Guidance Counselor - NI

Charter Schools USA•Homestead, FL

18h

About The Position

The Guidance Counselor helps students achieve personal fulfillment by providing guidance and counseling services that support successful personal, educational, and occupational plans. The position supports Charter Schools USA’s mission of student success and works with students, families, staff, school administration, and community agencies. The counselor assesses students’ aptitudes and abilities, provides individual and group counseling, supports course selection and scheduling, assists with educational and career planning, and provides crisis support. The role also includes supporting transitions between grade levels and to post-secondary education, providing college and financial-aid resources to high school students, maintaining student counseling and cumulative records, interpreting assessment results, and contributing to evaluation and improvement of the guidance program. The counselor consults with faculty and administration, communicates with parents as appropriate, supports school and community relationships, and helps ensure counseling services comply with relevant laws, regulations, and CSUSA policies. The work takes place under usual school conditions and may be noisy during periods of high student traffic.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent.
Valid Guidance Counselor certification.
At least three years of successful teaching or counseling-services experience.
Successful criminal and employment background check.
Strong time-management and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize and complete work within agreed timelines with little supervision.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers, students, parents, community members, and administrative staff.
Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, active-listening, negotiation, and influencing skills.
Ability to attend work consistently and on time, follow instructions and management direction, and seek feedback to improve performance.
Proficient experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), student information systems (SIS), and email communications.
Commitment to quality, accuracy, thoroughness, research, evaluation, and implementation of best practices.
Commitment to the company’s mission and values, including academic excellence, operational performance, superior culture, and financial health and growth.
Ability to implement positive character education and manage disciplinary issues flexibly and creatively.
Detailed knowledge of federal, state, and local K–12 requirements and charter school law.
Other equivalent requirements may be accepted at CSUSA’s discretion.

Responsibilities

Evaluate students’ aptitudes and abilities using teacher comments, standardized test scores, and other relevant data, and help students develop educational and career plans.
Provide individual and group counseling to address students’ personal needs, school performance, education, and career planning.
Assist students with course selection and scheduling, support dropout prevention, and help students who leave school find alternative educational programs.
Arrange enrollment in summer school programs to address academic deficiencies.
Participate in follow-up studies of former students to improve services and evaluate the school’s educational program.
Provide emergency support to students during crises.
Provide high school students with college financial-aid and scholarship resources and assist with college selection.
Consult with faculty and confer with staff about students with problems or special needs.
Serve as a resource for administration on student and guidance matters and provide reports and data when requested.
Orient new students to school procedures, curriculum, and extracurricular opportunities.
Help plan and implement programs that support transitions between grade levels and to post-secondary education, including student and parent orientations.
Provide information about the school’s educational program, activities, and services.
Maintain assigned students’ cumulative records in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and CSUSA policy.
Prepare information and recommendations for college admissions and scholarships, potential employers, and other agencies.
Maintain counseling records, such as summaries and logs of student conferences and sessions.
Assist with state-mandated and CSUSA assessment programs, review and interpret results, and use them for counseling purposes.
Contribute to curriculum evaluation and help develop and implement an evaluation plan for the guidance program.
Establish cooperative relationships and communicate with parents when appropriate.
Use community resources to develop and enhance guidance services and activities, and assist community agencies and resource people who address students’ needs.
Cooperate and share professionally with staff and help interpret the Guidance Services Program to the school and community.
Support the Principal and perform other duties as assigned.