Adult Education Student Advisor (INTERNAL ONLY)

Urbana School District #116; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Urbana School District #116 is seeking an Adult Education Student Advisor at the Urbana Adult Education Center. The role focuses on strengthening home/school/community partnerships and addressing social, emotional, and educational needs of adult learners.

The position emphasizes outreach, student assessment, and collaboration with teachers and community agencies to promote successful outcomes and reduce barriers to learning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work, counseling, education, or psychology; Master's degree preferred.
• Two years or more of school-based and/or social service experience preferred.
• Strong communication, collaboration and data entry skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide outreach and liaison between students, families, staff and community agencies.
• Teach life skills, transitions, employability and career planning workshops.
• Support students on advisory rosters and maintain home/school connections.
• Assist with student registration, orientation, and data entry requirements.
• Participate in truancy/behavior remediation efforts and coordinate with community resources.

Skills

Communication/Collaboration

Youth rapport building

Leadership development

Classroom management

Community resources

Adult learning

Organizational skills

Detail-oriented

Assessment of student performance

Grant writing/writing skills

Technology proficiency (Word/Excel/GS/

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work, counseling, education, or psychology

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MS Office & Google Suite

Job description

TITLE

Adult Education Student Advisor

LOCATION

Urbana Adult Education Center

HOURS

Monday and Wednesday: 7:45-5:00

Tuesday and Thursday: 7:45-8:15

(1 hour unpaid lunch each day)

Friday: OFF

SCHEDULE

210 days/10 months

SUPERVISOR

Director of Adult Education

SUPERVISES

Not Applicable

JOB SUMMARY

The Student Advisor promotes and enhances the overall academic mission of the Urbana School District #116 and the Urbana Adult Education Center by providing services that strengthen home/school/community partnerships and alleviate barriers to learning. The Student Advisor supports the social, emotional, academic, and transition needs of Urbana Adult Education students.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

• Provide assertive outreach and act as a liaison between students, families, staff and community agencies.
• Assess students to determine their need for support services and address the social and emotional needs of students based on assessment.
• Teach classes and/or workshops related to life skills, transition planning, employability skills, organizational skills, and/or career planning.
• Provide ongoing support for students on your advisory roster.
• Establish and maintain home/school ties for students and work with families concerning home situations that relate to school performance.
• Provide assistance to teachers or teams in planning to meet the needs of students.
• Assist with student registration procedures.
• Conduct student orientation.
• Assist with credit/transcript reviews, Record Sheet creation, attendance data entry, and other student related data entry requirements.
• Assist with data collection and analysis.
• Assist with student recruitment and retention activities.
• Participate in efforts to remediate student truancy and behavior challenges.
• Maintain records memorializing support services offered and rendered.
• Maintain communication with appropriate community agencies and aid in finding solutions to community-wide problems that affect students and families.
• Evaluate and refer students and their families to appropriate resources within the community.
• Adhere to laws and procedures involving child abuse/neglect and cooperate with community agencies to identify the need for protective services for school-age children.
• Participate in professional growth activities including workshops, institutes, seminars.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Minimum requirement is a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, education, or psychology, or related fields. A Master's degree is preferred.

EXPERIENCE

Two years or more of school-based and/or social service experience preferred.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Communication, collaboration, and conferencing skills
• Ability to build rapport with youth of diverse backgrounds
• Leadership development
• Classroom management
• Knowledge of community resources
• Knowledge of adult learning
• Organizational skills
• Detail-Oriented
• Assessment of student performance
• Grant Writing/Strong writing skills
• Knowledge of technology, including Word, Excel, Google Docs, Google Classroom, Google Sheets, Google Forms, Video Conferencing platforms

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

10 months; Tentative Salary Range: $60,000-$65,000 with Master's degree; final salary offer will be contingent upon education and experience.

EVALUATION

To be completed by the Director using a district-approved evaluation instrument.

START DATE

ASAP

NOTE

This is a non-exempt, non-bargaining unit, and non-administrative position.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

REVISED

September 2026