ACLC Counselor Job Description

(Note: Other duties may arise in any given year at the discretion of Lead Facilitator)

 Academic Advisement

• Develops academic plans with learners to meet graduation and college requirements
• Arranges course schedule with learners annually
• Handles parent concerns regarding learner’s academic progress, concerns with facilitators, school placement, lack of learner motivation, meeting graduation and college requirements, etc.
• Attends Parent Asset Meetings as needed
• Writes monthly Counseling Corner for the Parent Newsletter
• Works with Lead Facilitator to increase parent involvement

• Recommends placement in courses (i.e. Community College courses, honors courses, remedial math courses)
• Evaluates transcripts, monitor credit deficiency, and notify parents about summer school and remediation

Master Scheduling

• Works with Lead Facilitator to design master schedule
• Inputs master schedule and all courses into SASI
• Resolves schedule conflicts prior to opening of school year

Parent Community

Intervention and Support Services

• Provides individual counseling with learners in crisis

• Attends weekly Student Study Team meetings as needed
• Recommends Individual Learning Plans (ILP) for learners with learning challenges
• Monitors accommodation plans for Section 504 learners
• Attends all IEP meetings and works closely with resource specialist
• Attends parent and facilitator conferences to address needs such as learning styles, meeting learning to learn skills, participation in the community, lack of motivation, etc. as needed
• Recommends alternative school placements as needed

ACLC Course Offerings

·      Coordinates UC approved online programs, college classes, etc., oversees concurrent enrollment process, monitors college class progress, adds completed college classes to transcripts

·      Updates UC course list annually and submits new courses as needed

• Acts as liaison with the College of Alameda (COA), works with COA on concurrent enrollment for ACLC learners and to offer COA courses at ACLC  
• Works with learners, parents, and facilitators to create new course offerings at ACLC
• Trains and supervises learners as Peer Counselors and Conflict Managers
• Oversees Peer Counselors and Conflict Managers who are working with learners
• Counsels students and parents on college planning, including admission standards, entrance exams, course selection, financial aid and scholarships.
• Provides college application workshops to assist with the application process.
• Directs parent and student college information nights for all grade levels.
• Integrates career software program, into appropriate 9 -12 classes

Peer Counseling and Conflict Management Program

College Counseling and Career Development Oversight: Ensures that College Counselor:

Testing Coordinator and Procter

• Coordinates, and supervises the PSAT, PLAN, Advanced Placement, STAR, CAHSEE, and Competency tests; provide accommodations as necessary
• Sets time schedules and coordinates with the Lead Facilitator for testing
• Notifies parents, learners, and facilitators of upcoming tests
• Orders materials and check shipments
• Keeps accurate learner records on file
• Creates and maintains database of internship positions
• Assists learners in finding and completing internships
• Contacts learners’ supervisors and
• Keeps track of required internship forms
• Acts as a community liaison with local businesses

Internship Coordinator (suggestion to work with CLCS Board member or well-connected community-oriented ACLC parent on this task)

Junior Meetings

• Conduct meeting with Junior Learners for remediation purposes

Oversight of Grades/Progress Reports/Learner Led Conferences

• Works with office manager and lead facilitator to set calendar of progress reports and quarterly reports

Coordinates Open Campus Contract (OCC) Program for learners

• Registers interested learners for Open Campus Contract
• Monitors learner’s academic progress and OCC Attendance system

Transcripts (may work with Office Manager on tasks below with the understanding that Counselor bears ultimate responsibility for transcript correctness)

• Creates new learner transcripts for learners who transfer to ACLC
• Adds non-ACLC courses to transcripts as learners complete them, modifies learner transcripts for ACLC courses as necessary
• Prints transcripts as necessary
• Sends Senior final transcripts to colleges