Senior Advocate Counselor
The Home for Little Wanderers
Location
New York
Core responsibilities
The senior advocate counselor will manage a caseload of approximately 25 students across four manhattan suspension sites, providing individual and group mentoring, attendance outreach, and case management to support academic and social-Emotional goals. Responsibilities also include facilitating communication between students, families, and staff, completing required documentation, and providing crisis and social-Emotional support.
Requirements summary
Candidates must have a minimum of two years of experience in a school setting and possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, along with a commitment to a strengths-Based perspective. An associate degree in a social service field like social work or psychology is preferred, and bilingual spanish skills are considered a plus.