Academic Counselor

 We are looking for a full time Academic Counselor to join the team the new school year. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in education or guidance counseling.

• Must hold a valid and current AZ Guidance Counselor certificate.

• Proven experience as a guidance counselor, ability to operate within a wide range of student personalities and backgrounds.

• Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Responsibilities: 

• Reports to Principal

• Track the matriculation of PPHS Alumni in institutions of post-secondary education after the initial semester

• Help students identify and apply for scholarships and financial aid

• Maintain up to date contact information for PPHS Alumni who have graduated high school

• Regularly outreach to alumni via phone, email, Facebook, Twitter and social events.

• Utilize social media and technology tools to further the support to Alumni

• Work 1:1 with students who would like to transfer to higher institutions

• Address the specific needs of community college students as they transfer to institutions offering a 4 year degree

• Assist students and parents with interpreting and comparing financial aid packages offered by colleges and universities

• Maintaining positive relationships with school representatives, college admissions offices, scholarship agencies, and corporate/community partners

• Oversee four-year college plans created by students for ongoing accountability and end-of-year reports

• Visit college campuses as needed with students

• Coordinate along with other site personnel the Freshman Academy

• Provides a positive environment in which students are encouraged to be actively engaged in the learning process.

• Participate in the development of the master schedule

• Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, with students, parents, and other professionals on a regular basis.

• Collaborates with the school registrar to ensure grades are accurately recorded for each student

• Collaborates with peers to enhance the instructional environment.

• Assumes responsibility for meeting his/her course and school-wide student performance goals.

• Meets professional obligations through efficient work habits such as: meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, coordinating.

• All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals and/or targets established as part of the annual performance planning process or as the result of organizational planning.

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by their supervisor.

Excellent Benefits Include:

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance

• Arizona State Retirement (ASRS)

• Employee Assistance Program

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Supplemental Insurance

• Employee Wellness Program

• Earned Paid Sick Time

Requirements:

Must be 21 years of age (insurance requirement) and possess a valid AZ driver’s license with a “clean” or “acceptable” driving record.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met, or are encountered, by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must, on a daily basis, lift and/or move up to 20 pounds several times a day. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Pima Prevention Partnership is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or in any other term, condition, or privilege of employment with regards to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, or any status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants and employees be given equal opportunity and that hiring and other employment-related decisions are based on job-related factors.

Thank you for considering Pima Prevention Partnership – Partnership Schools as an employer.

We look forward to hearing from you!