Description

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide families an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace. In support of this, we are committed to creating and maintaining a culture of inclusion and diversity where our employees are passionate about serving students and families, treat one another and customers with respect, challenge each other to innovate and always strive to do better.

Passionate High School Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Arkansas Virtual Academy. We want you to be a part of our talented team!

The mission of Arkansas Virtual Academy is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!

Utilizing leadership, advocacy and collaboration the School Counselor promotes student success by providing preventive services and responding to identified needs through implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program that helps guide all learners in their academic success, personal and social development, and career and college planning and readiness.

Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Delivers individual and group guidance curriculum supporting student development;


• Assist students in course placement and course scheduling;


• Prepares and reviews transcripts and other academic documentation for new and returning students;


• Works collaboratively with teaching staff to develop a four (4) year plan for inclusion in the Individual Learning Plan (ILP);


• Analyzes student data and develops data-driven programs for intervention action plans;


• Provides responsive services to individuals or groups on academic and personal issues;


• Provides an individual planning system to guide students toward post-secondary goals;


• Assists students in the acquisition of study skills, academic opportunities and benefits;


• Provides a support system that strengthens the efforts of teachers, staff, and parents;


• Supports standardized testing program; parent education; and staff development;


• Works with the teaching team to design and implement an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) for each student in school;


• Focuses students and families on college and career readiness;


• Provides academic counseling, including recommendations on Advanced Placement (AP) and technical courses, to challenge and enrich student learning opportunities;


• Audits student schedules for candidacy for graduation as determined by school and state policies.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Attach an image of your certification to your K12 profile docs




• Merely providing the number will not suffice. An image is necessary.


• If you will finish your student teaching and have applied for certification, please apply all necessary proof - letters/ applications. In the screening questions, provide the date of anticipated certification.


• If you are currently certified in an adjacent state, attach an image of your cert. You must agree to apply for AR certification at the time of accepted job offer.




• Apply using your personal email


• Must live in Arkansas or on the border in an adjacent state and agree to attend all in-person events in Arkansas (PD, student outings, all state testing)


• Ability to clear required background check

Certificates and Licenses: Arkansas certification for school counselor.

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Web-based search engines, and database systems


• Flexible schedule; Ability to travel as needed


• Ability to clear required background check

Desired Qualifications:

• Master's degree in school counseling


• Experience with distance learning


• Advanced coursework in counseling and administration


• Experience as a 7-12 teacher


• Experience in a customer service environment.


• Experience with Local, State, and Federals laws and mandated reporting


• Experience in a charter school environment preferred


• Experience with state career planning systems, Pathfinder, or other career planning platforms/tools

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This is a home-based position. Must live in Arkansas.

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.