Alliance College-Ready Public Schools is one of the largest and most successful nonprofit public charter school networks in the nation, operating 26 high-performing, middle and high schools that educate nearly 13,000 scholars who make up the heart of Los Angeles’ Latinx, Black, and recent immigrant communities. Alliance schools have been recognized as among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, the U.S. Department of Education, and the California Department of Education. Since opening our first school in 2004, 95% of Alliance scholars have graduated from high school. We strive to uplift our scholars and their communities by fostering unparalleled educational opportunities that encourage scholarly thought, resilient learning, powerful communication, mind-body wellness, and community advocacy. To learn more, visit www.LAalliance.org.
ROLE SUMMARY
The Manager, Middle School Counseling is responsible for supporting the creation and implementation of innovative and consistently high-quality comprehensive school counseling programs with a focus on the middle years (grades 6-10). This role offers the opportunity to be part of a newer and growing team that supports Alliance’s aspiration of 75% or more of our scholars graduating from a 4-year college or university. The Manager, Middle School Counseling will be part of the Alliance Counseling and College Success Team, reporting to the Director, School Counseling. They will work collaboratively with the larger Schools Strategy Team and cross-functionally across organizational departments.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Support the Director of School Counseling in the development of a continuously improving comprehensive school counseling program for all scholars
Contribute to the development of a middle school counseling curriculum which includes experiences that scholars should receive in grades 6-8 to support their academic, socioemotional development, and college and career development.
Create and support programming for grades 6-10 to foster a college-going mindset that increases college admissions knowledge, encourages career exploration and fosters college persistence
Collaborate with fellow CCST staff in developing tools and implementing supports for grades 9-10
Develop and implement resources, data tools, and policies to support middle school counselors
Manage implementation of a comprehensive middle school counseling vision and strategies across a portfolio of schools
Coach middle school counselors on best practices to support comprehensive counseling practices including: academic progress monitoring, socioemotional learning development, career exploration, etc.
Provide professional development programs for school staff on topics related to the school counseling program and supporting scholar achievement
Build relationships with instructional superintendents and school leaders and provide guidance on planning and managing a successful school counseling program
Implement and monitor qualitative and quantitative benchmarks in systems such as Naviance and PowerSchool
Develop and implement programming directly to scholars, school sites and parents that support the Counseling and College Success Team vision
Cultivate and maintain relationships with other Home Office and Counseling and College Success staff and community organizations to provide services to scholars (e.g. academic support, early college and career programming, out-of-school experience opportunities, and socioemotional skill building, etc)
Work with school counselors and administrators to ensure schools and scholars take full advantage of opportunities including those within the developing Middle School Family Toolkit
Collaborate with Parent Engagement Specialists to provide opportunities for parent education programs (e.g. develop a middle School to High School transition programming, implement a series of family college access workshops including G.P.A. awareness, SEL development, career exploration, etc.)
Other duties as assigned by the Director of School Counseling
THE STRONGEST CANDIDATES
Believe. Hold the belief that all scholars, regardless of their economic or social demographics, deserve a quality education and can earn a college degree.
Social Justice. Desire to be a part of Alliance’s social justice mission, integrating anti-racist counseling practices in the schools and communities that we serve.
Culture. Demonstrate an ability to develop a positive, achievement-oriented, supportive, and collaborative culture of high expectations that motivates and inspires scholars to learn at college-preparatory levels.
Expertise. Have a strong and comprehensive school counseling expertise to drive scholar academic, socio-emotional, and personal development so they are able to thrive in an environment of high expectations and collaboration.
Mindset. Hold a growth mindset and commit to continuously honing their counseling craft.
Relationship-Building. Have strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills with both scholars and adults.
Systems-oriented. Approach all tasks/projects with consideration to the Counseling and College Success team strategy and commit to multi-layered implementation.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university and at least 3 years of professional work experience within an urban school environment or organization, at least 2 of those years in middle school counseling or related field
A valid California Pupil Personnel Service Credential (PPS) with an authorization in School Counseling
A Master’s Degree in School Counseling, Education, Psychology, Social Work, or another related field preferred
WORK LOCATION
This position is a hybrid role that includes a combination of working from home, our network office, and travel to school sites. The successful candidate will be given a $400 work-from-home set-up allowance and receive a monthly stipend of $100.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
In alignment with our commitment to equity for our scholars, Alliance is committed to equity and transparency for our team and offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience as well as generous retirement and health benefits. This position is exempt.
Compensation: Alliance provides a competitive salary. Based on relevant prior work experience, our salary range for this role is $72,000-$105,000. This position is also eligible for a $3,750 hiring bonus paid in two installments over the first year of employment.
Relocation: Individuals residing outside of the Greater Los Angeles area are eligible for a relocation bonus of $5,000 for individuals and $7,500 new staff with families/partners.
Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision plans options that are covered at 100% of monthly premiums for individual employees and at least $1,000 per month towards family plan premiums.
Retirement: Alliance Home Office employees are eligible for a retirement allowance equal to 7.5% of their regular yearly earnings.
Paid Leave: Regular full-time 12-month employees accrue vacation at a rate of 10 hours/month for a maximum of 180 hours in addition to 10 national holidays as well as a week for Spring Break and a week for Winter Break.
Professional Development: At Alliance, we believe in supporting staff growth and development. Home Office staff are allocated $500 per year for professional development expenses.
COMPENSATION
$72,000.00 - $105,000.00APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested candidates should submit an application. Please note that only candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.
** PLEASE NOTE: Alliance College-Ready Public Schools requires that all team members be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for the safety of our students, family, and staff. Team members may apply to seek a medical exemption. Regardless of your current vaccination status, our team can advise you on how to fulfill this important requirement so that you can start the position in a timely way. **
Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they match every criterion. If you think you meet some of the qualifications, but don't necessarily check every box in the job description, we encourage you to still apply. If you have questions contact the Staffing Team at JoinUs@laalliance.org.
Alliance College-Ready Public Schools are tuition-free public charter schools that do not discriminate against any scholar, parent, community member, or staff member based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
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