MS/HS School Counselor
MS/HS School Counselor
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Job Description
Metro East Web Academy Mission
Redefining normal: Breaking barriers in education
Job Title:MS/HS School Counselor
Start:TBD Applications will be reviewed starting October 1 2025
Rate of Pay: 1.0 FTE
202 day agreement/year
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Oregon School Counselors License.
- Ability to effectively communicate with parents students and staff using traditional and contemporary technological means.
- Ability to help foster positive student behavior.
- Understand child and adolescent development and apply this knowledge to assisting teachers with student academic advising - and learning needs.
- Understand and implement trauma informed best practices.
- Understand skills/strategies for meeting the diverse needs of students and utilize them effectively.
- Understand Oregon essential skills requirements and how to build plans to personalize student-learning experiences.
- Understand the importance of relationships in counseling teaching and learning and use this understanding to create and maintain positive supportive relationships with students and families.
- Utilize technology to assist in managing student information including monitoring student progress tracking academic needs and tracking credit completion.
- Demonstrate pattern of attendance and punctuality for work and work activities.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Professional experience in a K-12 educational setting working with online at risk and early college students.
- License to teach or ability to obtain license to teach HD100 and other college preparatory courses.
REPORTS TO: Assigned Administrator
PERFORMANCE
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work collaboratively with Metro East Web Academy counseling department staff and students/parents.
- Knowledge of and ability to implement the ASCA standards.
- Assist in the development and implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program for all students who are learning through online instruction and/or the community college setting.
- Assist students in their development socially emotionally and academically. This includes the areas of career development and community involvement.
- Provide direct student services as well as staff support to help students develop the ability to learn to work and to live in a partnership between home school and the community.
- Follow school policies and standard practices while working collaboratively with teachers and families.
- Assist students in achieving their academic objectives by building an individual educational plan through regular communication and individual meetings.
- Work towards a goal of 100% participation for students in the early college program to participate in all state and local assessments.
- Establish a professional growth plan and annually review progress.
- Other duties as assigned.
JOB GOALS:
The counselor will address the following components in the school
counseling program: Instruction Counseling Appraisal and Advisement Consultation Collaboration and Referral. -. The following domains are to be considered in evaluation:
- Assist in the development and implementation of a comprehensive school counseling and guidance program within the early college program.
- Create and maintain an effective environment for student learning.
- Use counseling models and strategies supported by research.
- Assess and plan for student learning and success.
- Student graduation rate and participation in state and local assessment.
- Grow in professional practice through continuing education/professional development.
- Facilitate classroom instruction and small group counseling.
TERMS OF
EMPLOYMENT: 202 day work year. Salary will be established by the Metro East Web Academy Board of Directors
EVALUATION: Job performance will be evaluated by the supervising administrator in accordance with the Boards policy.
**The Metro East Web Academy strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of our staff and students. We foster fairness equity and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We would encourage you to apply even if you dont believe you meet every one of our qualifications described. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position or how this would be determined please feel free to contact MEWA Administration to discuss your application. Preference will be given to those applicants with work or lived experience with culturally linguistically and racially diverse communities.
Employment Type
Full-Time
