Interested in serving as a Summer Acceleration Counselor-Mentor with Chicago Public Schools?
The full job description is listed below, but key information is as follows:
· The position lasts 10 weeks from June 22
- August 28. Coordinators will start June 18th
· Counselor-Mentors will support ~25 students and
Coordinators will support ~10 Counselor-Mentors
· All candidates must attend mandatory orientation
and training on June 22 and June 23
· Counselor-Mentors will earn $20 per hour and
Coordinators will earn $25 per hour for 25 hours per week
Information sessions
will be held Wednesday, May 6th at the CPS Loop Office, 42 W.
Madison Street. Sessions will be held at 10:00 am and 1:00
pm in the Board Chambers on the Garden Level. Interested candidates
will learn additional details about the position, hiring
requirements, and have the opportunity to ask questions. Please sign up
for the session of your choice by filling out the form found here.
If you have any questions, email Ashley Richardon at anrichardson3@cps.edu
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Job Title: Summer
Acceleration Counselor-Mentor and Counselor-Mentor Coordinator
Unit: Office of Student Support and Engagement
Reports to: Strategic
Projects Manger
Position Overview:
Summer
Acceleration is a summer school program for approximately 1,200 students who
are 15 years old but did not graduate from elementary school. The goal of the program is prepare students
academically and socially for high school.
Students who successfully complete the program will receive an eighth
grade diploma. Summer Acceleration will take place from June 29 through July 28,
and consists of a reading and mathematics curriculum and social emotional guidance
lessons. The social emotional lessons will be led by CPS School Counselors.
Summer
Acceleration Counselor-Mentors will assist Summer Acceleration Counselors with
implementation of the social emotional guidance lessons, mentor students, and ensure
the completion of Individualized Success Plans in order to facilitate the
transfer information about students between Elementary and High School Counselors.
At the end of the summer, Counselor-Mentors and Coordinators will have the
opportunity to continue supporting a student on their caseload by serving as a Next Generation mentor as the student
transitions to ninth grade.
Responsibilities of the Counselor-Mentor:
·
Provide
counseling and mentoring support to a caseload of ~25 Summer Acceleration
students
·
Facilitate
the articulation of knowledge about Summer Acceleration student issues and
needs between Elementary School and High School Counselors
·
Based
on knowledge gained during articulation activities, complete the attendance,
behavior, and post-secondary sections of the Individual Success Plan required
for all students
·
Assist
Summer Transition Counselors with the implementation of the SEL classes (as a
part of Freshmen Connection (if applicable)
·
Conduct
outreach calls to ensure identified high risk students are in attendance on the
first day of school.
·
Create
End of Summer Summary for each student on caseload that will be shared with HS
counselors
Responsibilities of the
Counselor-Mentor Coordinator:
·
Provide
oversight and guidance for approximately 10 Counselor-Mentors
·
Assist
Strategic Projects Manager in selection and training of Counselor-Mentors
·
Offer
input on structure and protocols to guide Counselor-Mentors in supporting
students in collaboration with Office of School Counseling and Post-Secondary
Advising (OSCPA)
·
Ensure
completion of Individualized Success Plans and End of Summer Summary by all Counselor-Mentors
Additional Requirements:
All
Counselor-Mentors and Coordinators are required
to attend orientation on June 22, 2015 and the citywide Summer Acceleration
training hosted by OSCPA and the Office of Teaching & Learning (T&L) on
June 23, 2015. Both sessions are mandatory.
Timing of the Program:
Summer
Acceleration Counselor-Mentor and Coordinator positions will last 10
weeks. The position will begin on June
22, 2015 and end on August 28, 2015. Coordinators
will start on June 18, 2015.
Salary:
Counselor-Mentors
will earn $20 per hour and Coordinators will earn $25 per hour for 25 hours per
week.
If you have any questions, email Ashley Richardon at anrichardson3@cps.edu
