College & Career Bound Case Manager - Burton Tech

Overview

Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, College & Career Bound Case Manager promotes student success, provides preventive services, and responds to identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive program that addresses academic, career, and personal/social development for all students.

In addition, the position also provides supervision and promotes engagement of club members and ensures a safe and supportive environment for club members by promoting positive relationships.

• Develops and maintains a written plan for effective delivery of the College & Career Bound program based on the current member’s school data.
• Communicates the goals of the comprehensive College & Career Bound program to members, parents’ community groups and school officials.
• Maintains current and appropriate resources for all participants.
• Uses the majority of time providing direct services through guided curriculum, creation of individualized student plans, and providing preventative and responsive services to youth with the remaining time focused on program management, system support and accountability. Implements developmentally appropriate group activities to meet member’s needs and school goals.
• Assists all members, individually or in groups, with developing academic, career and personal/social skills, goals, and plans. Accurately and appropriately interprets and utilizes student data.
• Provides individual and group counseling and guidance including guiding and counseling students through the development of personal, social, educational, and career plans.
• Counsel and assist members/parents in the process of seeking academic financial assistance through workshops, phone calls, and face‑to‑face interaction.
• Consults and collaborates with parents/guardians, teachers, and staff about understanding and meeting the special needs of students and makes appropriate referrals.
• Administers assessments, analyzes, and interprets test results to provide information about educational, career, and personal/social needs.
• Assists with placement and follow‑up services for students.
• Assists students in selecting programs of study to enhance career planning.
• Provides information and resource services for students, parents/guardians, and faculty.
• Assists members in building self-esteem and developing decision‑making, problem‑solving, and positive human relations skills.
• Plans with teachers, counselors, parents/guardians, and students’ steps for modifying student behavior.
• Utilizes community resources in addressing the needs of members.
• Provides data concerning members’ needs to determine curricula development and direction.
• Maintains comprehensive records and reports.
• Provides individual counseling to members with identified concerns and needs.
• Monitors member’s academic performance, behavior and attendance and assists with appropriate interventions.
• Participate in special programs and/or events.
• Collects and analyzes data to guide program direction and emphasis.
• May be required to help in other program areas.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

• Currently enrolled in a course of higher education.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule, which may include evenings, weekends and/or holidays.
• Must obtain/maintain a current CPR & First Aid Certification (within first 90 days of employment)
• Must hold a valid drivers’ license and pass motor vehicle driving record check.
• Pass criminal background check.
• Must pass (negative result) a TB test.

• Ability to communicate effectively with young people from diverse backgrounds, ages 12-18 as well as a range of other organizational personnel in a courteous and professional manner.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Good level of responsibility, reliability, and punctuality.
• Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive data, and information.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form. Involves semi‑routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action.
• Ability…