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The mission of Insight Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!
The Coordinator of Counseling Services provides leadership, supervision, and support for the school counseling and social work programs to ensure students receive high-quality academic, social-emotional, behavioral, and college and career readiness services. This role promotes effective service delivery, supports staff development, and ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and organizational expectations. Through collaboration with students, families, school leaders, and community partners, the Coordinator helps remove barriers to learning and advances student well-being, engagement, and success. The Coordinator utilizes data-informed decision making and continuous improvement practices to strengthen counseling services and student outcomes across the organization.

This is a full-time position requiring the ability to work independently for approximately 40 hours per week. A professional, distraction-free home office during the workday is required. Core hours are between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, while allowing for some flexibility as determined by school needs. 

Salary range: $70,000-$85,000 base salary

Residency Requirement: Resident of Pennsylvania; residents of other states will be considered on a case by case basis.

Essential Functions 

• Provides direct supervision, coaching, mentorship, and performance feedback to school counselors, social workers, and assigned student support personnel to promote professional growth, accountability, and high-quality service delivery.
• Oversees the development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of comprehensive counseling and student support programs that address academic, social-emotional, behavioral, college, career, and postsecondary readiness needs.
• Ensures counseling, social work, and student support services are aligned with organizational priorities, student needs, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
• Collaborates with principals, academic leaders, student services personnel, and cross-functional teams to develop and implement a unified vision for student success, engagement, wellness, and school improvement.
• Leads the implementation and continuous improvement of graduation planning processes and monitors student progress toward graduation requirements.
• Oversees course selection, academic planning, and student scheduling processes in collaboration with counselors, administrators, and academic teams.
• Provides leadership for postsecondary readiness initiatives, including college planning, career exploration, FAFSA completion, scholarship awareness, college applications, and transition planning.
• Collaborates with K-12 teams to support career exploration, workforce readiness, and postsecondary preparation initiatives that align with organizational goals and student outcomes.
• Oversees the administration, analysis, and utilization of social-emotional learning (SEL) screening data to identify student needs, monitor trends, and develop targeted interventions and support groups.
• Utilizes attendance, engagement, behavioral, SEL, graduation, and student support data to evaluate program effectiveness, identify trends, and inform decision-making.
• Develops and facilitates professional learning, training, resources, and coaching related to counseling services, mental health, student wellness, attendance, MTSS, crisis response, and student support best practices.
• Supports the implementation and continuous improvement of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), intervention processes, attendance initiatives, and student success planning efforts.
• Collaborates with families, educators, administrators, and community agencies to remove barriers to learning and coordinate comprehensive supports for students.
• Provides leadership and guidance in resolving complex student, family, attendance, social-emotional, behavioral, and service-delivery concerns.
• Oversees the development, implementation, monitoring, and compliance of Section 504 plans and processes in collaboration with school teams and families.
• Supports Act 1 processes and other student support procedures to ensure timely identification, intervention, documentation, and compliance.
• Provides oversight and support for school health services, including coordination of immunization compliance, required health screenings, medical documentation, health accommodations, and related health initiatives.
• Collaborates with school nurses, counselors, social workers, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated and effective student support services.
• Develops and maintains departmental procedures, resources, guidance documents, and operational systems that promote consistent implementation of student support services across the organization.
• Monitors program effectiveness through data analysis, stakeholder feedback, reporting, and continuous improvement processes.
• Establishes performance expectations, service-delivery standards, and accountability measures that promote equitable, effective, and student-centered supports.
• Facilitates department meetings and promotes collaboration, communication, and alignment across counseling, social work, health services, and school leadership teams.
• Supports recruitment, onboarding, mentoring and induction, retention, and staffing recommendations for counseling and student support personnel.
• Maintains compliance with applicable laws, regulations, ethical standards, reporting requirements, and organizational policies governing counseling, student support, health, and related services.
• Represents the school in partnerships with families, community organizations, higher education institutions, healthcare providers, and external agencies to expand support and opportunities for students.
• Maintains accurate documentation, records, reports, and program data in accordance with organizational expectations and regulatory requirements.
• Supports organizational initiatives, strategic planning efforts, accreditation activities, and school improvement efforts related to student services and student success.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities 

Supervises School Counselors, Social Workers and School Nurses.  Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Minimum Required Qualifications 

• Master's degree in School Counseling, Counselor Education, Educational Leadership, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of five years of successful, certificated experience as a school counselor.

• All PDE required clearances for school-based personnel 

Minimum Required Skill Set 

• Great organizational and time management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Adaptable technology skills
• Experience using search engines (internet) for research projects
• Experience using a student information system and/or other type of database

• Demonstrated competencies with general technology, Microsoft Office Platforms (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams, etc.), Google Platforms, Zoom, etc.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Previous experience supervising, coaching, or evaluating school counselors.

• Experience developing and overseeing a comprehensive PK-12 school counseling program.

Certificates and Licenses 

• Valid Pennsylvania Elementary and Secondary School Counselor PK-12 certificate.
• Valid Principal Certificate (will consider candidates that are currently enrolled in a program)

Work Environment 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable  individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• This is a home-based position. When office days are required, the noise level in the office is usually moderate (computers, printers, light foot traffic).
• This position will include limited travel and will include limited overnight travel. This is estimated to be less than 10%of the time. Travel will be required for meetings, community events, professional development and/or state testing.

Job Performance Requirements 

The mental and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to exhibit mental dexterity to "dial" a telephone, to enter data into a computer, to read a computer screen and printed material, to hear and understand speech at normal office/workplace levels, and on the telephone, and to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in the workplace and on the telephone.
• Ability to physically lift up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret workplace documents, technical procedures, research studies, and governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports with clarity.
• Ability to interface diplomatically with all members of the school community - administrators, teachers, parents, students, Board members, support staff, colleagues, and outside professional contacts.
• Ability to coordinate and use technology for a variety of workplace purposes and communications.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of this position.  Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is at-will as governed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The at-will nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer of Insight PA Cyber Charter School.
Insight PA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.