Academic Counselor: Uplift Ascend High (24-25)

Position Type :

Instructional Support (Campus) / Counselor - Academic (Year Round)

Date Posted : 1 / 7 / 2025

Location :

Uplift Ascend High School

Mission Statement :

Uplift's mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.

Equity Vision Statement :

Uplift Education proactively engages scholars, families, and staff members to thrive as their authentic selves and partner in the journey required to identify, address, and correct existing and potential inequities.

Primary Purpose :

The Academic Counselor will support the overall mission of the Road to College & Career program by promoting college readiness curriculum and a strong college-going culture. Academic Counselors promote student success by working with school faculty / staff, students, parents, and the community to plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program. Academic Counselors identify specific student needs and interests and counsel them to fully develop their academic, career, and social abilities.

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Guide individuals and groups of students to develop education plans and career awareness.
• Help students continually build and strengthen their college-ready resumes by counseling them in the course selection process and helping them identify and apply to extra-curricular, community service and enrichment activities.
• Implement and facilitate counseling programming that meets identified needs, priorities and program objectives for scholar intervention and enrichment.
• Compile and analyze network college readiness and achievement data to identify trends in scholar growth and areas of opportunity at the campus level.
• Assist campus registrars and leadership team with the scheduling process to ensure all high school students are in the correct courses and following the appropriate graduation plan.
• Lead process for communicating course options, assigning scholars to a 4-year graduation plan prior to 9th grade and tracking progress, completion and updates of 4-year plans each semester.
• Assist campus leadership, PEIMS coordinators and registrars with the state reporting process, includes providing documentation for CTE coding and reporting, to ensure the accuracy of records.
• Collaborate with campus registrars and teachers to ensure that grading practices, academic reporting and historical records are fair and accurate and that any inconsistencies are addressed in a timely manner.
• Support parent engagement initiatives on campus by participating in parent workshops and the enrollment process.
• Comply with academic policies established by federal and state law, expectations of the State Board of Education and Texas Education Agency, and Uplift board policy in regard to the areas of guidance and academic advising.
• Work with testing coordinators and campus leadership team to facilitate the registration and testing process for standardized tests related to college readiness.
• Lead the implementation of opportunities for dual credit, online enrichment and credit recovery.
• Identify, research, and implement programs, products, and resources necessary to improve efficiency and productivity of the academic counseling program on the campus level.
• Collaborate with teachers, campus leadership team, and parents using data and best practices to create and support academic intervention plans for students who are failing or at risk of failing.
• Provide counseling to individuals and small groups relative to their concerns with emphasis on those students identified as failing or most at risk of failing to meet the state's student performance standards and graduation requirements.
• Maintain and encourage a positive attitude towards campus culture and the RTCC program.
• Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications :

Education, Experience, and / or Certification(s)

Required Skills / Abilities :

Physical Demands / Environmental Factors :

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit and use the wrists, hands and / or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work at a desk and computer screen for extended periods of time.

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level is moderate and may have frequent interruptions. There may be activity from other employees and students of a distracting nature.

This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required. I attest that I can complete all of the essential duties of this role with or without an accommodation.

Starting Salary : $59,000

Salary : $59,000