Middle School Advisor

Overview

Liberty LEADS is a NYC-based college access – high school completion program that serves over 200 underrepresented children between 5th and 12th grade each year since 1989. Liberty LEADS was founded to empower youth by helping them attain higher education, embrace leadership engagement, and create a positive future for themselves and others. Liberty LEADS provides an alternative learning environment in which young people can experience success as learners and increase their ability and motivation to graduate from high school and seek entry into postsecondary education and/or meaningful employment.

The program is guided by the principle that all children have gifts, talents, and great potential and can contribute to one another's social and academic growth.

• Meet with students and families and onboard students and families.
• Work on Saturdays and attend occasional overnight travel with students.
• Create individual student schedules, personal learning and behavior management plans.
• Responsible for students' regular participation to insure retention.
• Conduct daily outreach to students and families, via phone calls, emails, text messages.
• Lead or teach after school and or Saturday classes for grades 5th-12th.
• Meet with parents (one on one and in groups) on a regular basis to support the students' development.
• Responsible for helping students' promotion to the next grade.
• Build relationships and meet with guidance counselors, teachers and school personnel in order to advocate for students in schools.
• Meet with and assist students and families with the middle and high school admission process to ensure students apply to "right fit" schools that align to the student's strengths, interests and needs and assist families with the High School application process.
• Counsel students on academic issues and outreach services for students and families.
• Advocate for youth in schools and with the schools and advocacy groups.
• Monitor student promotion to next grade level.
• Participate in school-based support teams and student educational evaluations.
• Help students sign up for Liberty after school classes, Saturday classes and activities.

• Gather and maintain student data, such as report cards, outreach rosters, attendance information, progress reports, evaluations, teachers notes.
• Enter daily attendance, outreach and direct service information using Liberty software, File Maker database.
• Maintain and update student educational records (digital and hard copy) with the assistance of the Program Coordinator and Data Associate.
• Coordinate planning and implementation of all Middle School programming.
• Assist in preparing reports for the New York State Education Department and other funding sources.
• Attend weekly staff meetings and participate in other meetings at Bank Street College and externally as needed.
• Develop lesson planning and curriculum for classes.
• Recruit, interview, hire, train and provide ongoing support, training and supervision to all Saturday and after school academic, recreational and arts instructors.
• Disseminate information and resources among teachers, tutors, etc.
• Plan and implement the after school program and weekend college program for 7th-8th graders.
• Work closely with Program Coordinator and Data Associate on outreach and retention plans.
• Occasional overnight travel or shifts may also be required based on business needs.

• Bachelor's in Education, Special Education, Social Work, Counseling or other related field.
• Experience working with 5th-8th grade (10-14 year old) children.
• Familiarity working in an out of school time setting.
• Familiarity with the NYC public school system.
• Familiarity with the NYC middle and high school public school application process.
• Regular Saturday work required.
• Occasional overnight student trips required.
• Bilingual – Spanish Preferred.

Salary: $64,350 annually

Please email cover letter and resume to:
Ana Lisa Tiburcio
Director, Liberty LEADS Program