About This Role
This full-time School Counselor role supports and assists offenders in an adult prison setting, age 22 and under, as they develop educational planning and career development skills. The position provides information, instruction, and skills to support the instructional program in core subjects, fostering academic, behavioral, and social-emotional growth for students working toward a high school equivalency diploma. The role suits a candidate with strong counseling and instructional skills and a solid work ethic.
Responsibilities
- Support and assist offenders in educational planning and career development
- Provide information, instruction, and skills supporting the instructional program in core subjects
- Serve as a primary contact supporting student success by fostering academic, behavioral, and social-emotional growth
- Implement and monitor the school's vision, mission, values, and goals
- Organize and deliver counseling, support, transition services, and related educational programs to groups of student offenders of all ages
- Create a flexible program and learning environment that supports each student's abilities and personal growth within a male close-custody correctional facility
- Perform any additional duties assigned by the principal
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive and effective data-driven school counseling program with interventions based on NC state standards
- Provide individual and group counseling and classroom guidance addressing students' personal, educational, and social challenges
- Collaborate with teachers and other staff to integrate guidance and counseling activities in the school curriculum
- Help interpret standardized test results, formative and summative assessment results, and other student data accurately and effectively
- Aggregate, disaggregate, and interpret standardized test results, formative and summative assessment results, and student data accurately and effectively
Requirements
- Documented experience in providing resources and/or guidance supporting career planning and transition services to assist students in transitioning between settings and into society beyond the prison setting
- Documented experience in student scheduling and onboarding processes
- Documented experience in providing and supporting classroom instruction and group activities to develop academic, career readiness, transition, daily living, and social emotional skills
- Documented experience in monitoring student academic performance, behavior, and attendance and implement appropriate interventions based on individual students' transition plans
- Documented experience in ensuring postsecondary resources are available to students
- Master's degree or above (from an appropriately accredited college) in school counseling or a related field
