South Bronx Academy Success Mentor (bilingual)

Partnership with Children provides critical counseling, school-wide services, and family and community outreach in high-poverty, New York City public schools so students can reach their full potential. The ideal Success Mentor is a self-starter, who is committed to empowering students and families. The Success Mentor will be based in an NYC Public School and report to the Community School Director.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with school principal and Community School Director to identify students who are chronically absent

• Mentor a caseload of chronically absent students by serving as a 'coach' and 'sounding board'

• Train volunteer mentors, and oversee mentor-mentee engagement

• Develop strong rapport with students to empower them to achieve attendance and academic goals, and engage families in the process

• Collaborate with school support staff, including parent coordinator, attendance teachers, and outreach workers, to develop strategies to increase student attendance

• Participate on the school attendance team and manage data collection and assessment

• Assist in planning, organizing, and facilitating workshops and events for students and families

• Participate in home visits as needed

• Keep thorough notes of outreach in organization’s cloud-based system

• Other duties as assigned

• Qualifications:Spanish speaker required
• Previous work with children on the spectrum required
• Commitment to demonstrating PWC’s organizational values of Collaboration, Continuous Learning, Going to Solution, Equity & Inclusion, and Passion

• HS graduate or GED recipient, required

• Passion for and experience working in high-needs communities

• Experience working in NYC public schools, or with community-based organizations, preferred

• Ability to work in fast-paced environment, flexible, organized and can-do attitude

• Experience with community outreach and home visits

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), Google Docs and Dropbox

Schedule:

• Part-time (8:30am - 2:30pm OR 9am - 3pm, Mon - Fri); 20 hours per week (*scheduled to be solidified with supervisor)
• opportunities for overtime/additional hours related to family events and/or school activities, as needed
• This is a SY 25/26 position and will end on 6/30/2026

• This is a school-based, in-person position

Salary:

$20 per hour

Partnership with Children welcomes diversity in all its forms and believes that its mission can only be achieved when diversity is leveraged across all areas, including race, gender, gender expression, age, nationality and life experience. Partnership with Children is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and strongly encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Partnership with Children provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees.