High School Counselor

About the role

The Interventionist at Arizona Virtual Academy (AZVA) works with the "At-Risk" student population to provide remediation to support academic goals and increase growth in these areas.

Responsibilities

• Modifies and/or adapts the K12 curriculum in alignment with the state’s content standards to meet the unique needs of each student
• Collaborates with general education teachers to meet the goals of the targeted students through individualized and small group sessions
• Educates parents on various instructional strategies
• Ensures the implementation of the RTI instructional system to increase student achievement
• Uses data to help teachers plan whole and small group instruction; provides guidance to teachers on identifying and grouping students who need additional help
• Collects and maintains all RTI data (lists of eligible students, intervention plans)
• Serves as a daily resource to school administrators, school leadership teams, and other stakeholders regarding RTI issues
• Collaborates with homeroom teachers, advisors, counselors, and additional district personnel to coordinate and track Tier 2 interventions
• Supports teachers in documenting student progress
• Works with the special education team to facilitate eligibility for special education
• Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required
• Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Active state teaching license
• Ability to clear required background check
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties

Qualifications

• Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions
• Receptive to receiving coaching regularly with administrators and teacher trainers
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms
• Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs and curriculum

Skills

• Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required
• Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school

Benefits

Stride, Inc. offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.

Pay

Post annual salary
$40,070 - $50,090 - $60,100

Schedule

This position is virtual with some required travel for professional development and for testing.