Academic Advisor

MUST DO

• Plan and promote a comprehensive guidance program to enhance student academics, career planning, and personal and social skills that contribute to their development into mature, able, and responsible Christ-followers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish a rapport with students and develop a positive and effective relationship with parents and school staff.
• Collaborate with LCS Administration to plan, develop, and initiate an effective developmental guidance program that supports the curriculum and goals.
• Work with school staff, parents, and COTM resources in coordinating counseling services.
• Plan and lead classroom guidance to assist students, individually and collectively, for academic success, problem-solving, study skills, effective communication, emotional health, and career awareness.
• Monitor credits of senior students and underclassmen, providing information and assisting students with scholarships, financial aid, and the college admissions process, writing letters of recommendation as necessary.
• Identify and help with the proper placement of students.
• Responsible for student enrollment, schedule changes, and cumulative student records, ensuring accurate and complete records as required by law, LCS policy, accreditation, and administrative regulations.
• Coordinate and participate in conferences with students, parents, and staff as needed.
• Communicate with students, staff, and parents regarding available counseling services as needed.
• Coordinate referrals to outside agencies for students with special needs and/or at-risk as appropriate with parents and administration.
• Performs teaching, co-curricular, and extracurricular duties, as assigned by the Head of School and Principal as needed.
• Assist students, staff, and parents in interpreting student data, following all district and state assessment procedures and requirements.
• Coordinate enrollment, grades, and attendance of career-tech students.
• Coordinate college night activities, awards assemblies, and scholarship recognition at annual graduations.
• Notify parents/guardians of student credit deficiencies and provide information about recovery programs.
• Attends and participates in professional development activities and serves on committees as required.
• Coordinate the distribution, administration, and inventory of testing following Accreditation and school regulations as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Principal/Head of School.

REQUIREMENTS

• Master's degree in Counseling preferred.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to use sound judgment.
• Respond rapidly and appropriately to parents, students, and staff.
• Self-motivated.
• Proficient in promoting, listening, creative vision casting, and excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to foster teamwork and motivate others.
• Light exposure to outside conditions during outside duty.
• Required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

WORK SCHEDULE

• 40 hours per week
• 10-month contract with 10 flex workdays
• Off during school breaks