Secondary Counselor

Wayside Schools•Austin, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Wayside Schools is an open-enrollment, tuition-free Pre K-12th grade public charter school network that provides over 2,200 scholars across its four South Austin campuses with a rigorous International Baccalaureate education. Since 2012, Wayside schools has striven to empower historically underserved scholars, providing them with the instructional experiences, academics skills, intellectual habits and social and emotional competencies needed to become graduates from four-year colleges and universities, providing them with the access and opportunities they need to narrate their own futures and positively impact and empower the families and communities to which they belong. At Wayside Schools, we seek staff with diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, talents and ideas to meet the needs of our growing body of scholars and dynamic programming. At Wayside, we know that leaders who possess specific traits and competencies are more likely to be successful in their roles and in their service to staff, scholars and families: passion for our mission, a deep connection to issues of social justice, a commitment to all scholars we serve, and a focus on personal growth and development. Candidate is responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating a comprehensive College Readiness program in addition to SEL counseling services. A proactive College Readiness program should contribute to the educational, social, and emotional development of scholars to enhance their self-worth and equip them with the basic knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to enter college. Considerable judgment, tact, patience, sensitivity, and flexibility are required to serve in this position. Candidate must be willing to serve scholars from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds and learning styles.

Requirements

MA Degree Preferred
Texas school counseling certificate
Ability to respond effectively to the needs of a diverse student pool
Working knowledge of various counseling models, practices and resources
Engaging interpersonal skills and excellent communication skills
Ability to collect and analyze data
Computer literacy
Sound judgment and emotional intelligence
Working knowledge of graduation plans and requirements
Regular attendance is required for this position.
Maintain emotional control under stress
Candidate must have skill in instructing students and managing their behavior
Candidate must have skill in communicating effectively with others
Candidate must have skill in working team-based environments
All new employees must present proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual

Responsibilities

Consult with school staff, parents, and other community members to increase student effectiveness and promote student success.
Coordinate and oversee the High School programs of study.
Support the development, implementation and evaluation of a structured career and college readiness/awareness program.
Collaborate with Department Leaders and counseling staff to establish and implement career and college readiness outcome measures.
Support college readiness assessment program, including but not limited to diagnostic data such as PSAT, SAT, ACT, TSIA2
Collaborate with staff and others as appropriate to meet expectations of Texas CCMR Standards
Advocate for all students and provide professional expertise to help staff, parents, and other community members understand individual behavior and human relationships.
Assist all students with developing and applying skills for maximum educational, career, personal, and social growth during school years and beyond.
Intervene with students whose developmental needs, personal concerns, or problems affect their continued educational, career, personal, or social development.
Make referrals as appropriate in consultation with the student’s parent or guardian.
Coordinate people and resources in the school, home, and community to support achievement to assist parents and staff.
Guide scholars and parents in course selection, high school diploma plans, four-year plans, provision of information regarding post-secondary opportunities and career development
Work with students and parents in understanding college and financial aid opportunities including FAFSA, TASFA, and Scholarships
Assist with drop out recovery efforts.
Interpret standardized test results
Assist in managing student behavior in accordance with Student Code of Conduct and student handbook.
Administrative Management to include scholar credit and scheduling support
Commit to current professional and ethical standards of competence and practice.
Coordinate departmental activities with other District offices and administrators and provide assistance to requesting departments.
Assist Administration with master scheduling and course requests
Other duties as assigned
Accept responsibility for self-directed professional development through continuous efforts of improvement
Support the administration of state-mandated testing at campuses in compliance with state and federal guidelines.
Monitor and review campus test data and use findings to assist with planning corrective action for the affected group of students and/or campuses