Job Description

The DeKalb County School District is seeking an experienced and professional FACE Advocate.

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Title: FACE Advocate

Provides support to identified students and families with transitioning environments to ensure academic and social success. Support efforts for enlisting parental involvement in students' educational programs. Works with parents and students in identifying and achieving goals; accessing support services; and facilitating positive parent, school, and student relationships.

Essential Job Duties
• Administers programs/activities to bridge the gap between home and school to help parents get information and support needed to ensure their students' academic and social success in compliance with established guidelines.
• Collaborates with Leadership Teams to identify appropriate student caseloads.
• Develops and implements a mentoring program for students assigned to their caseload with the Leadership team that includes weekly relationship building activities, school-to-home support, and goal setting.
• Assesses family and student needs to develop and implement an action plan to remove barriers to child's success in school.
• Visits families and students in their homes to engage parents, informing parents/students of school and/or community resources.
• Connects parents, teachers, staff, and students with health plans, classroom learning plans, and nutrition plans (e.g., school supplies, athletic programs, medical/dental/vision assistance, food/clothing/housing assistance mental health resources, after school activities, school expectations, etc.) for the purpose of establishing and writing family goals, plans, and success.
• Implements a variety of programs to involve parents, students, and the community in school affairs to establish familiarity with programs, services, and processes.
• Maintains a variety of confidential and non-confidential records (e.g., program participation, contact sheets, time sheets for tutor programs, student logs, etc.) to provide required information and/or documentation.
• Participates in a variety of meetings, workshops and committees (e.g. serves as liaison for parents, child advocate; conventions, classes and seminars to increase parent involvement, decrease attendance issues, decrease dropout rates, updates on laws that pertain to foster care, etc.) for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions and remaining knowledgeable with program guidelines.
• Plans family meetings and parent involvement events (e.g., restorative practices, emotional, physical, and academic support; clubs and groups, etc.) or the purpose of providing for family support needs and complying with established guidelines.
• Processes documents and materials to document activities, disseminate information to appropriate parties, and meet program requirements.
• Report suspected incidents to appropriate parties to maintain personal health and safety for students and adhering to district and/or school policies.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources (e.g., parents, community agencies, auditors, students, etc.) for the purpose of providing information and/or direction as may be required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
• Associate's Degree in Education or a closely related area from a Professional Standards Commissionapproved accredited college or university is preferred.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience working with youth is required