Anderson School District Four 315 East Queen Street, Box 545

Pendleton, SC 29670

Job Title:

GRADUATION COACH

Job Category:

Teacher

Location:

Pendleton High School

Position Code:

921

Salary Schedule:

Teacher Salary Schedule

Position Type:

Full-Time

Reports to:

Brian Couch, Principal

Contract Days:

190

HR Contact:

Dr. Kim Clardy

Posting Date:

June 20, 2017

Contact Number:

864.403.2022

Posting Expires:

Until Filled

Applications Accepted By: E-mail:

Mail:

Please complete CERRA application and submit cover letter, resume, and e-mail of interest to: HR @anderson4.org

Anderson School District Four 315 Queen Street, Box 545 Pendleton, SC 29670 Attention: Dr. Kim Clardy Fax: 864.403.2099

Position Summary

 Provides assistance to all high school students individually and in groups, regarding high school graduation and completion, including but not limited to analyzing data to identify students or subgroups with potential high school graduation problems;

 Planning, implementing, and tracking individual high school graduation plans;

 Identifying and resolving barriers to graduation;  Facilitating career choices and planning; and  Working to improve graduation rates for all population subgroups within the school.

Qualifications

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South Carolina Certification in Secondary Guidance, preferred Non-certified Counselors serving as Graduation Coaches must: 1) Have earned a Bachelor’s degree; 2) Successfully

Anderson Four is the district of choice for personalized learning and global opportunities.

Anderson School District Four 315 East Queen Street, Box 545

Pendleton, SC 29670

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Responsibilities

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complete the national [G]CDF certification; 3) complete the 120-hour CDF course; and 4) annually acquire professional development within the area of career development in order to maintain competency and stay abreast of the current best practices. Experience: Minimum of 3 years teaching high school teaching experience Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: o Working knowledge of appropriate strategies for reducing behaviors that put students at risk of not graduating from high school o Ability to analyze, develop, implement, and track intervention plans and strategies o Knowledge of and the ability to analyze data, including that available from the South Carolina Department of Education o Must have an understanding of the multiplicity of social services available in the community to support students at risk of not graduating o Knowledge of alternative education opportunities, o Ability to apply critical thinking skills in rendering solutions to various issues o Ability to work with collaborative teams o Excellent interpersonal skills needed to work effectively with students, parents, administrators and staff o Excellent organizational skills o Excellent communication skills both written and verbal Employs a profile of characteristics of potential dropouts to identify high school students with a high probability of not graduating Develops and implements individual intervention strategies to increase the likelihood that these students will stay in school and graduate Works with students to develop a graduation and achievement plan to include the best program to meet academic and post-secondary goals Works with faculty and administrators to adapt or offer curriculum and instruction to meet the needs of identified at-risk students

Anderson Four is the district of choice for personalized learning and global opportunities.

Anderson School District Four 315 East Queen Street, Box 545

Pendleton, SC 29670

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Identifies and links area social agencies with youth at risk of not graduating and their parents/guardians Assists with training high school teachers on the components of an effective “Teachers As Advisors” program Provides students with appropriate career and postsecondary preparation, programs and /services Develops a “Graduation Team”, or similar team that exists in the school, for each identified student that minimally includes an administrator, two teachers, a counselor and/or school social worker/school psychologist or a representative from a local support or mentoring agency Connects individual students and their parents with appropriate credit or course recovery options, as appropriate. Conducts an analysis that focuses on data for individual students and subgroups such as: State Standardized Tests, National Standardized Tests, and Local Records (Attendance records, behavior records, records of teacher conferences, records of parent conferences, records of student conferences, SST meeting minutes, grade retention records, and records of credits earned) Develops local mentoring support with business partners and connects individual students with mentors Tracks the progress of individual and subpopulations of students as they progress toward graduation Assists with transition programs for 8th graders so they successfully adapt to the rigor and demands of high school Provides training to parents of students identified as being at risk of not graduating Provides training to middle school and high school teachers on support measures that work with youth identified as at risk of not graduating and the youth’s parents/guardians Develops partnerships with community organizations to support the goals of the high school graduation initiative Conducts and analyzes on-going formative and summative evaluation data of the program Provides and/or submits reports as scheduled and requested

Anderson School District Four reserves the right to extend the deadline and update qualification requirements without notice.

Anderson Four is the district of choice for personalized learning and global opportunities.

Anderson School District Four 315 East Queen Street, Box 545

Pendleton, SC 29670

Anderson School District Four does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability in admission to, treatment in, or employment in the programs or activities.

Anderson Four is the district of choice for personalized learning and global opportunities.