<p>Mahoning Valley Regional Council of Governments - ESC of Eastern Ohio</p> <p>Position Title: Career Counselor</p> <p>Category: Classified; FLSA applies.</p> <p>Contract: Contract days as determined by the Governing Board; other terms and conditions of employment as per the CBA and/or Board Policy. Grant supported one-year contract, renewable with grant.</p> <p>Compensation: Salary, insurance coverage and fringe benefits as per the current Board adopted policies and schedules, with placement for granted education, experience and responsibility.</p> <p>Education/Degree: High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate's degree (or higher) preferred.</p> <p>Reports to: Coordinator, Career Counseling</p> <p>Supervises: N/A</p> <p>Job Goal: The Career Counselor will assist students in grades 5-12 to understand their choices for post-secondary education and career training; maintaining liaisons with community leaders and business; providing information and/or direction to students, parents, teachers, and administrators about career and educational services available to eligible students; developing and monitoring of Ohio graduation requirements and pathways; report data and creating reports, and promoting programs with students, staff and parents; and participate with the ESCEO's Business Advisory Council.</p> <p>Qualifications:</p> <p>The following qualifications are considered as guidelines:</p> <ul> <li>Exceptional organizational and communications skills. </li><li>Maintains and organizes documentation of service to districts. </li><li>Confident with public speaking. </li><li>Abilities to promote positive internal and external customer relations. </li><li>Proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and software/programs. </li><li>Alternatives to the above as approved by the Governing Board. </li></ul> <p>PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:</p> <p>Responsibilities at Middle School Level - Grade 5-8</p> <ul> <li>Communicates with school principal, guidance counselors and intervention specialists on their career exploration needs with students at all grade levels. </li><li>Provides career exploration through Ohio Means Jobs (OMJ) website or Naviance College and Career Readiness Solution. </li><li>Assists with career day planning. </li><li>Participates in Career Days, Junior Achievement, or Trade Day events. </li><li>Creates, plans, and instructs career exploration and life skills courses chosen by administration staff. </li><li>Knowledgeable of Ohio Means Jobs website, creating student accounts and services available to school students. </li><li>Obtains a Safe Account through the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) to track OMJ student accounts and data. </li></ul> <p>Responsibilities at High School Level - Grade 9-12</p> <p>Areas of Career Exploration:</p> <ul> <li>Communicates with school principal, guidance counselors and intervention specialists on their career exploration needs with students at all grade levels. </li><li>Provides career exploration through Ohio Means Jobs (OMJ) website or Naviance College and Career Readiness Solution. </li><li>Suggests and teaches career exploration and life skills courses designed to prepare HS students for college and career readiness. </li><li>Advises, prepares, and schedules students with job shadowing experiences. </li><li>Serves as a student advocate through communication with business and trade schools, colleges, and universities; communication with parents; collaboration with schools with outside scholarship programs. </li><li>Engages your assigned school districts with youth services provided by Ohio Means Jobs service centers. </li></ul> <p>Areas of Graduation Pathway Requirements:</p> <ul> <li>Supports administrators with tracking of student credits, End of Course (EOC) data, ACT scores, and ODE graduation pathways. </li><li>Determines which students are at risk of not graduating through data tracking. </li><li>Uses templates provided by the Lead Career Counselor to track data for students in each district. </li><li>Learns how to use school resources such as DASL, EMIS, and Progress Book to acquire student data needed for tracking graduation requirements and pathways. </li><li>Communicates with school district EMIS Coordinator on student data and required reports. </li><li>Knowledgeable of the requirements under ODE's Graduation Pathways. </li><li>Navigates ODE website for resources/requirements that can be shared with districts, students and parents. </li><li>Supports home school districts with the implementation of industry-recognized credentials and pre-apprenticeship opportunities. </li><li>Assists with communication to students and parents regarding at-risk graduation and developing a Student Success Plan. </li><li>Tracks honors diploma, ACT remediation-free scores, and 12-point industry-recognized credentials for the Prepared for Success component of the district's state report card. </li><li>Tracks students participating in College Credit Plus, Advance Placement tests, and International Baccalaureate to calculate bonus measures for the Prepared for Success component of the state report card. </li><li>Connects with Career Counselor or Guidance Counselor at Career and Technical Centers to track graduation pathway for students attending from home school. </li><li>Collaborates with intervention specialists to discuss students on IEP's and assess possible alternative pathways for graduation. </li><li>Provides school personnel information on ODE updates in regards to graduation requirements required exam scores and total points required for industry-recognized credentials. </li><li>Supports home schools using Microsoft Office curriculum and certification testing for an industry-recognized credential. </li><li>Performs year-end assessments with assigned school district administrative staff to evaluate the current school year services provided and set goals for the upcoming school year. </li><li>Demonstrates ability to provide professional development and coaching to teachers and administrators. </li><li>Communicates the needs and suggestions of the ESCEO, Business Advisory Committee to your assigned school districts. </li><li>Contributes thoughts and ideas that will develop the services offered by Career Counselors. </li></ul> <p>All other duties assigned by the Superintendent.</p>