GENERAL DEFINITION OF WORK

Under the supervision of the Coordinator II - Adult Education and Credit Recovery Programs, the Adult/Teen/GED Outreach Specialist promotes adult learner success, provides preventive services, and responds to identify the target group needs by implementing a comprehensive counseling program that addresses academic, career, and personal/social development.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Inform staff and adults of services provided by the Adult Education program and how to access those services
• Provide applicable materials and resources to teachers for doing guidance activities in their classrooms
• Provide staff with resources to accommodate individual differences and needs of adult learners
• Conduct small and large group activities based on courses designed to meet the particular needs of the local community
• Assist all adult learners, individually or in groups, with developing academic, career and personal/social skills, goals, and plans
• Accurately and appropriately use assessment procedures for determining and structuring individual and group counseling services
• Manage and communicate a clear means for counseling referrals and other access to counseling services
• Appropriately guide adult learners in developing goals based on individual data and other relevant information
• Monitor adult learners' academic performance, behavior and attendance, assisting with appropriate interventions as needed
• Accurately and appropriately interpret and utilize adult learner data to make informed decisions
• Consult and collaborate effectively with teachers, administrators, and other educational/community resources regarding adult learners with identified concerns and needs
• Collaborate with adult learners with educational and career planning
• Apprise teachers of adaptive materials and services that exist and are available to adult learners
• Participate in professional development activities relevant to counseling to improve knowledge and skills
• Use available technology resources to enhance the school counseling program
• Adhere to laws, policies, procedures and ethical standards of the school counseling profession
• Perform other related duties as required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of the theory, techniques, and procedures of counseling
• Knowledge of the community facilities and services available for use by adults with economic and child guidance problems
• Ability to act as liaison between teachers, parents and administrators
• Ability to deal tactfully with adult learners and to gain the cooperation of persons being interviewed for program entrance
• Ability to conduct adult vocational programs and trainings as appropriate
• Ability to take part in crisis team involvements to any school site as needed
• Ability to give orders while remaining calm in crisis situations
• Ability to plan and coordinate programs such as short courses, lectures, workshops, seminars, conferences, film series, demonstrations or group presentations to assist with future educational plans
• Ability to express oneself clearly and concisely orally and in writing
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and all other persons contacted during the course of the work

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor of social work; Master's in social work; counseling or guidance; human growth/development; SPED; administration; early childhood, elementary, or secondary education.