Bilingual Youth Advocate (Preceptor) - Vertus High School

Vertus High School (www.vertusschool.org) is an all-boys public charter school in Rochester, NY. Vertus is an innovative school that offers a unique blended learning program that is unlike any other in the Rochester area. The Vertus Mission is to prepare leaders of character. Our staff and students accomplish this through the guiding Four Pillars:

• Strong Relationships
• Personalized Year-Round Academics
• Character Education
• Career Preparation

The Vertus staff is a creative, entrepreneurial, hard-working team that is reinventing High School in Rochester, N.Y. Vertus is looking for proven professionals willing to do what it takes to transform the lives of young men of the inner city, are accountable for results, embrace innovation and technology, are on fire for social justice, and want to be part of a great team. Vertus is always in search of talented people dedicated to our urban youth.

Job Description
The Bilingual Youth Advocate (Preceptor) position is unique to Vertus and a major part of what sets the school apart from others. Preceptors do not have to be certified educators, but natural leaders and mentors at heart. Preceptors must also be successful adults who can translate their steps to success to the youth of Rochester. Preceptors must demonstrate the ability to lead, inspire and care for young men. In addition to supporting students throughout the school day, Preceptors are expected to be on-call for student needs and emergencies after school hours and make sound on-the-spot judgment calls.

Responsibilities:

• Take full responsibility for the success of a Learning Team of 16 to 20 students, supporting them fully to develop and achieve high goals for academic, character, and career success
• Lead students and their families in developing and monitoring progress on individual short- and long-term goals for academics, character, and career
• Build effective, trusting relationships with students’ families and other supporters, including providing regular reports on student progress and finding solutions to barriers to student success
• Teach a disciplined Seminar curriculum designed to build character, motivation, and a growth mindset; develop knowledge of the world; and enhance professional skills, literacy, and presentation skills
• Be engaging, joyful, life-affirming, and have the ability to problem solve in the moment
• Tutor students in academics, by assisting students and managing behaviors in learning labs, and other academic activities. Support students by integrating academic goals and learning data.
• Work with families and partners to understand and address the needs of students, develop support systems and address crises and issues that inhibit student success, including creating and implementing attendance, behavior, and academic intervention plans (in collaboration with other school staff)
• Contribute to the needs of students and the school in ways that draw on your unique skills and life experience relating to one of the Vertus Pillars of Relationships, Individualized Academics, Character, and Career.
• Integrate character education and school values into every aspect of instruction
• Contribute to the professional community, embody school culture, represent the school in the community, and work with the Vertus team to continuously improve the structures, systems, processes, and culture of the school.
  

Qualifications:

• Commitment to Vertus values, culture, and goals
• Ability to communicate with families of Spanish speaking students.
• Ability to translate Spanish/English conversations
  
• Possess a passion for creating opportunities and developing leadership for urban youth; commitment to social justice
  
• Record of achievement evidenced by a demonstrated record of professional accomplishments
  
• Understanding of the strengths and challenges of students, their families and communities
  
• Demonstrated ability to inspire and motivate young men and to build effective relationships with students, families, and other supporters.
  
• Knowledge of community resources and the ability to engage these resources in service of students needs
  
• Demonstrated literacy and numeracy
  
• Proven ability to lead a team in high-stress situations and develop all team members to support the team
  
• Active learner with a demonstrated record of effective collaboration to solve intractable problems
  
• Demonstrated ability to accept and immediately implement critical feedback
  
• Reliable transportation
  
• Ability to handle the intensity and flexibility required to work in a high-performing start-up school and remain calm, collegial, organized, and reliable under pressure
  
• Ambition to go above and beyond the requirements of the job to innovate in education and advance as an educator and a leader
  
• College and/or Military experience preferred
  

School is year-round with regular breaks.
Vertus is prepared to offer an attractive compensation package, including a competitive salary as well as health, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off.

Job Type: Full-time

Start Date: March 2024