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Academic Counselor - IDEA Harvey E. Najim College Prep (19-20)

Employer
IDEA Public Schools
Location
San Antonio, TX, United States
Salary
Competitive

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Position at IDEA Public Schools

About San Antonio:

San Antonio is the nation's 7th largest city and boasts the highest rate of population growth across the U.S. As the San Antonio region continues to grow rapidly, IDEA is committed to increasing our community presence to provide the best experience for all families and children.

In May 2019, we are excited to welcome our first graduating seniors out of the 11,800 students we serve across 22 schools in the San Antonio region. We believe through the hard work of our passionate IDEA Team & Family, college acceptance and matriculation can be realized. Currently, 1 in 6 San Antonio students graduate college-ready. Changing this statistic for the better is part of the promise IDEA makes to current and incoming students.

Join our IDEA San Antonio family as we are poised to serve 29,000 students at 37 local schools by 2022.

Role Mission:

The role of Academic Counselor (AC) supports our vision of 100% of students to and through college by leading the work of family engagement and social-emotional support of students. Our key tenets of family engagement are implemented through the role of the Academic Counselor to ensure all staff are building authentic relationships with students and families, there is open two-way communication between the school and family, and a school culture is created with a common mission to foster student growth and development.

When the work is lead effectively, the entire school staff is inspired and supported to engage with students and parents in a meaningful way to ensure all students have the academic and social skills they need to achieve their goal of going to and through college.

Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with school leaders and teachers to reach school goals
  • Empowering students to build emotional intelligence
  • Identify and proactively work with truant and other at-risk students
  • Identify students at risk of leaving IDEA and lead prevention strategies
  • Facilitate family involvement

Accountabilities
  • 90% Student Persistence
    • Leads the planning of and execution of student and family engagement events that are aligned to the school's culture, community and family needs and promotes the authentic relationship building between the school and the family
    • Owns the data accuracy and reporting of the campus persistence data. Ensures all data for student persistence is entered correctly and is audited regularly in partnership with the campus SIS. Ensure all staff members know the persistence data and the reasons why students are leaving to allow the campus the chance to adjust and respond to trends identified.
    • Partners with the grade level teams to help identify students who may be at risk for not achieving their full potential or who may be struggling at the campus. Attends grade team meetings regularly to ensure all students are being recognized and interventions are put in place to prevent them from leaving the school.
    • Leads parent conversations and problem solves to ensure we are meeting the needs of our students and families. May bring in partner staff to solve specific problems that are not in the locus of control of the Academic Counselor
    • Leads the recapture process to bring students that have left back to the campus to help fulfill our promise of to and through college
    • Coaches and develops teachers to work with all students, even if the student is struggling behaviorally. AC will partner with the appropriate lead team/campus team members to support the staff and the student to work together to achieve goals.


  • 90% new student persistence
    • Leads the work of ensuring 100% of new students and families receive high quality on-boarding starting on day 1 of school in partnership with the Enrollment Specialist and APO on the campus
    • Leads the planning of and execution of specific new student interactions to help students get acclimated to the campus culture and expectations in a way that is inviting and engaging
    • Lead the planning and execution of specific new parent events to welcome the new parents to the campus and helps them integrate and get acclimated to the campus culture and expectations
    • Leads the parent conversations and addresses concerns of our newest families to ensure they are heard and the campus is responsive
    • Partners with the APO to ensure all new student on-boarding is completed and operational support is given at all new student and new parent events
    • Owns the campus new student persistence data accuracy and reporting through a close partnership with the SIS at the campus. Ensures all data for student persistence is entered correctly and is audited regularly. Ensure all staff members know the persistence data and the reasons why students are leaving to allow the campus the chance to adjust and respond to trends identified.
  • 97.5% ADA
    • Partners with the Operations team to increase and ensure all students are in school on time, every day. If roadblocks are identified the AC will work to connect the family with community resources or host in school sessions to support ADA for the student
    • Leads the campus use of REMIND, this entails supporting the training and development of staff to use the app appropriately and consistently to engage with all parents. Proactive communications will be used to support the ADA goal using the mentioned tools.
    • Creates, distributes and maintains the Parent Communication Flow Chart to help parents know who to contact for the most immediate, accurate response to a question or concern. Will train and hold staff accountable to following the campus process of communication
    • Leads the creation of and distribution of the school Parent Weekly.
    • Leads communication on Facebook. Is responsible for consistent, at least one per week, posting of messages and events and responding to comments in a professional and timely manner
    • Administers the mid-year survey to get feedback from parents on communication and events. Is responsible to analyze and create a strategic plan to respond to the parent input.
  • School receives a 4.5 rating on the TCP survey question "Adults at the school care about me"
    • Participates in the creation and feedback on the campus culture rubric
    • Organizes and leads culture walk-throughs to evaluate the effectiveness and alignment of adult and student culture to the school culture rubric. Provides feedback and coaching to team members based on ratings of the rubric, personal observations and interactions with staff and students
    • Supports the training and implementation of the campus culture rubric to foster a healthy, safe environment for students
    • Provides support through feedback, training, coaching and developing teachers in working with students social/emotional needs in the classroom
    • Member of the crisis response team on the campus to provide and ensure student or family social/emotional needs are being met
    • Provides direct counseling individually or in group setting to students struggling at the campus (If qualified through certification and training). If not qualified, is responsible to connect the family or student to community resources to get the support needed. Is the liaison between community support person and campus to share information to wrap services around the student.
    • Leads campaigns on campus to promote a healthy community (ex. Red Ribbon Week, anti-bullying)
  • 50% of students receiving RTI supports will meet identified progress monitoring goals for behavior
    • Designated as the campus RTI point person and will manage the process across the campus
    • Lead campus trainer on RTI process and positive behavioral supports in the classroom
    • Organize and facilitate the Response to Intervention Committee on campus
    • 100 % of students in the RTI process will be accurately entered into eRTI and reported to PEIMS
    • Gather pertinent data (academic and behavioral) on struggling students from teachers, parents, and support staff.
    • Oversees data collection and progress monitoring at every tier
    • Use data to help teachers implement Tier 1 behavioral interventions during whole and small group instruction
    • Use data to help teachers identify and group students who need additional help using Tier 1 behavioral support interventions
    • Support teachers in documenting student progress

    We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics:
    • Believes and is committed to our mission: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
    • Is driven by outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
    • Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
    • Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
    • Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
    • Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes
    • Embodies IDEA's core values

    Qualifications:
    • Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in guidance counseling preferred
    • Experience: Teaching experience preferred
    • Licenses or Certifications: Valid Texas Counseling certificate preferred

    Knowledge and Skills:
    • Proven track record of success
    • Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
    • Ability to manage student behavior
    • Belief in and alignment with IDEA's mission and values isnon- negotiable
    • Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment

    Compensation:
    • Salaries for this role typically fall between $54,233 and $67,003 commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications. This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on individual and organizational performance and goal attainment.


    IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377-8000.

    Company

    IDEA Public Schools believes that each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States. IDEA currently serves nearly 66,000 college-bound students in 120 schools across Texas and Louisiana and is gearing up to open schools in Florida for the 2021-2022 school year.

    Interested in learning more about working at IDEA Public Schools? 

    Visit us at www.ideapublicschools.org/careers.

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    Telephone
    956-377-8000
    Location
    2115 W. Pike Blvd
    Weslaco
    TX
    78596
    US

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