School Counselor
- $50,000 to $60,000 Yearly
- Vision , Medical , Dental , Paid Time Off , Life Insurance , Retirement
- Full-Time
Academic Counselor Job Description:
The Academic Counselor will work with students in understanding their choices for post secondary education and career training; ensuring that all graduation requirements are met; providing information and/or direction to students, parents, teachers, and administrators about educational attainment and services available to eligible students. Developing and monitoring of program data and reports; and promoting programs with students, staff and parents.
Duties:
● Counsel students regarding educational issues such as course and program selection, class scheduling, personal, social and academic development, school adjustment, behavior/truancy, study habits, and career planning.
● Counsel students regarding graduation requirements, and necessary steps needed to ensure graduation requirements are met.
● Prepare student schedules and assists in developing the teachers’ master schedule.
● Assisting Deans or other administration with students that have repeated discipline and attendance issues.
● Chaperoning and organizing school events as required by the school district.
● Track student credit hours, work key assessments as well as credit recovery and community service hours.
● Discuss with parents or guardians, teachers, other counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavior, academic problems, and other issues that may come up.
● Make appropriate referrals of students and parents to outside agencies and specialists when necessary.
● Closely monitor and advise students and parents as to students academic progress toward promotion and graduation.
● Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.
● Identify cases involving domestic abuse or other family problems affecting students' behavior and development.
● Counsel students on careers and career pathways
● Ensuring all students in grades 6 – 12 have a Career Cruising account and are knowledgeable on using it.
● Prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. ● Assisting with the enrollment, includes reviewing student placement, interviewing parents and students, attending ATA open houses and recruiting at other schools in promoting ATA.
● Observe and evaluate students' academic performance, behavior, social development, and physical well being of each student.
● Provide students with information on colleges, universities, and scholarship opportunities.
● District test supervisor for the MME, MSTEP, & PSAT/SAT
● Actively participate in the student RTI process
● Pursue continuous professional development and growth.
Qualifications:
● Hold a counseling or educational degree from an accredited college or University.
● Ability to listen and take time to understand the points being made, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
● Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
● Aptitude of using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems in order to resolve issues.
● Certification pursuant to applicable law.
You'll receive a competitive salary and outstanding benefits!
Address
Linked LLC
Dearborn, MIIndustry
Education
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