NACTEC Guidance​/Career Counselor - Nome, AK

NACTEC Guidance/Career Counselor
- Nome, AK

Bering Strait School District Counselor/Social Worker Full time

JOB GOAL:
Work as a member of a Teaching Team to deliver a rigorous Career and Technical Education program, while ensuring consistent practice across the Team to increase student postsecondary education, training, and workforce success.

PROFESSIONAL GOALS :

• To provide students with a quality Career and Technical Education workforce development program.
• To work with NACTEC teachers and other stakeholders in developing a quality Career and Technical program.
• To assist all students in developing a Personal Learning and Career Plan, provide individual and group guidance, and oversee life skills instruction in a residential living/learning environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current Alaska Type T teaching certificate with guidance & counseling endorsement or Type C special services certificate in an approved counseling program preferred.
• Master's degree in guidance & counseling or social work preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to live and work in a cross-cultural setting desirable with both student and adult populations.
• Demonstrated experience working with Junior High and High School students.
• Willingness to travel by air to all school sites within Northwestern Alaska region.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Plan, implement, and evaluate CTE instruction with all NACTEC teachers.
• Work as a member of a team of CTE professionals to deliver a CTE program with continuity across the team.
• Works a flexible day/week schedule as students attend NACTEC and supervises the NACTEC Dormitory.
• Assists students with career and postsecondary education goals, and obtaining postsecondary scholarships and grants.
• Works with all sites to recruit students and keep sites informed of the student's progress and upcoming programs.
• Is responsible for effective classroom management and resolving discipline matters.
• Coordinates independent living skills activities.
• Leads comprehensive guidance program to meet individual & group needs in a residential living environment
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

REPORTS TO : NACTEC Director

LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT : 200 days

SALARY :
Placement on teacher salary schedule

LOCATION : NACTEC
- Nome

Yes About

Bering Strait School District is located in western Alaska. Working and living in our region is far more similar to an overseas teaching position than it is living and working in the mainstream schools of the Lower 48 states. Cultural traditions are still strong, and we have 15 villages that still practice subsistence hunting and fishing as a lifestyle in the community.

Nearly all of our students are Yup'ik, Siberian Yup'ik, or Iñupiaq. Teachers looking for a non-traditional, cross-cultural setting with a progressive district are ideal candidates. Our goal is to instill a passion for learning through quality instruction in small classroom settings. BSSD provides a competitive salary and benefits package, signing and longevity bonuses, paid staff development, and partially subsidized housing.

We also offer adventurous educators the opportunity for memorable, one of a kind authentic experiences, outdoor adventures, and an Alaskan lifestyle that values richness in cultural tradition.

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