Metro East Web Academy

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Metro East Web Academy Mission Redefining normal: Breaking barriers in education TITLE: School Counselor JOB GROUP: Licensed Staff START: TBD, Applications will be reviewed starting October 1, 2025 LOCATION: Gresham, OR. Hybrid - Weekly on campus duties required QUALIFICATIONS: • Oregon School Counselor’s License. • Ability to effectively communicate with parents, students, and staff using traditional and contemporary technological means. • Ability to help foster positive student behavior. • Understand child and adolescent development and apply this knowledge to assisting teachers with student academic advising - and learning needs. • Understand and implement trauma informed best practices. • Understand skills/strategies for meeting the diverse needs of students and utilize them effectively. • Understand Oregon essential skills requirements and how to build plans to personalize student-learning experiences. • Understand the importance of relationships in counseling, teaching and learning and use this understanding to create and maintain positive, supportive relationships with students and families. • Utilize technology to assist in managing student information, including monitoring student progress, tracking academic needs and tracking credit completion. • Demonstrate pattern of attendance and punctuality for work and work activities. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Professional experience in a K-12 educational setting working with online, at risk and early college students. • License to teach, or ability to obtain license to teach, HD100 and other college preparatory courses. REPORTS TO: Assigned Administrator PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: • Work collaboratively with Metro East Web Academy counseling department, staff, and students/parents. • Knowledge of and ability to implement the ASCA standards. • Assist in the development and implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program for all students who are learning through online instruction and/or the community college setting. • Assist students in their development socially, emotionally, and academically. This includes the areas of career development and community involvement. • Provide direct student services as well as staff support to help students develop the ability to learn, to work and to live in a partnership between home, school and the community. • Follow school policies and standard practices, while working collaboratively with teachers and families. • Assist students in achieving their academic objectives by building an individual educational plan through regular communication and individual meetings. • Work towards a goal of 100% participation for students in the early college program to participate in all state and local assessments. • Establish a professional growth plan and annually review progress. • Other duties as assigned. JOB GOALS: The counselor will address the following components in the school counseling program: Instruction, Counseling, Appraisal and Advisement, Consultation, Collaboration, and Referral. -. The following domains are to be considered in evaluation: • Assist in the development and implementation of a comprehensive school counseling and guidance program within the early college program. • Create and maintain an effective environment for student learning. • Use counseling models and strategies supported by research. • Assess and plan for student learning and success. • Student graduation rate and participation in state and local assessment. • Grow in professional practice through continuing education/professional development. • Facilitate classroom instruction and small group counseling. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 202 day work year. Salary will be established by the Metro East Web Academy Board of Directors EVALUATION: Job performance will be evaluated by the supervising administrator in accordance with the Board’s policy.