Credit Recovery & Student Success Specialist

ACCEL Schools•Georgia, GA

About The Position

Georgia Virtual Scholars Academy (GVSA) is seeking a highly organized, adaptable, and student-centered Credit Recovery & Student Success Specialist to support academic achievement, instructional continuity, and student engagement across multiple grade levels. The role primarily coordinates and facilitates high school credit recovery courses for students in grades 10–12 throughout the academic year. It includes overseeing course operations, monitoring student progress, maintaining academic records, providing individualized academic support, and communicating with students and families to help students stay on track toward graduation. The specialist will also temporarily provide long-term substitute instructional support in English Language Arts and Social Studies for students in grades 4–6 during an anticipated teacher maternity leave. After the teacher returns, the position will transition into an expanded student success coaching role focused on attendance, academic participation, engagement, and performance while retaining credit recovery responsibilities. The specialist will maintain progress and attendance data, identify students needing support, coordinate interventions with school staff, and provide regular progress reports to school leadership. Georgia teaching certification is not required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Education, Psychology, Human Services, Business, Management, or a related field.
Experience working with school-aged students in an educational, instructional, mentoring, coaching, or structured program setting.
Experience with data entry, recordkeeping, and maintaining accurate electronic records, spreadsheets, tracking logs, or reports.
Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple courses, student records, and competing priorities.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word, and/or Google Workspace applications.
Ability to collect, organize, and interpret data to monitor progress, identify trends, and support decision-making.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues.
Ability to work independently, maintain confidentiality, and demonstrate accountability in a virtual work environment.
Willingness and ability to learn instructional platforms, facilitate structured learning activities, and provide individualized student support.

Nice To Haves

Experience in K–12 education, student support services, academic coaching, youth development, or program coordination.
Experience developing and maintaining attendance logs, student progress trackers, spreadsheets, charts, and performance reports.
Experience monitoring student or participant progress, maintaining schedules, and coordinating individualized support.
Experience facilitating instruction, tutoring, mentoring, or leading structured learning activities for school-aged students.
Familiarity with learning management systems or student information systems, such as Canvas, PowerSchool, MyAMP, or comparable platforms.
Experience using data to identify performance gaps, track measurable outcomes, and implement improvement strategies.
Experience working in virtual or technology-supported environments.
Knowledge of student attendance interventions, academic engagement strategies, or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary facilitator and point of contact for assigned credit recovery courses for students in grades 10–12.
Oversee daily course operations, including student participation, assignment completion, grades, and academic progress.
Maintain accurate student records and provide timely assignment feedback in accordance with school procedures and academic oversight requirements.
Help students navigate coursework, understand assignment expectations, and meet established deadlines.
Facilitate virtual academic support sessions, individualized student check-ins, and targeted interventions.
Identify students falling behind and implement proactive strategies to improve course completion and academic performance.
Communicate regularly with students and families about academic expectations, missing assignments, and course progress.
Collaborate with school counselors, academic leadership, and content-area teachers to help students meet graduation requirements.
Use Canvas, MyAMP, PowerSchool, and other instructional platforms to manage course information and monitor student performance.
Provide school leadership with regular updates on student progress, course completion rates, and students requiring additional support.
Provide instructional coverage in English Language Arts and Social Studies for students in grades 4–6 during an anticipated teacher maternity leave.
Facilitate scheduled live virtual instructional sessions using established curriculum materials, lesson plans, and instructional resources.
Maintain classroom routines, student expectations, attendance, and academic accountability.
Deliver engaging instructional activities using explicit instruction, guided practice, independent practice, and differentiated learning support.
Monitor student understanding, evaluate assignments, and provide timely academic feedback.
Communicate with students, families, and school leadership about academic progress and classroom expectations.
Collaborate with the elementary instructional team and school leadership to ensure continuity of instruction and a smooth transition when the assigned teacher returns.
Continue credit recovery responsibilities during the substitute assignment in coordination with school leadership.
After the substitute assignment, monitor attendance, participation, engagement, and academic progress across assigned student groups while continuing credit recovery coordination.
Identify students showing chronic absenteeism, low engagement, incomplete coursework, or other academic risk indicators.
Conduct proactive outreach to students and families to address barriers to attendance, participation, and academic success.
Develop and maintain individualized student success plans with measurable academic and engagement goals.
Facilitate individual student check-ins, academic accountability meetings, and targeted support sessions.
Collaborate with teachers, school counselors, and the Student Support and Intervention team to coordinate interventions.
Implement strategies to increase attendance at live instructional sessions, assignment completion, and meaningful participation.
Monitor intervention effectiveness and adjust student support strategies based on performance data.
Support schoolwide initiatives to improve student retention, engagement, and academic achievement.
Develop and maintain progress trackers, attendance logs, engagement charts, academic monitoring spreadsheets, and other data collection tools.
Accurately enter, organize, update, and manage student information across school-approved platforms.
Analyze attendance, assignment completion, and academic performance data to identify trends and intervention needs.
Prepare weekly reports on credit recovery progress, attendance, participation, engagement, and intervention outcomes.
Maintain organized records of student outreach, parent communication, academic interventions, and follow-up activities.
Collaborate with school leadership to establish measurable performance goals and monitor progress toward schoolwide improvement targets.
Maintain accurate and confidential records in accordance with school policies and student privacy requirements.