Pennwood Cyber Charter School - Coordinator of Counseling Services

School Summary

Pennwood Cyber Charter School is a tuition-free, full-time virtual public school for students in grades K-12 throughout Pennsylvania.

Position Summary

Pennwood Cyber Charter School seeks a dynamic, innovative, and solutions-oriented leader to serve as the Coordinator of Counseling. This position coordinates and supports efforts to provide school counseling curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services, comprehensive support services, and school year cycle responsibilities. The Coordinator of Counseling will support the School Counseling program from Kindergarten through Grade 12 by leveraging tools and practices via the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP).

Working from your home and/or in conjunction in the York area office, the Coordinator of Counseling works in collaboration with the CEO and the school leadership team. Leadership responsibilities include collaboration and partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, colleagues from Pearson Virtual Schools, the Educational Service Provider, as well as other Connections Academy schools.

Key responsibilities include the following:

• Develop, implement, and monitor a comprehensive counseling model for students and families related to academic planning, college and career planning, successful path to graduation, and post-secondary success;
• Design and implement cyber methods of creating and maintaining a “cyber school community” that includes interpersonal and intrapersonal programming options for students and families;
• Provide specified assistance to families in need of additional support to prevent unnecessary withdrawals and encourage a high level of participation;
• Handle any student problems escalated by parents and teachers;
• Oversee and maintain the Personal Learning Plan (PLP) of each student;
• Keep abreast of all high school graduation requirements, including special requirements such as community service, and communicate this information to the High School Coordinator and the principal;
• Plan and supervise the secondary school course selection process according to specific state credit and graduation requirements and student needs and interests. An integral part of this process is assisting students and parents to develop a Four Year Plan for meeting graduation requirements;
• Counsel students with issues related to dropping courses and changing schedules;
• Supervise the review of student transcripts and the entry of credits into the online transcript system;
• Develop and implement procedures to ensure that Connections Academy transcripts are accurate and up-to-date;
• Monitor efforts to secure complete and accurate records for Connections Academy students;
• Generate and authorize official transcripts for families upon request;
• Counsel families through the school withdrawal process, assisting with data collection regarding withdrawal;
• Develop, plan, and implement counseling programs for students and families related to interpersonal adjustment issues;
• Design and implement crisis prevention and management plans for the school and provide leadership to the Crisis Management Team;
  Report and refer critical incidents that jeopardize student well-being as obligated by law, administrative regulations, or ethical standards;
• Lead school teams in identifying school and community resources and maintain an up-to-date list of those resources, making them available to school teams and to families;
• Collaborate with Teachers and Staff to regularly and frequently review the status of students’ attendance, participation, and performance;
• Ensure that the counseling staff is able to assist teachers when students enroll mid-semester, making sure that teachers receive guidance on integrating the students into their coursework, and ensuring that previous grades, credits, and evaluations are handled appropriately;
• Research, develop, and implement special programs such as Advanced Placement support, SAT and ACT Preparation, and college entrance preparation.
• Design and implement professional development activities for teachers and school staff members;
• Support high school graduation ceremonies;
• Updates, maintains, and tracks 504 Plans
• Facilitates Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSA)
  All other duties assigned

Capabilities:

• Customer Centric – Acts with a strong customer mindset (both internal and external) and is a visible advocate for the customer. Builds strong relationships with school staff, students and families and uses those to improve their experience and outcomes.
  Delivering Financial Results – A strong track record of delivering aga