Student Support Services Coordinator

Student Support Services Coordinator

Carolina International School is seeking a highly organized, student-centered professional to serve as its Student Support Services Coordinator. This multifunctional position combines school counseling, Section 504 coordination, high school career and postsecondary planning, testing assistance, McKinney-Vento support and other student-services responsibilities.

Approximately 50% of the position will be devoted to school counseling and direct student support. The remaining time will support compliance, career-readiness, testing and other school wide student-service functions.

The successful candidate must be able to provide compassionate and effective student support while managing confidential records, compliance requirements, meetings, deadlines and multiple responsibilities across a K–12 school environment.

• Provide individual, small-group and classroom-based counseling services.
• Support students experiencing academic, attendance, behavioral, social-emotional or family-related challenges.
• Assist students with goal setting, decision-making, conflict resolution, school adjustment and academic planning.
• Participate in student-support, intervention, attendance, behavior, crisis-response and school-safety meetings.
• Consult with parents, teachers, administrators and outside service providers.
• Refer students and families to appropriate school and community resources.
• Maintain confidential counseling records and follow all required reporting and student-safety procedures.

• Coordinate Section 504 referrals, eligibility meetings, annual reviews, reevaluations and plan development.
• Provide required notices, procedural safeguards and documentation to families.
• Maintain accurate and confidential Section 504 records and compliance calendars.
• Distribute plans to appropriate staff and monitor implementation of accommodations.
• Provide consultation and training to employees regarding Section 504 responsibilities.
• Coordinate appropriate classroom and testing accommodations with school personnel.
• Notify administration of compliance concerns, missed services or unresolved parent concerns.

• Assist students with four-year academic, graduation, career and postsecondary plans.
• Review transcripts, credits and graduation progress in collaboration with appropriate staff.
• Identify and support students who are at risk of falling behind or not graduating on time.
• Provide information regarding colleges, universities, community colleges, technical programs, employment, apprenticeships and military opportunities.
• Assist with college applications, scholarships, financial-aid resources, résumés, interviews and career exploration.
• Coordinate college, career, financial-aid and workforce-readiness activities.
• Track senior graduation requirements and postsecondary plans.

• Assist the designated School Test Coordinator with testing schedules, rosters, student communications, room assignments and make-up testing.
• Help verify approved testing accommodations for eligible students.
• Serve as a trained test administrator, proctor or testing support staff member when assigned.
• Follow all testing-security procedures and immediately report testing irregularities.
• This position will support, but will not independently serve as, the school's primary or backup testing coordinator.

• Assist in identifying and supporting students experiencing homelessness or housing instability.
• Help remove barriers involving enrollment, attendance, transportation and participation.
• Connect students and families with school and community resources.
• Support unaccompanied youth with academic, graduation and postsecondary planning.
• Maintain confidential documentation and assist with required reporting.
• Support attendance improvement, student reentry, transition services, parent engagement and other student-support initiatives.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Head of School.

• Master's degree in school counseling from an accredited institution.
• Current North Carolina School Counselor license or eligibility to obtain appropriate licensure.
• Knowledge of school counseling, Section 504, student confidentiality and…