Description

The Family Support Specialist is responsible for working in collaboration with professional social/educational services and agencies to obtain health, financial, vocational, and social services for students and families while modeling and enforcing company policies and procedures. The Family Support Specialist reports to the Regional Director and works collaboratively with the entire staff, students, and their families to address, mitigate, and/or remove the personal, social, and behavioral barriers that prevent students from being successful.

Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND PREREQUISITES:

• Master's Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in counseling, social work, sociology, psychology, or related field is required with credentials required to supervise clinical interns in Social Work and Mental Health as defined by local and state post secondary institutions.

• License in counseling or social work preferred

• Minimum of three (3) years experience working with overage and/or at-risk youth is preferred

• Experience in education, social services, and community services that will utilize all skills necessary to assist students to become high school graduates and to acquire 21 st Century skills to become productive and participating members of their communities is required

• Valid driver's license required

• Effective oral and written communication skills required

• Computer literacy required

• Bilingual preferred

Summary

We are a network of 21 high schools with locations in Florida, North Carolina and Georgia. Our schools are designed for students aged 16-21 who have dropped out of high school, who are at high risk of dropping out or who simply need a different kind of learning environment.

We believe that education cannot be "one size fits all" and many students just need something different than a traditional high school setting offers. Our schools are small, teacher-led, technology-enhanced learning environments that offer flexible scheduling, a self-paced mastery-based instructional model, intensive on-site wraparound social services, and individualized career and college planning support.

In addition to our traditional curriculum offerings, all of our Finish School locations offer ELL (English Language Learners) instruction for students with limited English proficiency. Our ELL program can be instructed in Spanish, Haitian Creole, and 23 other languages, and is taught by bi-lingual, specialized teachers trained to help first time English learners.

Our schools provide students the opportunity to get back on track in their learning by building basic skills and meeting requirements for graduation. Looking beyond graduation, we provide extensive career and college readiness support to prepare students with the skills and planning for life after high school.

Our schools are tuition-free public charter schools offering an accredited high school diploma (not a GED).