High School Graduation And Student Support Counselor

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND STUDENT SUPPORT COUNSELOR

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Five or more years of successful teaching or counseling experience at the secondary level;

• Degree in School Counseling

• Demonstrated knowledge, experience, and success in working with at-risk students;

• Understanding of Michigan Merit Curriculum and graduation requirements;

• Demonstrated leadership and collaboration skills;

• Ability to access and analyze assessment data;

• Strong organizational and computer skills;

• Strong understanding of Dual Enrollment and Early College opportunities.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated ability to work with at-risk students and their families successfully;

• Demonstrated ability to motivate students;

• Demonstrated ability to work and collaborate with other teachers and administrators;

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain trust and confidentiality;

• Demonstrated ability to initiate programs and solve problems;

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide intensive support to students who are in danger of failing to graduate high school on time;

• Track individual students' grades to intervene as soon as possible once students fail classes;

• In cooperation with administrators, counselors, teachers, students, and parents, develop and implement specific individual plans to enable students to get back on track in order to graduate on time;

• Maintain frequent contact with at-risk students, their teachers, and their parents;

• Analyze and communicate achievement data, including grades and test scores, to administrators and teachers to improve student achievement;

• Work with school administrators and teachers to develop, implement, and analyze the success of intervention classes and programs;

• Attend meetings, develop and present professional development, prepare forms, keep records, and prepare reports as necessary;

• Analyze transcripts, identify any discrepancies, and plan for on-time graduation;

• Review all transcripts with counselors and principal before graduation;

• Coordinate credit recovery programming (night/summer school)

• Lead and develop cooperation agreements between skilled work-based programs and dual enrollment opportunities;

• Develop and host college and job fairs;

• Support the Crestwood High School Hybrid Program.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds in supplies, which requires bending, stooping, and lifting.

• The employee must be able to use various instructional materials in the classroom.

• The employee must use hands and arms to manipulate objects.

• The employee must use keyboards, tools, and other controls.

• the employee must sit and stand for long periods.

• The employee must have normal vision and hearing with or without aid.

• The employee must be able to move about the assigned location unaided during the day.

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

EVALUATION: Annual

SALARY: Commensurate with Teaching Contract Salary Schedule

This position is being paid for out of Title Funding

EFFECTIVE DATE: 2024/2025 School Year

DEADLINE: June 21, 2024

METHOD OF APPLICATION:

Qualified and interested persons must apply online at the Crestwood Home page under employment. Please include a letter of interest, resume, letters of recommendation, copy of certificate(s), and transcripts. We no longer accept paper applications delivered via mail, in person, faxed, or email. If your qualifications meet our needs, we will contact you for further information and a possible interview. Crestwood Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This document is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work performed by those assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Administration reserves the right to amend the change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary. The Crestwood Board of Education is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and to the provision of equity in its educational programs, services and activities for all students and employees. The Crestwood School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, age, religion, national origin, disability, or genetic information in employment or in its programs and activities.