Title: Staff Assistant IV

Classification Title: Student Advocate

Calendar: A, School Days

ESP Salary Schedule: Range 50 Step 1
Hours: 5.9/Day 29.5/Week

Location: Advocate will be hired and assigned to one of three high school locations. 

General Purpose

Support wrap around services for secondary students who are at-risk in every category (behavior, academics, attendance, SEL).  Communicate with all stakeholders, collect and evaluate data, and run extensive interventions.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Review attendance data on every student daily.
• Call each student daily on the caseload that is not at school.  
• Meet/check in with each student daily.
• Ensure students have all necessary materials to be successful and deliver trackers if necessary.
• Review grades, attendance, behavior, goals, homework, credit recovery, etc. daily.
• Connect students and parents to teachers/counselors.
• Complete intervention fidelity checks.
• Support students daily with their needs in the classroom.
• Provide social skills instruction if applicable.
• Track morning data.
• Weekly home visits as needed.
• Review weekly the overall success with students.
• Weekly contact with parents.
• Facilitate homework night at the school.
• Attend bi-weekly CTMs with the Behavioral Specialists.
• Communicate with teachers and obtain homework, missing assignments, etc.
• Attend monthly data meetings with teachers.
• Review goals with students on a monthly basis.
• Complete the quarterly data reports that are required for the program.
• Attend quarterly celebrations with students.
• Attend trainings offered at the District.

Education and Experience

• An Associates degree is preferred but not required.  
• 48 semester college credit hours or a passing score on the ParaPro Test.
• 1 year experience in a school, educational, or comparable setting is required.
• Behavior tech certification is preferred but not required.
• Complete USBE-sponsored training