Overview

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School Success Mentors at Bronx Academy for Multi-Media (BAMM)/MS424 

Non Exempt / $20 per hour

Part Time: 20 hours a week

Non-Exempt:  Eligible for overtime pay. 

Principal Objective: 

Mission of the job, need to address the question: why does this job exist? Need to states what outcomes are expected and how perform to accomplish them. 

Community Schools is a strategy to organize resources and share leadership to integrate social services into the fabric of the schools.  The program is equipped to better serve the needs of families so that students succeed and families feel connected.

Community Schools offer a family focused holistic approach toward supporting wellness driven by strong, collaborative partnerships among parents, School Building Leaders, teachers and the greater community. In Community Schools, parents are real and active drivers in their families’ success, the school climate is inviting, joyful and positive, and opportunities are endless.

An integral part of this approach is the integration and alignment of school- and community-based services such as health & wellness services, student/family support, parent engagement opportunities and enrichment. This position has been established to strengthen Bronx Academy for Multi-Media (BAMM)/ MS424 community school program’s ability to increase student attendance rates, academic scores and family engagement strategies simultaneously.  

The Community School Success Mentors at Bronx Academy for Multi-Media (BAMM)/ MS424 connect with students and families during the traditional school day, both independently and/or with a lead teacher or partner Graham staff in order to support students who have a historical pattern of chronic absenteeism from school throughout the school year.    Contact by the mentor includes daily check-ins in school with students, home visits (defined as wellness checks), in- school conferences with parents/guardians to mediate and advocate on behalf of students and families.  Relationship building is core to this work  in order for students and families to create a realistic SMART plan and continue to receive the support in order for them to be achieved.   

The Success Mentors will be assigned to students/families based on the following categories of attendance challenges:

-Family Health & Wellness- Medical Services

– Time Management- managing Multiple Appointments/ Priorities

-Parent/Student Motivation- Youth Development

-Temporary Housing/ Homelessness

-Student Suspensions

Mentors will have some skill/expertise with working with families in these areas in order to support the families in reaching monthly attendance targets and yearly attendance goal.

Duties & Responsibilities (but not limited to):

With the guidance and support of the Director, the Success Mentor will:

Family Empowerment

  1.  Exercise a customer service approach to welcome families into the school and share information about school services and programs.
  2. Use a strengths based approach to create SMART attendance plans, agreed upon with students and families
  3. Schedule and conduct meetings with students and families to discuss student progress with attendance and its impact on academics
  4. Engage families to in school support services and events including volunteer opportunities, afterschool/weekend programming, wellness supports, etc.
  5. Attend and represent students and families in Student Support, Community Engagement and other school meetings; update school on family needs and progress
  6. Update and celebrate with families regarding student progress
  7. Collaborate with onsite Graham units- Wellness, Operations and Community Outreach & Programming  regarding family referrals,  family interests and family status; refer families to Grahams off site programs and services
  8. Support parents with completing documents for program or other in school/community referrals

 

Attendance

  1. Build a trusting relationship by providing in school check-ins, parent conferences, home visits, etc. with 20-25 students/families who are chronically absent, in order to get a full understanding of attendance challenges and supports needed.
  2. Document all     demographics and attendance progress  in Graham attendance database in order to track attendance, set monthly targets, search for patterns and predict outcomes
  3. Attend and participate in weekly Attendance meetings; communicate updates regarding student progress
  4. Document family outreach on school reports.
  5. Share ideas and attend monthly attendance celebration meetings.
  6. Coach student leaders as Jr. Mentors to support students who are at risk of becoming chronically absent

 

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