Post-Secondary & Student Services Counselor

Job Description

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Pathways In Education (PIE) is an Alternative Learning Opportunities Program (ALOP) serving grades 9-12 in the Chicago community. Pathways considers the unique needs of every student, allowing access to small group classes, guided independent study, online courses, and experiential learning, to address each student's individual strengths and needs.

Are you an educator that wants to make an impact in students’ lives? Do you believe that every student should have the opportunity for success? If so, Pathways is the place for you! PIE is looking for staff and educators that are warm, outgoing, authentic, passionate and inspiring. PIE places great emphasis on the student-teacher relationship, a critical component to the development of students’ personal, emotional, and academic well-being.

Pathways In Education is looking for a Post-Secondary & Student Services Counselor in the Chicago Area with an IL PEL for School Counselor to work at their Avondale location and is currently offering a $5k Sign-on Bonus for this position!

The Counselor will have the following responsibilities :

• Meets one-on-one with students (and parents, if required / desired) to discuss post-secondary goals; assists teachers in creating individualized plans for students to reach their goal(s).
• Monitors overall attendance, GPA and expectations for graduation.
• Coordinates workshops or seminars quarterly to help inform students and teachers of their post-secondary options and equip students with specific skills required for post-secondary life (i.e., interviewing skills, filling out job or college applications, etc.).
• Creates timely hand-outs (or posters) for teachers and students regarding requirements for specific options for students.
• Sets goals for the number of college-bound students each year. Track graduates to verify post-secondary activities.
• Tracks senior credit progression monthly to ensure students and teachers know what is required from each student for timely graduation.
• Monitors and informs in the area of SAT testing sessions, including an accurate master SAT testing calendar.
• Provides students resources for SAT preparation; facilitate SAT prep classes on site when appropriate.
• Stays up to date on, and informs students, parents, and teachers of the latest financial aid and scholarship information.
• Maintains post-secondary boards in centers.
• Interviews students with 200 credits to ensure students are following their post-secondary path and are aware of the needed requirements.
• Reports postsecondary data to Assistant Superintendent and Director of Instructional Operations annually.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required :

Education and Experience :

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff that includes paid time off, holiday and sick time, medical, vision and dental coverage, incentives and an employer-matched 403(b) plan. PIE provides our staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, Cuba and China as well as U.S. based trips to DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and a farm in Northern California. We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork. At our company-wide award functions, we take time to recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make PIE and our students successful. To learn more about our schools, visit us at www.il.pathways in education.org.

Pathways In Education embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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