STUDENT SUPPORT COUNSELOR INTERN - YES PREP EAST END
- Employer
- YES Prep Public Schools
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- Salary
- Competitive
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- Job Category
- Support Staff, School Guidance Counselor
Job Details
POSITION: Student Support Counselor Intern
REPORTS TO: Student Support Counselor
POSITION TYPE: Internship
Start Date: Fall 2021
THE CHALLENGE
Across the nation, only half of all students from low-income communities graduate from high school and only 10% earn a college degree. Even though 89% of our students are economically disadvantaged, YES Prep provides evidence that different outcomes are possible. Eighty-three (83%) of YES Prep alumni matriculate to college within one year and alumni like Eddie Zapata are earning their college degrees at four times the rate of their peers with similar socioeconomic backgrounds. How do we do this? YES Prep has 25 campuses serving K-12, 19 campuses of those campuses serving 6th-12th graders, like Monique Bowie , and 4 of those being our newest elementary campuses . We will continue adding 2 elementary campuses per year until 2024. This allows us to serve even more families and provide access to a college preparatory mindset from a child's first school experience.
Houston is the 4th largest city and our increasing population translates into 2,000 families on YES Prep's waitlist. YES Prep's student enrollment is estimated to grow from 14,500+ students currently, to 23,000 by the 2024 - 2025 school year.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This is an opportunity for an undergraduate student to attain a deeper insight into the role of a social workers in a school setting. Where we promote and support all students' academic, emotional, and social potential through group and individual interactions. As a resource for teachers, administrators, parents, and students.
YES Prep Public Schools is looking for intelligent, motivated, and hardworking undergraduate students in their final field placement to learn about the work of a Student Support Counselor (social work) at YES Prep.
THE ROLE
When you join the YES Prep team, some of the exciting work and responsibilities will include:
- Working with the Student Support Counseling Team
- Practicing active engagement of all students and build positive relationships with appropriate boundaries
- Practicing identifying, reporting, and developing evidence-based interventions for targeted students
- Practicing consulting and collaborating with campus and system staff, parents/guardians, and community partners in a multi-disciplinary approach to identify and reduce barriers to student achievement and persistence
- Seeking out community resources to establish partnerships that can provide access and services to students, parents, and staff
- Using knowledge of community resources and partnerships to make appropriate referrals for students and families
- Maintaining accurate records while ensuring adequate safeguards for the privacy and confidentiality of information and records
- Additional duties as assigned
THE PERSON
Qualifications needed for this role:
MUST HAVES
- Currently enrolled in accredited undergraduate program pursuing bachelor's degree in social work
- Currently enrolled in field placement course within undergraduate program
- Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of YES Prep Public Schools
- Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback
- Ability to maintain emotional control under stress
- Ability to work urgently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment
- Demonstrated ability to work on a team
- A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional
THE BENEFITS
This is an unpaid internship and requires receipt of college credit for participation. This position is not eligible for benefits with YES Prep Public Schools. In order to be eligible for this position, you will have to get fingerprinted to meet Texas State Educator Requirements.
WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO EQUITY & DIVERSITY
YES Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood.
THE NEXT STEPS
If this sounds like your just right job, apply today!
If you are not sure this opportunity is for you, are simply curious, or know someone who would be perfect, please reach out to our Talent team to be connected to a recruiter by filling out this form .
Type : EXTERNAL
Location : EAST END CAMPUS
Posting Start : 07/28/2021
Posting End : 12/31/9999
Company
WHO WE ARE For over twenty years, YES Prep Public Schools has redefined what is possible in public education. With 14,100 college-bound students across 19 campuses, we are a system of high-performing public charter schools proving that students from underserved communities can achieve at the highest academic levels. Our exceptional results demonstrate that better outcomes are not only possible, but also probable, when school systems build a culture of high expectations, and create effective support systems to ensure that student achievement is at the forefront of every decision made.
MISSION YES Prep Public Schools will increase the number of students from underserved communities who graduate from college prepared to lead.
VISION Every child in Houston will have equitable access to a public school that delivers a college-ready education.
OUR CORE VALUES
Grow Authentic Leaders
Eliminate Educational Inequity to Advance Social Justice
Achieve Jaw-Dropping Results
Build Transformative Relationships
Create Pathways to Opportunity
Our focus at YES Prep is to prepare thousands of underserved students in Houston to be college ready, thereby transforming the city’s educational landscape. As such, all YES Prep students are expected to embody and demonstrate the YES Prep core values through their actions, their work, and their relationships.
WHY WE EXIST Across the nation, only half of all students from low-income communities graduate from high school and only 10% earn a college degree. Over the long term, these statistics damage our economy and prevent the next generation of leaders from emerging. In a country where a child’s zip code often determines their life trajectory, YES Prep provides evidence that different outcomes are possible when students are given access to high-quality educational opportunities. At YES Prep, we believe that every student, regardless of race or socioeconomic status, deserves the opportunity to receive a world-class education.
OUR CHARTER SCHOOL STATUS Charter schools are public schools intended as champions for education innovation. Charter schools are free from some of the regulations and red tape of traditional public schools. While we are a public school, some of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools do not apply to us. We do not have contracts for teachers, we are not required to provide duty free lunches to our teachers, and we can set our own academic calendar and hours of operation, providing more learning time for our students and subject to the Texas Education Agency. In Texas, charter schools receive state funding, but must raise funds privately to account for resources not funded by the government.
Along with this freedom comes a heightened sense of expectations for our staff and our students. Our mission is only possible if we hold ourselves, each other, and each of our students to the highest standards of performance and behavior.
- Telephone
- 2162883620
- Location
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5515 South Loop East, Suite B
Houston
Texas
77033
US
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