Counseling Assistant (CA30) Closing 8/15/2025

Title: Counseling Assistant

Employee Group & Grade: Professional/Non-Exempt

Reports To: Counselor, Principal or Designee

Starting Salary Scale: $31,000-$35,000

Calendar Year: 200 days

Date Written/Revised: March 2025

Why Work at GOAL High School?

• Great Mission and Great Culture.
  
• Recognized as an Award-winning High School that serves at-risk students throughout Colorado.
  
• Recognized as 1 of 3 schools worldwide to receive the distinction of �Biggest Impact School†in technology from Microsoft.
  
• Our staff can plan vacations with one 14-day break, two 1-week breaks, and additional weeks off in the summer.
  
• Competitive starting salary based on years of experience and qualifications.
  
• Potential to earn Pay-for-Performance incentives as a member of the GOAL Team.
  
• Competitive Benefits include an emphasis on Wellness in the workplace.
  
• The ability to continue contributing to the Colorado Public Schools Retirement System PERA.
  
• PERA 401K or Roth 401K with a 5% Match after one year
  
• Medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance and AD&D plans.
  
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA).
  
• Voluntary life insurance for employees and dependents.
  
• Short-and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
  
• Optional additional insurance that includes accident, critical illness, and hospital plans.
  
• Employee Assistance Program.
  
• The school provides a laptop, cell phone and additional equipment as needed.
  
• Robust Professional Development and opportunity to work with passionate, mission-driven colleagues who are invested in your personal and professional growth.
  
• GOAL High School is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
  

Purpose of Job:

The counseling assistant provides support for the counseling department by maintaining records, gathering, and processing data for reports and providing resources for parents and students that assist the student in developing the academic, postsecondary, social/emotional skills necessary to be a productive member of society.

Essential Duties/ Major Accountabilities:

Show Up: Be ACCOUNTABLE for our students, ourselves, and our team.

Connect: Develop and maintain TRANSPARENT and HONEST relationships with our students and team

Succeed: Become a STRONG unified team providing students an INNOVATIVE environment to become productive members of society

Essential Responsibilities

• Provides support for the school counseling department.
  
• Academic: Builds transcripts and schedules, maintains student records, academic plans, and transcript progression, advises students based on individual interests and aptitudes
  
• Career: Assists in post-secondary readiness by maintaining up to date information regarding military, college, and trade school resources
  
• Social/Emotional: Compiles resources for students and families and provides assistance in accessing social/emotional supports.
  

Major Duties

All Domains

• Provides support for counselors in implementing comprehensive school counseling program.
  
• Maintains student records by requesting, sending, receiving, filing, and sorting records.
  
• Assists counselors in collecting evaluative data to ensure a successful counseling program which links the school counseling program to student academic progress.
  
• Gathers information and prepares reports regarding counseling programming and student success.
  
• Tracks student contact in MTSS log
  
• Maintains a working knowledge of counseling programs, services, and opportunities available to students to effectively communicate to all stakeholders.
  

Academic

• Conducts academic advisement meetings to support students in successful completion of high school course requirements.
  
• Utilizes data from the student ICAP and assessments to create schedules and facilitate schedule changes.
  
• Maintains tracking system to ensure ICAP completion.
  
• Collaborates with department to develop tools to track student progress and graduation progression and schedules quarterly counseling appointments to assess student progress and adjust graduation plans accordingly.
  
• Gathers, maintains, and processes transcripts for all students, completing audits, as necessary.
  
• Identifies at-risk students and track student progress towards graduation through transcript audits.
  
• Participates with regional teams to plan and coordinate graduation ceremonies.
  

Career

• Develops and maintains database with information regarding college, military, and post-secondary opportunities.
  
• Assists with concurrent enrollment, workplace learning and trade school students including registration, documentation, and progress monitoring.
  
• Conducts planning and advisement Success Plan meetings to determine student�s post-secondary Thrive Path (military, career, or college)
  
• Provides support for exposure to career and college enrichment activities.
  

Social/Emotional

• Provides appropriate resources for students in crisis including referrals to school counselor, school social worker, or outside support agencies.
  
• Assists counselors in maintaining and following up on referrals to in school and outside counseling agencies and support agencies.
  
• Collaborates with region�s social work team to support the social/emotional wellbeing of all students.
  
• Supports counselor in identifying students for groups and lessons based on student needs.
  

Accountability Standards for all GOAL Academy High School Staff:

• Love for children and ability to work enthusiastically on their behalf.
  
• Actively and enthusiastically recruit new students through community partnerships and community events.
  
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, time-management, verbal, and written communication skills
  
• Knowledgeable and comfortable working with technology
  
• Able to competently and persistently apply problem solving skills towards technology issues.
  
• Proven ability to serve on teams and participate in a collaborative decision-making process.
  
• Strong work ethic to achieve both school and personal goals.
  
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
  
• Willingness to travel regionally and transport students as required.
  
• Ethical, honest, and good-humored
  

Minimum Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must reside in Colorado
  
• Must Possess a valid Driver's License
  

Education:

• Able to meet paraprofessional requirements as defined by the Colorado Department of Education, specifically:
  
• Possess a high school diploma or its equivalent (e.g., the GED); AND
  
• Demonstrate subject matter competency by:
  
• Earning an Associate (or higher) degree; OR
  
• Completing at least two years (48 credit hours) of study at an institution of higher education
  

Experience:

• Two years of experience working in a secondary school or school system.
  
• Two years of experience working with at risk youth preferred.
  

Or other background demonstrating application of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Ability to serve on student-centered teams and participate in a collaborative decision-making process.
  
• Well-versed in conflict resolution skills. Ability to mediate conflicts (e.g., between students, staff, parents, or community members) while promoting the core values of GOAL effectively among all stakeholders.
  
• Understands the benefits of continuous learning and takes personal responsibility for professional development.
  

Physical Requirements of this position include:

Seldom

Cold-50 F or less/Heat- 90 F or more/Gases-Fumes/ Heights/Climbing/ Crawling-Kneeling/ Bending/ Walking on Uneven Surfaces/Chemical-Solvents/ Travel-National or International

Over 30 Pounds: Lifting-Lowering-Reaching Over Shoulders-Reaching Forward-Pushing-Pulling-Carrying

Occasional

Noise/Working Alone/ Local Travel/ Visual Acuity-Far/ Color Discrimination

Over 20 Pounds: Lifting-Lowering-Reaching Over Shoulders-Reaching Forward-Pushing-Pulling-Carrying

Frequent

Driving/ Work with Others/ Visual Acuity-Near/ Hearing/ Speech/ Manual Dexterity/ Eye-Hand Coordination/ Computer/ Mouse/ Copier/ Scanner/ Printer/ Telephone

Under 20 Pounds: Lifting-Lowering-Reaching Over Shoulders-Reaching Forward-Pushing-Pulling-Carrying

Colorado Public High Schools are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. We welcome applications from qualified foreign teachers and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse educational environment. All hiring decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and the needs of the school district. Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

In compliance with federal and state laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Immigration and Nationality Act, we ensure that all employment practices are conducted without discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status. However, as a recipient of federal funding, we must adhere to specific regulations regarding the employment of foreign nationals.