<p>Job Description:</p> <p>General Statement</p> <p>An advisor at Stamford Big Picture Learning Academy (SBPLA) plays a complex role. An advisor is responsible for navigating and guiding 15-20 students through the BPL learning cycle for 2-4 years. The advisor is a part of each student's Learning Plan team, along with the student, parent, and mentor. The advisor guides this team to support and coach the student's learning process. The advisor is a generalist who can help students work around each Learning Goal. An advisor is not only a teacher. They take on aspects of administration, guidance, management, recruitment, public engagement, and more. As a result, advising can be a very rewarding and intense experience.</p> <p>Major Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Implement, by instruction and action, the BPL philosophy of education </li><li>Facilitate quarterly learning plan meetings with each student and his or her family </li><li>Forecast the educational needs of each student based on their interests and abilities </li><li>Identify learning opportunities and internships for students </li><li>Facilitate internship searches through phone calls, shadow days, and informational interviews to ensure that each student has an internship </li><li>Monitor student internships through site visits (bi-weekly), phone calls (weekly), and mentor meetings (monthly) </li><li>Report on each student's educational and social progress in detail through quarterly narratives, phone calls to parents, and weekly student meetings </li><li>Fully own and facilitate advisory activities, lessons, and projects during scheduled advisory time. </li><li>Create a positive culture of learning </li><li>Maintain complete and factual records (transcripts) on each student as required by the SBPLA Governing Council and CSDE </li><li>Collaborate with staff across the school and community regularly </li><li>Build the capacity of students to conduct passion quests that hone in on individual interests in pursuit of an interest-aligned internship </li><li>Coordinate leaving to learn opportunities for students and staff to explore potential careers, industries, and workplace settings across a variety of fields </li><li>Track mentor and internship opportunities through a digital platform such as ImBlaze </li><li>Assist in the development and implementation of the internship program, including completing a passion quest, contacting prospective mentors, conducting interviews, scheduling shadow days and securing internships </li><li>Provide supplemental and educational resources to support the students' growth inside the classroom and in the community </li><li>Employ a variety of educational techniques in pursuit of educational goals and establish clear objectives for student growth </li><li>Facilitate learning outside of the school building </li><li>Hold students accountable to specific grade, advisory, and campus standards and celebrate students' accomplishments </li><li>Actively engage parents and family members in the life and learning of their children </li><li>Build strong relationships within the school community and support restorative practices </li><li>Incorporate formal Learning Plans and LTI experiences in students' learning journey </li><li>Organize and document community experiences and serve as the liaison for community mentors </li><li>Interpret the school's program to parents of the school and citizens of the community, including community partnerships </li><li></li><li>Qualifications </li><li>Current Connecticut Certification - relevant to grades 9-12 </li><li>Basic knowledge of all teaching subjects and a specialty in at least one area </li><li>High standards of ethics, honesty, and integrity </li><li></li><li>Compensation and benefits </li><li>Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. </li><li>Health Insurance, dental, vision & 403b Retirement Plan </li><li>Paid Time Off/Paid Sick Leave/Parental Leave/FMLA </li><li>Short-term, Long-term Disability benefits and Life Insurance </li></ul>