K-12 Pupil Services Director & Graduation Readiness

Challenge Charter School; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 105 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Challenge Preparatory Charter School in New York City seeks a Lead of Pupil Services (K–12) to provide systemwide leadership for academic advisement, school counseling, student support, and graduation readiness across Challenge Preparatory Charter Schools.

The role requires NYS school counseling certification, a master’s degree in a related field, and at least five years of experience, including high school work. Strong data, compliance, and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of K-12 school systems.
• Current New York State certification as a School Counselor.
• Master’s degree or higher in school counseling, counseling, education, psychology, social work, educational leadership, or a closely related field.
• At least five years of successful school counseling or pupil personnel experience, including substantial experience at the high school level.
• Demonstrated expertise in transcript evaluation, credit accumulation, New York State diploma and graduation requirements, Regents and pathway requirements, and graduation certification.
• Proficiency with STARS and ATS; experience with SESIS, 504 tracking, student information systems, data systems, and electronic records is strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of IEPs, Section 504 plans, accommodations, special education processes, transition planning, and disability-access requirements.
• Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating a comprehensive K–12 school counseling program and annual counseling plan.
• Experience supervising, coaching, or leading school counselors or other pupil personnel staff.
• Strong written, oral, facilitation, conflict-resolution, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage confidential information, competing deadlines, complex student cases, and high-stakes compliance responsibilities with sound judgment.

Responsabilités

• Lead and continuously improve a unified K–12 pupil services model aligned to mission, charter goals, and all federal/state/local requirements.
• Define roles, workflows, calendars, referral pathways, and accountability for counseling and student support across all school levels.
• Facilitate regular K–12 pupil services meetings to review student needs, compliance, data trends, and cross-school coordination.
• Advise leaders on graduation readiness, student wellness, attendance, special populations, and emerging risks.
• Build and maintain a K–12 pupil services handbook (SOPs, timelines, referrals, confidentiality, escalation).
• Ensure smooth transitions between elementary–middle, middle–high, and postsecondary pathways (college/career/military/other).
• Oversee NYS diploma and graduation requirements, transcript evaluation, and credit tracking; coordinate transfers and senior certifications.

Connaissances

K-12 counseling expertise

New York State School Counselor cert

Communication skills

Data-driven decision making

Leadership and supervision

Bilingual English/Spanish

Program development

Formation

Master’s degree in counseling/education/psychology

NY State School Counselor certification

Leadership certification (preferred)

Outils

STARS & ATS

SESIS

504 tracking

Student information systems

Description du poste

Challenge Preparatory Charter School in New York City seeks a Lead of Pupil Services (K–12) to provide systemwide leadership for academic advisement, school counseling, student support, and graduation readiness across Challenge Preparatory Charter Schools.

The role requires NYS school counseling certification, a master’s degree in a related field, and at least five years of experience, including high school work. Strong data, compliance, and leadership skills are essential.