Virtual Foothills Counselor

Reports to: Assistant Site Director for Student Services, Site Director Primary Location: Virtual Campus / Online Qualifications: - Master’s Degree or higher with valid Georgia counselor certificate. • High school counseling experience required. • Must understand all Georgia high school graduation requirements. • Ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders in the virtual instruction program in written and oral form, including electronic media, using positive interpersonal skills. • Experience with a virtual learning environment preferred. • This position requires availability from 4:00pm – 9:00pm. Job Responsibilities: • Coordinate intake meetings with new students to explain transcripts and credits; assign students to new courses. • Assist all students, individual or in groups, with developing academic, career and personal/social skills, goals and plans. • Assist in monitoring academic performance, behavior and attendance & develop interventions. • Be meticulous in accurate completion of all Foothills-required paperwork and procedural forms. • Communicate with student services team regarding all student needs (individual sessions, group sessions, parent meetings, social worker needs, referrals to DFACS, suicide protocol.) • Collaborate with parents/guardians/educators to assist students with educational and career planning. • Counsel students about college and prepare them for the SAT, ACT or Accuplacer. Share information about test accommodations for students who have an IEP, 504, or TPC plan. • Share information about financial aid and assist students with www.gafutures.org. • Counsel students about dual enrollment and help them complete all required paperwork. • Participate in IEPs, 504s, and TPC meetings as appropriate. • Participate virtually in faculty and professional meetings, professional learning, and other training working through the site director and/or curriculum director and apply concepts learned in the classroom to increase student learning. • Assist with publishing monthly counseling newsletter. • Meet the performance and behavioral expectations of the Site Director. • Comply with all FERPA requirements for the virtual environment. • Maintain a "Hot List" of students nearing graduation and collaborate with other Student Services staff to provide intensive support through graduation. • Create Senior Grad Review data in Infinite Campus to monitor progress toward graduation. • Assist in the monitoring of dual enrolled students to identify and remove barriers and intervene with appropriate support as needed. • Perform other duties as assigned by the Site Director. Apply tot his job