About This Role
This role is for a dedicated, solution-driven School Counselor to support students at the Tucson campus. The counselor advises and guides students and families on academic, educational, social, and emotional matters, and collaborates with teachers, administrators, and specialists to ensure student success.
Responsibilities
- Advise and counsel students regarding academic, educational, and short-term social and emotional problems
- Remain universally accessible and make an effort to know every student for whom they are responsible
- Provide individual student planning and responsive services to support students and their families regarding academic matters
- Teach guidance classes and provide guidance counseling to students through planned activities in small group or classroom settings to convey educational, social, and important school information
- Offer workshops/seminars for parents
- Consult, facilitate, and maintain communication with parents, teachers, administrators, and pertinent agencies on specific student academic matters, including academic modifications and/or accommodations
- Provide feedback and recommend appropriate actionable solutions to individual student
- Participate on a Student Success Team, identify students who may need targeted or intensive services, and coordinate with behavioral health specialists
- Assist students/parents in understanding school policies and procedures
- Provide brief counseling to address social and emotional concerns and appropriately refer students to behavioral health specialists
- Communicate, coordinate, and collaborate with behavioral health specialists on developing and implementing student supports
- Support and attend appropriate student activities and events
- Perform other tasks and duties as assigned
Requirements
- Desire and ability to work with students at the specified age level with diverse backgrounds and levels of ability toward accomplishing their educational goals
- Ability to organize tasks and manage time to meet many and varied deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, school administrators, and other staff, including the ability to discuss topics that may be sensitive
- Working familiarity with student assessment tools, especially in evaluating and interpreting standardized test results
- Knowledge of educational software
- Master
Benefits
- Full-year pay
- Participation in the Arizona state retirement system
- Educational assistance
Important Details
- Team: Join a growing charter school team
