Student Learning Advocate - Vacancy ID: 276681

Central High School seeks a Student Learning Advocate who will build positive and productive relationships with students/parents and leverage those relationships to fully engage students in the learning environment.   Student Learning Advocates will also be responsible for collaborating with school staff to provide intervention services for the school’s populations.  This position is multi-faceted and the Student Learning Advocate should be skilled or willing to be trained in the following areas: advocacy, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, peer mediation, coaching, and mentoring.  The primary focus of the Student Learning Advocate is to work collaboratively with staff to promote a positive learning climate for students.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with the school counselor, social worker, administration, and teachers to provide preventive support and responsive assistance to all students who are experiencing personal, social, or academic difficulties as efficiently and effectively as possible.

• Advocate for individual students and systemic change whenever necessary to promote an environment more conducive to student achievement and well-being.
• Conduct home visits with school staff to communicate with parents, and develop collaborative partnerships with parents and community stakeholders that are designed to identify and respond to student needs and to increase attendance, enhance academic achievement, and student well-being.
• Be intimately aware of the school's mission and vision while actively supporting all student development, while consistently and enthusiastically promoting the expectation of high achievement for all students.
• Student Learning Advocates will also act as the Initial contact to all students and visitors to Central High and provide for a welcoming environment within the school, as well as throughout the building and day to all members of the school  community. 

Central High School is an innovative charter school deeply committed to student success and growth. As a full-service high school focused on college/career readiness, we prepare students for post-secondary education or the world of work. Our small class sizes promote the development of student-staff relationships that foster an atmosphere of care and respect. 

Central High School’s curriculum offers individual options, including project-based learning, traditional classes, a flexible schedule, including an extended day after-school program, and summer credit recovery. In addition, our early college model supports student achievement in ACT and Accuplacer test preparation, college readiness skills, and application procedures. Students at Central are allowed to take on- and off-site courses for college credit at Lakeshore College, earning credits and certificates concurrently with high school credits. 

Central High has also created a foundation of growth based on the Pillars of Empowerment, Resiliency, and Togetherness. This is reinforced by a community partnership that interweaves ProSkills, an initiative providing growth opportunities in Social Skills, Self-Management, and Work Habits.