Home School Advisor-Myers

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The following responsibilities are required of the position plus any other duties that may be required by the employer. Specific duties and responsibilities will be assigned by the building principal or designee.

• Promote life-long learning through a positive school experience
• Assist students in addressing and overcoming life obstacles at home or school
• Coordinate with teachers administrators parents/guardians and student to create networks of support and consultation as appropriate
• Deliver preventative programming including classroom activities character education conflict resolution bullying prevention challenge education parent support services and district-wide programing
• Provide intervention services and programming including individual and group support consultation with teachers staff parents/guardians crisis response conflict resolution restorative practices and problem solving
• Ensure that students educational social emotional and material needs are met according to established laws rules and regulations.
• Provide referrals to school social worker guidance counselor administrator school staff and community agencies as appropriate
• Serve as a liaison between school home and community resources
• Perform other related duties as assigned by building principal or designee

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor of Social Work or BA degree in Psychology Sociology or related field required
• Master of Social Work or MA in Counseling or Psychology preferred
• Experience in a school or social service agency preferred
• Ability to establish and maintain productive relationships with students families and staff
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Experience in team building and collaboration with other professionals
• Knowledge of community resources
• Ability to work independently or with others
• Ability to communicate well with others
• Ability to assess situations and act quickly
• Ability to multitask
• Computer experience with Word Excel and Google apps preferred
• Interest in working with children/adolescents and their emotional-social needs

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Tasks involve the regular and at times sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work typically involving some combination of standing walking sitting climbing and balancing stooping kneeling crouching crawling and may involve the lifting carrying pushing and pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (25 pounds or more) as well as use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls reach with hands and arms talk and hear.

Disclaimer:

Responsibilities and tasks outlined in this document are not exhaustiveand may change as determined by the needs of the employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the school employee is expected to adhere to and agrees toadhere to PTSCore Values the PTS Strategic Plan as well as all PTS District policiesand guidelines including but not limited to the civility policy.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority