Elkhart Community Schools
Position Description
Position Title:
Qualifications:
Department:
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Prepared by:
Approved by:
Early College Career Counselor
Required: Master’s Degree in School Counseling
Early College
Early College Coordinator
Cheryl Waggoner
W. Douglas Thorne
Date: June 9, 2015
Date: June 9, 2015
SUMMARY: The Early College Career Counselor’s mission, in partnership with the building administrators and guidance
counsels, is to promote and create a college-going and career readiness culture in the school district’s high schools. This
individual will ensure that all high school students will have the means, opportunity and preparation to succeed in post
secondary education, at either a two or four year college, a career, or in military service. This individual will provide support
high school students in their efforts to identify educational and vocational objectives and guide students in their college search,
selection, and application. To ensure students are on the right the correct academic track. To cultivate and foster positive
working relationships between higher education partners and the local education agency, so as to build strong partnerships that
will assist students in their efforts to attain career goals.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Other duties may be assigned)
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To Students
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To Parents
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Recruit and select students and track their progress during a four year period
Respect the integrity, worth, and dignity of students
Assist students in educational, career, and personal-social development
Assist students in understanding personal strengths, weaknesses, interests, values, potentialities, and
limitations
Assist in long-range goals including providing assistance in college applications, financial aid, and
scholarship processes
Assist students in acquiring skills and attitudes related college preparation
Demonstrate an enthusiastic interest in students
Follow up with students to insure success in transitioning to post high school setting
Participate in and initiate parent conferences as needed
Interpret early college counselor program to parents/guardians and familiarizes them with available services
Communicate with parents/guardians appropriate information about their child’s career development and
progress and respond to their inquiries
Assists parents/guardians in forming realistic perceptions of counselee’s aptitudes, abilities, interests, and
attitudes about educational and career planning, academic achievement, personal-social development, and
post high school opportunities
Communicate and organize parent meetings
To Staff
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Develop effective professional relationships and communicate effectively with other staff members
Respond to valid professional inquiries about the educational, career, and personal-social development of
students
Work with staff by providing appropriate information, materials, and consultative assistance in supporting
teacher efforts to understand better the individuality of each student
Acts as consultant to administrators, teachers, and others by:
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Sharing appropriate individual student data
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Identifying students with special needs
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Participating in in-service training program
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D.
To Others
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Work toward open relationships with community resources
Act as liaison between the community college and the high school
Demonstrate knowledge about and make appropriate referrals to community agencies
Communicate effectively with personnel in community agencies
Professional Responsibilities
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Departmental
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Utilize the Naviance program for Career Planning
Administrator of Accuplacer.
Organize and recruit staff and aid in communication of the dual credit process
Coordinate the setup and training of the My Foundations Lab
Use appropriate guidance and counseling techniques.
Implement the guidance and counseling program.
Work on a continuing basis with local districts to assist them in developing a functional plan to implement,
monitor, and evaluate the early college program
Maintenance Responsibilities
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Records and Reports
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Maintain complete and accurate records
Meet deadlines for submitting accurate reports
Scheduled Responsibilities
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Attend various meetings with ECS and the Community College and CELL
Attend staff meetings
Participate in professional growth activities, which contribute to the assignment
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an
of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required.
exhaustive list
Qualification Requirements: Master’s Degree in School Counseling. To perform this job successfully, an individual must
be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge,
skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervise students and/or specific work assignments as determined by the Building
Principal or designee. All services are performed under the direct supervision of professional individuals.
Other Skills and Abilities: Wholesome and understanding attitude toward children; ability to use proper English and
communicate well with people; neat personal appearance, pleasing personality; willingness to learn and expand general
knowledge.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here 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 job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The
employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must
occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance
vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
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Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is acceptable to this particular environment. However, the noise level can vary
depending upon daily activity, but will still remain within the acceptable noise level range. The employee continuously is
interacting with the public, staff and students. The employee frequently will be required to meet multiple demands from
several people.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.)
and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. The individuals currently holding this position
perform additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.
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