GRASP Counselor

Position Type:
Counseling & Student Support Services/Counselor

Date Posted:
5/21/2024

Location:
Counseling & Student Support Services

Closing Date:
until filled
Job Title:

GRASP Counselor

FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Counseling
COUN

Counseling Assistant Director of Programs and Data
Director of Counseling and Student Support Services
Primarily Remote / MUST RESIDE IN GEORGIA
8am to 4pm, Monday through Friday
$__,___.00/per year

Job Description
The GRASP Counselor is a key coordinator who drives support for students in need of credit recovery and academic support. The GRASP Counselor will spend their time managing an academic recovery program for students at risk of dropping out. This would include managing first-time credit, and credit recovery curriculum, as well as engaging students and families to support dropout prevention. The GRASP Counselor supports a high-touch relational approach to educational support and has superior customer service skills and a commitment to providing the best experience possible for their students and families. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.

Responsibilities
The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of the work being performed in this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities and/or duties required; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.

• Conduct in-depth student analyses to understand the population's needs and establish a reduced caseload.
• Provide supportive one-on-one student collaboration to create individually tailored plans and programs of study for each student on his or her caseload.
• Establish a comprehensive team to provide student support for each student on his or her caseload.
• Engage caseload students in discovering, examining, and exploring postsecondary options.
• Implement a counseling program to support caseload students.
• Develop, implement, and manage a cluster counseling plan to address at-risk students.
• Develop a sustainability plan for activities developed throughout the grant.
• Conduct an analysis focused on data for individual students and subgroups such as attendance records, behavior records, records of teacher conferences, grade retention records, and records of credits earned
• Monitors student engagement/attendance for graduation requirements on their caseload and identifies barriers to school attendance or academic achievement by initiating recurring contact by phone with students and their families when students begin showing signs of failure/struggle as determined by grades, missed log-ins, course activity, and number of missing assignments
• Contact every student on their caseload by phone or zoom for a regularly scheduled conference call; answer all phone calls from students, staff and parents, and maintain activity logs and documentation.
• Acts as an advocate for students and families and refers students on their caseload (and families), as applicable, to outside agencies or school level support services to ensure needs are met
• Attends and participates in school, GRASP sponsored meetings and Professional Development Events related to student engagement or that are specific to the needs of staff that provide direct instruction or direct non-instructional services to credit recovery students; (referring students/families to Social Worker
• Provides parents with opportunities to partner with the school and support student learning through engagement activities
• Provides materials and training on how parents can improve their child's achievement

• Provides reasonable support for parental involvement as requested and ensure, to the extent possible, that information sent home is in a language and form parents can understand

Minimum Requirements

• Master's Degree AND Georgia Certificate in School Counseling
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to be flexible, adaptive, and persistent to ensure excellent student outcomes
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong multi-tasking abilities
• Passionate about student engagement and success
• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate and communicate effectively within a team
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms
• Experience working with students and their families
• Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology
• Strong work ethic and self-motivation
• Ability to travel 20% of the time as required
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Consistent access to reliable high-speed internet

Certificates and Licenses

• GA PSC School Counseling License/Certificate
• Clear Fingerprint/Background Check Required
• Clearance Certificate issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission required.

Other Requirements

• Proficient in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, OneNote, and G-Suite.
• Experience using search engines (internet) for research projects
• Ability to read and interpret student academic data and educational reports
• Ability to manage competing priorities with attention to deadlines
• Strong critical thinking, planning, and writing skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects within established deadlines
• Dependable, able to work under pressure and meet deadlines as required
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy
• Ability to incorporate methods and build systems that can be used across the district
• Excellent presentation and public speaking skills
• Maintain a professional home office without distraction during 8-5 workday when working from home
• Valid driver's license and availability of private transportation

Desired Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience in school counseling, social work, advising, teaching, or related fields
• Proven experience in effecting positive change in an educational setting
• Experience working with diverse student populations
• TKES/LKES credentialed
• Previous experience as an online counselor or educator
• Knowledge of GaDOE CCRPI
• Previous experience with online educational tools/curriculum/assessments
• Working knowledge of Infinite Campus (SIS)
• Working knowledge of Canvas (LMS)
• Working knowledge of CLASS (live classroom tool)
• Proficient in use of Zoom conferencing tool
• Bi-lingual

Physical Abilities & Working Conditions
The Physical Abilities and Working Conditions listed in this section are representative of, but are not intended to provide an exhaustive list of, physical abilities and working conditions which may be required of positions in this class. Georgia Cyber Academy encourages persons with disabilities who are interested in employment in this class and need a reasonable accommodation to contact the Human Resources Department for further information.

• Work Schedule: This is primarily a Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm, 5 days/week, home-based position that may require traveling up to 20% of the time
• In-Person Attendance: In-person attendance at professional development, training, conferences, job fairs, meetings, school events, marketing events, and/or testing sites will be required several times per year.

• Vision: (which may be corrected) to read small print; view a computer screen for prolonged periods.
• Hearing: (which may be corrected) to answer telephones and tolerate exposure to noisy conditions.
• Speech: to be understood in face-to-face or virtual communications; to speak with a level of proficiency and volume to be understood over a telephone and/or computer.
• Upper Body Mobility: use hands and fingers to feel, grasp, and manipulate small objects; manipulate fingers, twist and bend at wrist and elbow; extend arms to reach outward and upward; use hands and arms to lift objects; turn, raise, and lower head.
• Strength: to lift, push, pull and/or carry objects that weigh as much as 5 or more pounds on a frequent basis.
• Environmental Requirements: encounter constant work interruptions; work cooperatively with others; work independently; work indoors.
• Mental Requirements: read, write, understand, interpret, and apply information at a moderately complex level essential for successful job performance; math skills at a high school proficiency level; judgment and the ability to process information quickly; learn quickly and follow verbal procedures and standards; give verbal instruction; rank tasks in order of importance; copy, compare, compile and coordinate information and records.

Georgia Cyber Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Georgia Cyber Academy assures Equal Employment Opportunities and equal education opportunities for employees and students as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential tasks. This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position's activities and requirements. However, management and administration reserve the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the laws of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-all" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

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