College and Career Counselor (2022-2023 School Year)
College and Career Counselor (2022-2023 School Year)
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Crossroads Charter Schoolsis looking forhighlyeffective highly qualified and highly motivated individuals to join our organization. Ideal candidates will have experience in urban education and be committed to ourfourcore values: High Expectations Authentic Learning Creative Culture and Educational Equity.
Crossroads Charter Schools organization is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to sex race religion color national origin ancestry age disability sexual orientation gender identity or any other factor prohibited by law.
Job Description: College and Career Counselor
Direct Supervisor: Principal or designee
School Summary:
At Crossroads Charter Schools we
- Understand the significant difference between equity and equality. Every student deserves to receive what he/she needs to succeed (equity) not that every student receives the same amount of resources instruction attention etc. (equality).
- Develop school environments where all students are actively and meaningfully engaged in rigorous instruction and authentic learning tasks.
- Interrupt the school to prison pipeline policies and practices that are directly and indirectly pushing the most at-risk students out of school and on a pathway to the juvenile and criminal justice systems.
- Engage families as partners in meaningful ways.
- Build the capacity of diverse teams that are more reflective of our students.
- Nurture an open collaborative and trusting environment because the work is enormous deeply personal emotional and often difficult.
- Engage in on-going job-embedded professional development through co-teaching and co-planning
Position Summary:
The primary responsibilities are to provide a comprehensive counseling program for all students and consult with teachers parents and staff to enhance their effectiveness in helping students grow socially emotionally personally and educationally. Utilizing leadership advocacy and collaboration school counselors promote student success provide preventive services and respond to identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic career and person/social development for all students. The counselor collaborates with staff to co-plan co-deliver and individualize instruction for all students in a class; work together creatively to accommodate special needs diversity and educational backgrounds of the students; and overcome instructional challenges constructively. The counselor is a hardworking goal-oriented and enthusiastic professional with excellent subject knowledge and a sound understanding of the Missouri Learning Standards and Common Core State Standards.
Position Responsibilities:
- Implement a school college and career curriculum
- Conduct individual student academic planning assist students in evaluating interests abilities skills and achievement assist students in goal setting based on academic career and social/emotional data
- Lead professional development sessions with teachers and support staff around credits college and career readiness and personal plans of study
- Assist with ACT planning preparation and testing
- Meet with students and parents to complete the following:
- Individual Plans of Study
- Schedule Courses that Align with Individual Plans of Study
- Develop a Post-Secondary Plan
- Discuss and Plan Post-Secondary Options and Goals
- Counsel individuals and groups of students through the development of educational personal social and career plans
- Consult with and train teachers parents and staff regarding childrens needs in the areas of trauma behavior social and emotional development
- Refer children with problems and their parents to special programs specialists and other outside agencies
- Participate in and coordinate activities that contribute to the effective operation of the counseling program
- Provide support and assistance to students and families as they navigate crisis and emergency situations
- Help create and sustain a positive learning environment for all students
- Assist in creating and implementing behavior plans for identified students
- Provide outlets and avenues for students to communicate with staff serving as a liaison to empower students develop leadership skills and build healthy relationships built on trust.
- Demonstrate gains in student performance
- Participate in meetings training and professional development
- Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as: meeting deadlines honoring schedules coordinating etc.
- Act in a professional and ethical manner at all times and comply with school policies procedures and expectations.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by their supervisor
Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree required Masters Degree preferred
- Minimum five years of school counseling experience preferred
- Strong familiarity with education and child welfare policies and best practices and a motivation to continue expanding that knowledge base through self-study and interaction with peers.
- Desire to continue professional development
- Excellent organization skills and an ability to coordinate multiple tasks and activities
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and an ability to keep multiple stakeholder groups including parents teachers staff volunteers and partners informed of critical issues activities and schedules.
- An ability and enthusiasm for promoting the school and its mission to a broad and diverse group of people.
- Excellent work ethic positive attitude flexibility and willingness to perform tasks assigned
- Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students and teachers in the school environment and community.
- Must pass an extensive background check.
Key Working Relationships in Addition to Supervisor:
Teachers Students Parents Volunteers Office Staff Support Staff Assistant Principals Principals District Leadership Team Central Office Team
All applicants are required to apply on the Crossroads website at:
Please be advised that Crossroads Charter Schools does not seek information related to the conviction of crimes unrelated to those described in this question. Your conviction of a crime not otherwise listed above is not an automatic disqualification from employment consideration. The school will consider the nature of the offense and the relationship between the offense and the position for which you are applying.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
