Career Counselor

Category: Classified;
Bargaining Unit ineligible; FLSA applies.

Contract: Initial one year contract; contract days as determined by the Governing Board; other terms and conditions of employment as per the CBA, O.R.C., and/or Board Policy and Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Rules.

Compensation: Salary, insurance coverage and fringe benefits as per the current Board adopted policies and schedules, with placement for granted education, experience and responsibility.

Education/Degree: High school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of three (3) years of a skilled trade or manufacturing experience ; or Associate's degree or higher in a related field.

Reports to: Coordinator, Career Counseling

Job Goal: The Career Counselor will assist students in grades 5-12 to understand their choices for post-secondary education and career training; maintaining liaisons with community leaders and business; providing information and/or direction to students, parents, teachers, and administrators about career and educational services available to eligible students; developing and monitoring of Ohio graduation requirements and pathways; report data and creating reports, and promoting programs with students, staff and parents;

and participate with the ESCEO's Business Advisory Council.

Qualifications: The following qualifications are considered as guidelines:

• Exceptional organizational and communications skills.
• Maintains and organizes documentation of service to districts.
• Confident with public speaking.
• Abilities to promote positive internal and external customer relations.
• Proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and software/programs.
• Alternatives to the above as approved by the Governing Board.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities at Middle School Level – Grade 5-8

• Communicates with school principal, guidance counselors and intervention specialists on their career exploration needs with students at all grade levels.
• Provides career exploration through Junior Achievement, Pathful Connect, You Science, and virtual reality.
• Assists with career day planning.
• Participates in career day and trade day events.
• Creates, plans, and instructs career exploration and life skills courses chosen by administration staff.

Responsibilities at High School Level – Grade 9-12

Areas of Career Exploration:

• Communicates with school principal, guidance counselors and intervention specialists on their career exploration needs with students at all grade levels.
• Provides career exploration through Junior Achievement, Pathful Connect, You Science, and virtual reality.
• Suggests and teaches career exploration and life skills courses designed to prepare HS students for college and career readiness.
• Advises, prepares, and schedules students with job shadowing experiences.
• Serves as a student advocate through communication with business and trade schools, colleges, and universities; communication with parents; collaboration with schools with outside scholarship programs.

Areas of Graduation Pathway Requirements:

• Supports administrators with tracking of student credits, End of Course (EOC) data, ACT scores, and ODE graduation pathways.
• Determines which students are at risk of not graduating through data tracking.
• Uses templates provided by the Lead Career Counselor to track data for students in each district.
• Learns how to use school resources such as DASL, EMIS, and Progress Book to acquire student data needed for tracking graduation requirements and pathways.
• Communicates with the school district EMIS Coordinator on student data and required reports.
• Knowledgeable of the requirements under ODE's Graduation Pathways.
• Navigates ODE website for resources/requirements that can be shared with districts, students…