High School Family Advocate- Mason Run

The Family Advocate works with students and families on Attendance and Retention. The Family Advocate works closely with the schools support staff to determine best service outcomes for students/families and with the community and social service entities to assist in obtaining necessary resources, information, and assistance. The Family Advocate builds an organic awareness of the school by its continued engagement of community and social service entities.

Systems

Advisory

Discovery

Goal Sheets

Quick Access

Retention

Accountable Functions

Advisory:

Maintain a caseload of advisees

Meet with advisees on a regular basis to review Success Plan and student IRC participation

Participate in Career Check and Connect day monthly

Facilitate the completion of the OMJReadiness Seal for advisees

Teach and/or facilitate Industry Recognized Credential(s) within your building at a regular cadence during the CTE block of daily instruction

Discovery:

Conduct the Student Needs Assessment as the first activity in Discovery

Act as the schools Homeless Liaison for qualifying students

Act as an agent of Child Find and ELL identification

Create a Credit Flex Plan or Flexible Schedule in conjunction with the Principal and Success Coach prior to exiting Discovery

Goal Sheets:

Review daily Goal Sheet and calculate temporal equivalency to seat time for AIT.

Quick Access:

Manage the AIT tab in Quick Access and documents:

Triggering absence

Three (3) meaningful attempts for parent/guardian participation on the team

Date plan is created and implemented

Student progress on the plan

Additional attempts to retain the student

Retention:

Manage the AIT process

Develops the individual Attendance Intervention Plan for each student including all necessary documentation in accordance with HB410

Conducts AIT meetings

Logs EMIS reportable and non-reportable actions in the SIS

Recommends withdrawal of students who are not demonstrating progress on their plan and who also have 72+ hours of consecutive absences

Implement Retention Strategies

Performs Home Visits as a meaningful attempt during the AIT process

Provides community connections to resources as needed to ensure student retention

Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Coordinate events for family engagement

Closely track attendance patterns and create solutions to poor patterns

Identify students in need of support and make daily meaningful contact

Always maintain a non-judgmental positive attitude celebrating student success

Communicate with school staff and act as liaison between staff, students, parents, and the community

Build and maintain network of community members, encouraging mutual referrals

Communicate with school staff in a timely manner regarding student health concerns or any special family needs

Attend conferences and workshops and provide school staff with training as needed

Maintain confidentiality in all student and professional matters, and work professionally and cooperatively to achieve duties and responsibilities

Gain general understanding of the academic needs of student while serving as liaison between student and teacher

Engage community agencies and businesses that will provide services/ collaborate with the school on increasing its brand awareness

Maintain positive relationship with former students and encourage re-enrollment

Participate in school and extra-curricular activities as directed by the Principal

Perform other job duties as the job demands