Description:
Oversees development of student readiness for post high school life by managing career readiness, out of school and enrichment programming, and counseling staff and their curriculum and activities for grades 9-12. Chiefly, this person works with and supervises teachers, advisors, and counselors to develop programming starting in the freshman year culminating in a clear, individualized pathway by senior year and graduation. A natural by-product of this goal is to nurture and develop each student’s passions into independently initiated and planned entrepreneurial projects, creative enterprises, community service opportunities and the like. In the senior year, this position works closely with college counseling to assess and prepare students for next steps; guides students to develop independent projects during the senior year; curates’ life-ready seminars for life beyond high school. After graduation, the manager collaborates closely with the Alumni Coordinator to track alumni to monitor their pathways and make suggestions for developing the high school into an institution that truly prepares students for life. The manager will also collaborate with advisors and teachers to reinforce these skills in the academic classroom environment.
Essential Functions and Tasks
- Ensure all students graduate with a postsecondary plan that aligns with the objectives of the school.
- Works with Principal and the CAO is the process in which students choose a career cohort
- Works with and supervises career readiness, social worker, and counseling staff to collaborate on interdisciplinary and relevant curriculum, implement programming. Collaborates with the Principal to ensure this programming is implemented throughout academic and career cohort classes.
- Works with social-emotional counselor, social worker, and Dean of Students to supplement advisory programming relevant to the aims of this position.
- With support of the school counselor works with students to ensure Act 158 requirements are completed and in compliance with contractual obligations.
- Manages career readiness and core cohort class sections while collaborating with department chairs and other faculty outside the math and humanities disciplines for curricular enhancements, cross-disciplinary connections, and real-
life applications of entrepreneurship concepts.
- Works cooperatively with Principal and Chief Academic Officer to promote and enhance vertical alignment of curriculum to create intersectionality with cohort and career readiness class sections to promote post-secondary pathways to careers identified as high growth by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor.
- Works collaboratively with the Principal and the Chief Academic Officer to ensure elements of the Career Development Framework are incorporated throughout class sections.
- Works cooperatively with specialists, administration, and faculty to promote a positive work environment based on a growth mindset.
- Maintains congruency between the school’s board-approved Mission Statement, the Long Range and Strategic Financial Plan, and all activities of the classroom.
- Assures that career readiness and counseling classrooms for students are a supportive, orderly, and interactive classroom environment where creative learning takes place.
- Adheres to the Employee and School Handbooks and makes recommendation about potential revisions and updates to the School Handbook as needed.
- Serves as an example to colleagues in manners of professionalism and
adherence to school’ s goals
- Well-versed with and adheres to school policies in all areas of student interaction. Provides academic guidance to students; serves as student advocate, helping student families respond to specific academic, emotional, and developmental challenges. Communicates with parents, and administrators, concerning the emotional and physical well-being of students within the classroom.
- Assists administration with division long-range planning, as well as the department’s daily schedule and calendar.
- Gathers, sorts, and presents data from the school’s systems and assembles this
data as directed for use by administration, stakeholders, and grantors.
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- Works collaboratively with the administration and teacher colleagues to research curriculum best practice.
- Completes various tasks related to the employee’s yearly goals and the
school’s long-range and strategic financial plan.
- This job description is intended to describe the basic, critical elements of the job and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job.
- This job description does not constitute a contract. It may be modified or amended at any time as determined in the employer’s sole discretion.
Requirements:
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree: Master’s degree preferred; degree work in education and counseling preferred.
- A minimum of five years of working with youth in environments that emphasize career r e a d i n e s s .
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- Proven track record in aggregating data and creating metadata management
- Demonstrated leadership and facilitative skills, including the ability to relate effectively with community partners, administrators, operations staff, colleagues, parents, and students.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
- Occasionally lift up to 30 pounds.
- Generally, works in standard office conditions and climate; may work in varied extreme outside weather conditions during school events, special activities, and fundraising events.
- Ability to work in a highly stressful environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges and deadlines.
- May work at a desk and computer for extended periods of time.
- Ability to stoop, bend, kneel, stand, walk, reach
- This is an on-site position.