.
+ Completes weekly Success Mentoring Logs.
+ Completes required documentation in a timely manner.
+ Co-facilitates Attendance Team meetings with Site Manager.
+ Participates in staff meetings and staff development opportunities.
+ Collaborates on transdisciplinary team of Wediko NY and school staff to create individualized plans to support student progress.
+ Cultivates and maintains effective relationships with school staff and other school-based partners.
+ Represents Wediko NY/The Home for Little Wanderers in the field via participation or presentations at panels, conferences, meetings, etc.
+ Supports the implementation of the Community School Model.
+ All functions and task responsibilities are subject to change, as deemed necessary by Site Manager and Program Manager based on needs of assigned site.
**Qualifications**
+ HS Diploma or Equivalent; Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred
+ 1-3 years' experience providing direct services in school-based or residential program
+ Strong communication (verbal and written with proficiency in English) and interpersonal skills
+ Ability to approach challenges in a supportive and creative manner
+ Commitment to working from a strengths-based perspective
+ Commitment to ongoing learning and development, proven use of supervision to improve practice
+ Excellent organization and prioritization skills
+ Bilingual Spanish preferred
**Valuing Diversity**
We are committed to excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion, while simultaneously creating a culture that supports those values. We believe the differences we bring enhance our ability to provide exceptional service and care to diverse children, families, and communities. Moreover, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging align with our values and our mission to help vulnerable children and their families build permanent, positive change.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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