Student Navigator

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Job Overview

The Student Navigator supports the AVANCE to College program, which blends the Parent-Child Education Program model with coursework, training and exposure to post-secondary opportunities and workforce development. The Student Navigator is responsible for marketing and recruiting families for the AVANCE to College program. The Student Navigator will make home visits, observe the child using the toy made in the AVANCE toymaking class, and coach the participants – assisting them to address challenges they face in their education and careers as identified in their individual goal setting. The Student Navigator will support participating families by assisting with the search for appropriate childcare and providing appropriate referrals for needed services, when necessary.

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinates and conducts recruitment activities in partnership with ACC.
• Collaborates regularly with the AVANCE to College instructor(s) to support program implementation and ensure participants have access to college and community resources and services.
• Cooperates with in-house monitoring and National evaluation of program effectiveness during the intake and exit process.
• Maintains accurate reports, including attendance, participants’ progress, Participant Status Form, and other programmatic reporting, as needed.
• Assists families in identifying childcare options for their children and enrollment process.
• Conducts home visits to observe participant’s engagement with their child at home using the AVANCE toys and completes the home visit observation form.
• Conducts case management for participants by maintaining their file, documenting progress toward established goals, resolving family needs and providing appropriate referrals to community resources as needed.
• Maintains knowledge of current parent-child education practices.
• Assesses and creates individual education / employment plans to provide or coordinate services to help navigate and enable participants to enter or re-enter academic tracks and / or enter post-secondary education, employment, or training.
• Tracks and monitors participant progress from entry to completion of workforce development programs including but not limited to ESL classes, HSC completion, and secondary and post-secondary education or employment.
• Assists in the preparation of resumes, applications and other items needed by participants to successfully enroll in educational / employment activities.
• Conducts one-on-one follow-up with participant either virtually or in person, as needed to make progress on educational and career goals.
• Ensures high standards of ethics by maintaining high standards for participant confidentiality.
• Assist in procurement and management of materials and supplies for the parenting and toy making classes, in collaboration with the ACC AVANCE to College instructor (s).
• Coordinates with Program Assistant to create purchase orders for class and food supplies and keeps proper documentation of receipts.
• Attends scheduled meetings, training, and / or conferences to enhance professional growth and ensure well-coordinated and effective delivery of project services.
• Assist with organizing and planning for special events, ex. holiday party, major day, graduation etc.
• Maintains communication and completes tasks as directed by the Continuing Education Coordinator and Program Director.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

AVANCE Core Competencies

Requirements : Education

Required :

Preferred :

Work Experience

Required :

Preferred :

Additional Skills

Travel

Working Conditions

Mental and Physical Demands

Maintain emotional control under stress; work with interruptions and deadlines; walking, standing, stooping, bending, pulling and pushing, use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; occasional : lifting / carrying, pulling / pushing 10-30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Factors

Occasional exposure to : biological hazards (communicable diseases, bacteria, insects, mold, fungi, etc.). Occasional expose to weather related conditions when working in outside environment / neighborhoods and events.

ADA / ADAAA Statement

AVANCE is committed to equal opportunity in employment for persons with disabilities and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended, and any other applicable state and federal laws. Accordingly, AVANCE does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in regard to application, hiring, advancement, discharge, compensation, training or other terms, conditions and privileges of employment. Moreover, it is AVANCE’s policy to provide reasonable accommodations in employment to qualified individuals with disabilities so that they can perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of AVANCE’s business or would change the essential functions of the position. Retaliation against an individual with a disability for utilizing this policy or seeking a reasonable accommodation is prohibited. Individuals with any questions or requests for accommodation should contact the Human Resources Department.