Position Title

High School Success Advisor (East Palo Alto Academy)

Department

High School Success Advising

Our Mission

To empower the youth in our community with equitable access to social, academic, and career opportunities to thrive

Our Vision

All youth grow up to lead fulfilling lives fueled by their passions, talents, and a love of learning

Our Core Values

Curiosity, Respect, Ownership, Ganas, Unity, Equity

Organizational Overview

At the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula (BGCP), our business is changing lives. We are a vibrant, entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that is committed to partnering with schools and the community to ensure students from low-income neighborhoods graduate from high school, ready for college and career. We are the largest expanded learning time organization in the heart of Silicon Valley, serving 2,500 K-12 students at 17 sites in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Redwood City. In neighborhoods where one third of the youth drop out of high school, BGCP members learn the importance of education and become part of a community of learners, wanting and expecting to succeed in school. In 3 clubhouses and 14 school sites, we implement proven social and academic interventions and provide engaging enrichments that most impact a youth’s achievement in school and in life.

We are also excited to announce that we are joining forces with the two Boys & Girls Club chapters in the northern part of San Mateo County to serve students from East Palo Alto to Daly City. We are rapidly growing and seeking top talent to help us fulfill our commitment to our community.

Position Overview

As a High School Success Advisor, you will work with a caseload of 9th and 10th-grade students who are struggling academically and/or socio-emotionally to help them achieve school success. You will build strong relationships with your students through weekly 1:1 meetings. You will help them develop goals and hold them accountable to action plans to support their academic progress and socio-emotional development. You will identify and connect your students to resources both within and outside of BGCP. You will collaborate with parents, teachers, and the BGCP high school team to support the success of your students. This position will be based at East Palo Alto Academy, which is one of our high school partner schools.

Employment Status: Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Pay Rate: $22.00 to $33.00 per hour (DOE)

Expected Work Hours/Schedule: 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM, Monday – Friday (determined by the school day, with occasional extra morning, evening, or weekend hours to accommodate meetings with teachers, parents, Clubhouse programs, and special events)

What will you do?

• Establish caseload of approximately 15 students in partnership with school staff and BGCP school site leadership

• Meet 1:1 with students on a weekly basis to address a range of topics including academic progress, homework completion, personal organization, and socio-emotional well-being

• Establish and hold your students accountable to action plans during academic year and in transition to the next academic year

• Meet and communicate with teachers, counselors, parents, and BGCP high school team as needed

• Serve as main point of contact between BGCP high school teams and partner campus

• Support your students during the school day to inform your case management plan

• Facilitate afterschool academic support and skill development for students on your caseload

• Support after-school enrichment in collaboration with Clubhouse teams

• Collaborate with other success advisors from partner campuses to facilitate caregiver engagement and with Future Grads to support transition into postsecondary goal-setting

• Enter case notes and other data into the Salesforce database accurately and on time; use data to inform case management plan

• Monitor students’ online student records to stay abreast of student progress and challenge areas

• Establish and implement a work plan, providing weekly data and updates to school and BGCP stakeholders

What will success look like?

All students on your caseload will:

• Achieve and maintain a GPA of 2.0 or better

• Earn at least 55 units per year

• Remain on track for on-time graduation

• Access BGCP clubhouse enrichment and academic support opportunities

• Transition into BGCP program for summer and following academic year

Benefits

• Health benefits: BGCP pays 100% of premiums for medical, dental, and vision; 50% for dependents

• Retirement benefits: BGCP contributes up to 10% of salary to 401(k) plan after one year of employment

• Generous paid time off policy

• Unleashing the talent of our students and staff: priceless

Onboarding Process- All requirements under the onboarding process will be covered by BGCP

• Vaccinated against COVID (unless a religious or medical exception applies)

• Complete LiveScan background check

• TB test

• Mandated Reporter Training

• Sexual Harassment Training

What qualifications will the ideal candidate have?

• 2 – 3 years of experience working with high school youth preferably on a high school campus

• Personal commitment to helping at-risk youth graduate from high school ready for college and/or career

• Ability to navigate complex high school systems

• Strong interpersonal skills and youth development experience

• Great organizational, communication, and collaboration skills

• Strong initiative, self-starter, intrinsically motivated, problem solver

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, education or related field; masters level preferred

• Spanish fluency preferred