High School Counselor/Student Services

Mill Creek Community Sch Corp; Clayton (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cascade High School is seeking a dedicated Student Support & Counseling professional to build trust with students and families, provide individual and small-group counseling, and collaborate with administrators and outside agencies to support attendance and engagement.

The role emphasizes helping students with problem-solving, study skills, 504/IEP processes, and college and career readiness, while serving as an advocate for student success and a positive school culture.

Responsibilities

• Build positive, trusting relationships with students and families.
• Provide individual and small-group counseling to address academic, social, emotional, and personal concerns.
• Assist students experiencing challenges that may interfere with attendance, achievement, or school engagement.
• Respond to student crises and collaborate with administrators, families, and outside agencies when appropriate.
• Help students develop problem-solving, decision-making, self-advocacy, and organizational skills.
• Serve as an advocate for students while helping them understand expectations, responsibilities, and consequences.
• Help Administer mandatory IDOE testing
• Help create master schedule
• Monitor student progress toward graduation and proactively identify students who are off track.
• Develop and maintain four-year academic plans with students.
• Assist with course selection, scheduling, schedule changes, and appropriate academic placement.
• Review transcripts, credits, graduation requirements, and academic progress.
• Work with teachers, administrators, and families to develop interventions for struggling students.
• Coordinate credit recovery and alternative pathways when appropriate.
• Help ensure students understand diploma requirements and available academic opportunities.
• Guide students through college, career, military, apprenticeship, and workforce pathways.
• Assist students with college applications, scholarships, financial aid, FAFSA, and other postsecondary processes.
• Support students in identifying career interests and connecting those interests to appropriate coursework and experiences.
• Collaborate with school and community partners to expand college and career opportunities.
• Support Cascade's commitment to ensuring students graduate with a clear plan for Enrollment, Employment, or Enlistment.
• Assist students with work-based learning and other College and Career Readiness opportunities.
• Work collaboratively with administrators, teachers, special education staff, school psychologists, nurses, and other members of the Student Services team.
• Participate in student support meetings and help coordinate interventions for students experiencing academic, behavioral, attendance, or personal difficulties.
• Monitor attendance concerns and work with students and families to improve school attendance.
• Participate in 504 and IEP meetings, case conferences, and other student support processes as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate and confidential student records.
• Communicate regularly and professionally with students, parents, staff, and outside agencies.
• Help connect students and families with school and community resources.
• Be highly visible, accessible, and actively involved in the daily life of Cascade High School.
• Support a positive school culture where students feel known, valued, challenged, and supported.
• Participate in school events, student activities, parent programs, and other opportunities to build relationships with the Cascade community.
• Collaborate with teachers and administrators to address barriers to student success.
• Promote student ownership of academic performance, attendance, behavior, and postsecondary planning.
• Contribute to Cascade High School's commitment to providing an outstanding student experience.

Job description

Student Support & Counseling

• Build positive, trusting relationships with students and families.
• Provide individual and small-group counseling to address academic, social, emotional, and personal concerns.
• Assist students experiencing challenges that may interfere with attendance, achievement, or school engagement.
• Respond to student crises and collaborate with administrators, families, and outside agencies when appropriate.
• Help students develop problem-solving, decision-making, self-advocacy, and organizational skills.
• Serve as an advocate for students while helping them understand expectations, responsibilities, and consequences.
• Help Administer mandatory IDOE testing
• Help create master schedule

Academic Planning & Graduation

• Monitor student progress toward graduation and proactively identify students who are off track.
• Develop and maintain four-year academic plans with students.
• Assist with course selection, scheduling, schedule changes, and appropriate academic placement.
• Review transcripts, credits, graduation requirements, and academic progress.
• Work with teachers, administrators, and families to develop interventions for struggling students.
• Coordinate credit recovery and alternative pathways when appropriate.
• Help ensure students understand diploma requirements and available academic opportunities.

College, Career & Postsecondary Readiness

• Guide students through college, career, military, apprenticeship, and workforce pathways.
• Assist students with college applications, scholarships, financial aid, FAFSA, and other postsecondary processes.
• Support students in identifying career interests and connecting those interests to appropriate coursework and experiences.
• Collaborate with school and community partners to expand college and career opportunities.
• Support Cascade's commitment to ensuring students graduate with a clear plan for Enrollment, Employment, or Enlistment.
• Assist students with work-based learning and other College and Career Readiness opportunities.

Student Services

• Work collaboratively with administrators, teachers, special education staff, school psychologists, nurses, and other members of the Student Services team.
• Participate in student support meetings and help coordinate interventions for students experiencing academic, behavioral, attendance, or personal difficulties.
• Monitor attendance concerns and work with students and families to improve school attendance.
• Participate in 504 and IEP meetings, case conferences, and other student support processes as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate and confidential student records.
• Communicate regularly and professionally with students, parents, staff, and outside agencies.
• Help connect students and families with school and community resources.

School Culture & Student Experience

• Be highly visible, accessible, and actively involved in the daily life of Cascade High School.
• Support a positive school culture where students feel known, valued, challenged, and supported.
• Participate in school events, student activities, parent programs, and other opportunities to build relationships with the Cascade community.
• Collaborate with teachers and administrators to address barriers to student success.
• Promote student ownership of academic performance, attendance, behavior, and postsecondary planning.
• Contribute to Cascade High School's commitment to providing an outstanding student experience.