College Counselor-remote - West Chester, United States - Laurel Springs School

Laurel Springs School

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West Chester, United States

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College Counselor-Remote:

Laurel Springs School (PA), 1615 West Chester Pike, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America Virtual Req #5587

Friday, April 12, 202- Laurel Springs School, a subsidiary of Spring Education Group, a WASC-accredited school, is a pioneer in online private school education since 1991.

Laurel Springs provides flexible and personalized learning experiences online for students in kindergarten through 12th grade and beyond.

SUMMARY**:

The College Counselor is responsible for programming that supports and promotes students' academic, college-career, and social-emotional development. This position requires wide exposure, experience, and proficiency in catering to the needs of the school and students.

RESPONSIBILITIES**:

Support programs known in the educational arena to accommodate circumstances that are unique to the diverse school population while ensuring ethical review and documentation of student requirements on an official transcript.
Ensure that students are meeting academic standards and requirements for grade level promotion, graduation, and college acceptance.
Lead live and recorded webinar sessions, events, and activities which focus on supporting students' academic, collegecareer, and socialemotional development.
Create meaningful communications, such as newsletters, that focus on needs specific to the population of students on a regular basis.
Provide support for students, parents, staff, and teachers within the school community during office hours. Engage in phone/video contact with prospective families who are engaged in the admissions process.
Participate in Year-End Celebrations and other onsite and virtual schoolwide events and activities.
Perform other counselingrelated duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL
SKILLS
& EXPERIENCE**:

School counseling certification, Master's degree required.
3+ years of experience teaching or working in a school setting supporting specifically targeted audiences upper school and/or college counseling.
Experience implementing group programs with measurable objectives.
Possesses basic math skills and experience using Google Suite and Naviance.
Analytical, interpretive, evaluative, and constructive thinking skills required.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Highly organized.

PHYSICAL
REQUIREMENTS**:

Frequent speaking and listening (over 75%).

Must be proficient in speaking, writing and reading English to include reading and comprehending policies and procedures, and being able to correspond in English.

Frequent repetitive or fine hand movements (over 75%).