Academy Counselor
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Academy Counselor supporting Laurel Springs online students in grades 6–12. Guiding academic progress, college-career planning, and social-emotional development.
Responsibilities:
- Support new and returning Academy students in grades 6–12 with academic, college-career, and social-emotional development
- Accommodate circumstances unique to the diverse school population while ensuring ethical review and documentation of student requirements on official transcripts
- Review incoming student transcripts, including international transcripts, and support course schedule creation upon admission
- Ensure students meet academic standards and requirements for grade-level promotion, graduation, and college acceptance
- Monitor student pacing and progress according to Laurel Springs policies and expectations
- Facilitate grade-level seminar courses and provide meaningful feedback on assignments
- Provide frequent, high-touch support toward students’ post-secondary goals, including career exploration, college list development, and pathway opportunities
- Write letters of recommendation for student applications
- Lead live and recorded Counseling Department webinars, events, and activities
- Organize and support Academy-exclusive counseling opportunities, including peer mentoring, seminar workshops, middle school hangouts, drop-in support, and admissions case studies events
- Communicate with students, parents, teachers, staff, and administrators via email, phone, video conference, and other provided tools
- Collaborate with middle and high school faculty and staff on individual student support and comprehensive programming
- Conduct frequent one-on-one meetings addressing students’ academic, social/emotional, and college/career needs
- Support student enrollment through virtual open houses, enrollment/re-enrollment conversations, and admissions or marketing events
- Contribute to newsletters and similar school communications
- Participate professionally in school-wide meetings, events, communications, and activities online and in person, including evening virtual events
- Engage in ongoing professional development, self-assessment, and continuous improvement
- Maintain confidentiality regarding students, families, staff, management, and operations
- Perform other counseling-related duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Master’s degree or higher in School Counseling
- Active School Counseling certification
- Commitment to ongoing compliance with state and local regulations relating to background checks and credentials
- 5+ years of experience counseling or working in a school setting specifically supporting high school students
- Previous experience working with middle school students preferred
- Extensive experience supporting students through the college application process
- Experience with developing student schedules and academic plans
- Excellent skills with word processing, productivity, communication, and educational technology tools
- Expertise with G-Suite, Learning Management Systems, and Student Information Systems strongly preferred
- Strong analytical, interpretive, evaluative, constructive thinking, and organizational skills
- Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
- Dependable and high-quality internet access
- Quiet workspace allowing full presence and availability during typical work hours and periodic evening events
- Flexibility with schedule to support international students or students requiring communication outside office hours
- Ability to travel for in-person events, meetings, and training opportunities at least once or twice per year
Benefits:
- Ability to work virtually/online
- Access to dependable and high-quality internet and a quiet workspace
- Ongoing professional development (internal and external)
- Participation in school-wide meetings, events, communications, and activities, both online and in person
- Required evening virtual events as assigned
- Ability to travel to attend in-person events, meetings, and training opportunities at least once or twice per year
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