Middle & High School Academic Counselor

We are inviting interested applicants who are good team players, enthusiastic, service-orientated, and professionally competent to join our dedicated team.

Responsibilities:

• Implement the middle and high school academic, college, and career guidance curriculum using a structured, proactive, and solution focused approach that is grounded in research and best practice.
• Design, deliver, evaluate, and continue to refine developmentally appropriate lessons in executive functioning, academic skills, college planning, and career exploration.
• Provide students and families with personalized college counseling support during the college exploration and application process, as well as preparing them for graduation.
• Plan and coordinate college fairs, scholarships/financial aid information sessions, and other extensions of the college counseling and career planning process.
• Implement and refine students’ High School and Post High School plans on an annual basis through individual counseling that results in a written academic learning plan for each student.
• Provide educational/informational support to parents, faculty, staff, administration, and the greater school community in order to best support students in their academic success.
• Assist families in the transition from Elementary School to Middle School to High School and from High School to Post Secondary institutions through facilitating educational workshops for parents and students.
• Oversee the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) program and coordinate all relevant courses and assessments.
• Coordinate the delivery of annual standardized assessments (AP, PSAT, SAT, etc.).
• Assist the administration with student assessment data analysis in order to continue to fine tune the academic program.
• Manage student schedules, transcripts, grades, College Board records, and service hours on PowerSchool.
• Review academic records for prospective students to assess eligibility for grade level admission.
• Act as an advocate and liaison for students when communicating with faculty, administration, and parents.
• Collaborate with the Learning Support Teacher and MS & HS Social/Emotional Counselor to provide appropriate academic, social, and emotional intervention and serve as an intermediary between the school and the home as necessary.
• Collaborate with students, parents, faculty, staff, and administration to improve classroom behavior, motivation, organization, goal setting, and peer relationships with a solution-focused counseling approach.
• Conduct senior transition seminars and exit interviews.
• Lead alumni relations initiatives, fostering student engagement and overseeing mentorship programs.
• Participate in the Service Learning program (Project 4:12) including the capstone project Week Without Walls (WWW) by co-leading a team.
• Continue to engage in professional development opportunities to keep up with academic advising, college counseling, and relevant technology training.
• Represent the ICS brand in a professional manner at professional events/activities/ conferences.
• Support the MS & HS Principal in policy development and accreditation process.
• Exemplify strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrate the character qualities of enthusiasm, courtesy, flexibility, integrity, gratitude, kindness, self-control, perseverance, and punctuality.
• Meet everyday stress with emotional stability, objectivity and optimism.
• Develop and maintain rapport with students, parents, and staff by treating others with friendliness, dignity and consideration

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Teaching credential from a US state, Canadian province or from ACSI (exceptions will be approved by the Academic Board)
• Experience in international college and career counseling