Virtual Foothills Counselor

Reports to: Assistant Site Director for Student Services, Site Director

Primary Location: Virtual Campus / Online

Qualifications: - Master’s Degree or higher with valid Georgia counselor certificate.

• High school counseling experience required.


• Must understand all Georgia high school graduation requirements.


• Ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders in the virtual instruction program in written and oral form, including electronic media, using positive interpersonal skills.


• Experience with a virtual learning environment preferred.


• This position requires availability from 4:00pm – 9:00pm.

Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinate intake meetings with new students to explain transcripts and credits; assign students to new courses.


• Assist all students, individual or in groups, with developing academic, career and personal/social skills, goals and plans.


• Assist in monitoring academic performance, behavior and attendance & develop interventions.


• Be meticulous in accurate completion of all Foothills-required paperwork and procedural forms.


• Communicate with student services team regarding all student needs (individual sessions, group sessions, parent meetings, social worker needs, referrals to DFACS, suicide protocol.)


• Collaborate with parents/guardians/educators to assist students with educational and career planning.


• Counsel students about college and prepare them for the SAT, ACT or Accuplacer. Share information about test accommodations for students who have an IEP, 504, or TPC plan.


• Share information about financial aid and assist students with www.gafutures.org.


• Counsel students about dual enrollment and help them complete all required paperwork.


• Participate in IEPs, 504s, and TPC meetings as appropriate.


• Participate virtually in faculty and professional meetings, professional learning, and other training working through the site director and/or curriculum director and apply concepts learned in the classroom to increase student learning.


• Assist with publishing monthly counseling newsletter.


• Meet the performance and behavioral expectations of the Site Director.


• Comply with all FERPA requirements for the virtual environment.


• Maintain a "Hot List" of students nearing graduation and collaborate with other Student Services staff to provide intensive support through graduation.


• Create Senior Grad Review data in Infinite Campus to monitor progress toward graduation.


• Assist in the monitoring of dual enrolled students to identify and remove barriers and intervene with appropriate support as needed. 


• Perform other duties as assigned by the Site Director.