Student Outreach Specialist

Job Summary

The Wediko New York Student Outreach Specialist at New Directions Secondary School in The Bronx will focus on supporting students to successfully move towards graduation and career readiness.

The Student Outreach Specialist will work to support student attendance while facilitating career training for students on-site. They will work closely with the school’s attendance team to identify students who require outreach services, case management, and follow-up, while working with the school administration to identify students who are eligible for career trainings. The Student Outreach Specialist position is a temporary position (July-August), offering an hourly range of $40-$50 an hour for up to 175 hours over the course of the summer.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for providing outreach and support including phone calls, written correspondence, and home visits to a rotating caseload of absent students (chronically and severely chronically especially) students. Will review attendance and academic progress and provide students and families with continuous feedback and resources to meet their needs and ensure academic success
• Facilitates communication between students, families, and school staff
• Facilitate career readiness trainings/workshops
• Completes required documentation in a timely manner
• Report to both attendance team and school administration

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree social science degrees preferred
• 1-3 years experience providing direct services in school-based or residential program
• Strong communication (verbal and written with proficiency in English) and interpersonal skills
• Bilingual Spanish and English preferred
• Ability to approach challenges in a supportive and creative manner
• Commitment to working from a strengths-based perspective
• Commitment to ongoing learning and development, proven use of supervision to improve practice
• Excellent organization and prioritization skills
• Occasional evening and weekend hours required

Valuing Diversity

We are committed to excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion, while simultaneously creating a culture that supports those values. We believe the differences we bring enhance our ability to provide exceptional service and care to diverse children, families, and communities. Moreover, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging align with our values and our mission to help vulnerable children and their families build permanent, positive change.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)