Assistant Director of Student Services

Employer: AMETHOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS • Location: Richmond, CA

About the role

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Student Services, the Assistant Director of Student Services supports the development and implementation of school counseling programs, MTSS behavior strategies, mental-health supports, career pathways, and college-access programs. This role oversees partnerships with academic institutions, community colleges, and business partners to ensure students’ seamless transition from K-12 to college.

Responsibilities

• Lead programs and services aimed at student post-secondary success and achievement.
• Implement school counseling programs at each school site by assessing site-specific needs.
• Hire diverse and qualified school counselors and college advisors.
• Provide individual and group supervision and support to practicing school counselors and college advisors.
• Collaborate with staff to develop progress-monitoring tools.
• Ensure compliance with state laws and board policies related to college, career and technical education, and school guidance.
• Develop and deliver presentations to internal and external groups.
• Provide professional development to staff on mental-health supports, college-access initiatives, and MTSS.
• Establish systems of support for students in academic, social/emotional, and college/career domains.
• Plan, implement, and monitor family workshops and events.
• Participate in meetings to advise on intervention strategies.
• Support site administration with 504 plans.
• Serve on committees and attend meetings as assigned.
• Oversee diploma, local, state, and federal recognition programs (e.g., Seal of Biliteracy, Golden Seal of Merit).
• Support the implementation of College Board–related and other network assessments.
• Manage the California Community Schools Partnership Program and related grants.
• Foster a college- and career-going culture at all school sites.
• Ensure graduates are fully ready for post-secondary success.
• Develop and oversee a network-wide college-counseling framework in collaboration with school principals across each grade level.
• Collaborate with the AMPS data team to establish AMPS as a partner district with the California College Guidance Initiative, connecting to K-16 resources for college and career planning.
• Increase collaboration between college counselors and school staff.
• Develop partnerships with non-school personnel and higher-education institutions to augment resources available to students, including dual-credit opportunities, college/career fairs, and financial-aid events.
• Manage the University of California A-G Course Management Portal.
• Support data integrity of student records and outcomes.
• Develop consistent data-collection methods.
• Assess professional-development needs of school counselors and college advisors.
• Collaborate with school-counselor professional associations.
• Support college and university personnel in supervising interns/fieldwork students.
• Collect and maintain accurate student data on post-secondary opportunities.
• Monitor and evaluate program effectiveness; use data to develop action plans.
• Participate in meetings to advise on the use of data to identify students for tiered intervention.
• Analyze and respond to student data effectively.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Unwavering commitment to the organization, its mission, and core values.
• Strong understanding of learning-management systems (LMS), student-information systems (SIS), and educational-data standards.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and solve problems effectively.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Knowledge of public education and the charter-school movement (preferred).

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in School Counseling or related field.
• Meet California licensure and credentialing requirements in school counseling.
• Minimum of three years of successful college-counseling and career-pathway experience.
• Previous work experience in charter schools (preferred).

Pay

$105,000–$120,000

Schedule

Full-time, permanent