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Job DetailsJob Location: Chicago - Chicago, IL 60602Position Type: Part TimeEducation Level: High School DiplomaSalary Range: $32.00 - $32.00 HourlyTravel Percentage: On-sitePosition Summary: Student Outreach, Re-Engagement Specialist (SOAR) will focus on facilitating student enrollment, developing individualized success plans, monitoring attendance and academic persistence, and connecting out-of-school youth or disconnected students back to a stable educational pathway. Work Hours: 26 hrs. per week for 32 weeks Start time: Monday - Thursday 8:00am until 3:00pm Essential Duties/Responsibilities: Student Tracking & Outreach: Maintain databases tracking student participation, monitor attendance, grades, and behavior bi-weekly, and conduct active outreach for at-risk or un-enrolled youth. Success Planning: Partner with students, parents, and receiving schools to design individualized graduation or transition success plans. Program Facilitation: Deliver workshops, coordinate re-engagement strategies, and support school climate or student voice initiatives. Collaboration: Act as a liaison between Youth Guidance, other community partners, families, and school-based staff. QualificationsEducation/Experience/Training High school diploma or GED required; a Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, counseling, or a related field is frequently preferred. Professional or teaching background working with youth, school culture/climate improvement, or dropout-prevention/re-engagement programming. Familiarity with Chicago community networks is a strong plus. Skills/Abilities Communication: Able to use effective written and oral communication with internal and external audiences and stakeholders; demonstrates empathy and listening Client orientation: Can recognize needs of diverse stakeholders and approaches relationships with a service orientation to ultimately maximize impact Equity mindset: Understands and is committed to goals of equity; consistently brings an equity mindset to the organization’s work and workplace Growth mindset: Views growth as important for personal and professional development; seeks out opportunities to expand skills, even if change is required; Demonstrated ability to be solutions-focused, self-reflective, and dedicated the continuous improvement of service quality Ownership and quality of work: Effectively manages own work and work of teams ensuring delivery of high-quality work. Proven ability to be innovative and a self-starter External representation and relationship building: Represents the organization among external stakeholders, and builds strong, trusting relationships with stakeholders Manages with data: Understands data; analyzes data and identifies insights and implications Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) This job operates in a professional office environment, school setting, and working with the public Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Benefits Benefits for part-time employees include paid leave, paid sick leave, 401k plan (after qualifications are met), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), training, and professional development. You may also quality for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
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