Student Retention Liaison

LEARN4LIFE CHARLESTON 

Full Time, Monday - Friday; 7:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Compensation: Competitive compensation starting from $40,000/year

Number of School Days: 210

Do you have a passion to work one-on-one with students and help them soar? As an employee at Learn4Life High School - Charleston, you can encourage, challenge and help students grow in confidence and academics, and graduate high school – no matter their obstacle.

The Learn4Life High School Advantage

Our personalized learning model is what makes Learn4Life High School unique. Our students are at the center of our mission, which means that staff is unified, and priorities are set to reach the best outcome for all students. Teachers can make a real difference in a student’s life as they work one-on-one or through small group instruction to help them accomplish their individual goals.

Learn more about us at https://learn4lifecharleston.org/  

Additional advantages we offer:

• Our teachers have a smaller caseload of students – typically 40 students instead of 180.
• We provide ongoing professional learning, continuing education (subsidized) and career growth opportunities for teachers throughout the school year.
• Our teachers have a close relationship with and are supported by school leadership. We empower them to succeed.
• We offer teachers more support with two to three times the number of school counselors, free tutors for their students and labs that supplement their teaching.
• With the support of Lifelong Learning, an educational services organization, teachers receive all the tools/resources needed to do their job without any personal financial investment.
• We offer generous holiday, vacation, and seasonal breaks.

How You Will Make an Impact

The Student Retention Liaison is responsible for addressing attendance concerns that may impact a student’s academic success. The position will work with students identified through the Attendance Intervention process and provide strategies and interventions to identify barriers, monitor progress and support consistent school attendance and increase student retention. This position will work in collaboration with the student, parent/caregiver, and school support teams to review academic progress based on set guidelines. This position will interact with community agencies and law enforcement. This position reports to the Principal or designee.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2 years professional experience in community, youth and family or school relations work experience, including working with courts and law enforcement.
• Bachelor’s degree or 2 years equivalent experience in public school environment or social services background.
• Ability to effectively communicate with students, families/caregivers, school personnel and community partners both orally and in writing.
• Commitment to inclusivity and understanding of students, families and barriers from a multi-cultural lens.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of various methods of data collection and subsequent analysis and interpretation for data to drive appropriate behavioral interventions.
• Skilled in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Ability to travel in performance of job duties is required.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull objects weighing up to 25 pounds (almost all office jobs) at times.

Benefits

Learn4Life Charleston is committed to providing quality and affordable benefits to our employees. We offer a comprehensive and flexible benefits program designed to meet the changing needs of our employees and their families. Some of our benefits for full-time employees include:

• Competitive nonprofit salary
• Excellent medical, dental, vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability (LTD); short term disability (STD)
• Sick leave
• Holiday, vacation and seasonal breaks
• Retirement savings plan through South Carolina Retirement System (SCRS)
• Paid professional development opportunities
• Wellness benefits through our Wellable app and Employee Assistance Program that includes financial, legal and emotional counseling
• Employee discount program for things such as travel, home and entertainment.