Job Description

Required Certificates and Licenses: Appropriate state School Guidance Counselor certification

Residency Requirements: This position is virtual. Residents of Texas strongly preferred. May consider residents of surrounding states (NM, OK, AR or LA).

Start Date: Immediate

Salary: $52K plus the eligibility of a performance bonus

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANYONE. We provide families with an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.

Passionate Educators are needed at Stride K12 Texas partner schools, (TXSS). We want you to be a part of our talented team!

The mission of Stride K12 Texas partner schools, (TXSS) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!

The Career Readiness Education (CRE) Career Counselor leverages leadership, advocacy, and cross-campus collaboration to ensure all students gain meaningful access to career pathways and programs. Working closely with academic counselors and administrators, the CRE Career Counselor supports intentional guidance that aligns student interests and goals with postsecondary options, workforce readiness, and industry-aligned opportunities.

This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:   Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Delivers individual and group career planning curriculum supporting student development; 

• Analyzes student data and develops data-driven programs pathway retention; 

• Provides an individual planning system to guide students toward post-secondary career work based, professional skills and career planning goals;   

• Provides a support system that strengthens the efforts of teachers, counselors, and parents; 

• Supports standardized, industry certification testing program; parent education; and staff development.  

• Collaboration and Career Learning training with Academic Counselors  

• Provides CTE Pathway and Program resource for Academic Counselors 

• Support students with Pathway selection
• Provides responsive services to individuals or groups on pathway and CTE course selection
• Establish, support, and assist with virtual “Go Center” inside of the K12 Zone where students can get immediate help with exploring pathways and a one-stop-shop for pathway selection and career readiness resources.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:   

• Bachelor’s degree in related field AND 
• Experience advising, teaching or school career counselor OR 
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Certificates and Licenses: Appropriate state School Guidance Counselor certification  

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Experience working in a virtual or hybrid educational environment
• Knowledge of Texas CTE Programs, Pathways, and Career Clusters
• Background in college and career advising and/or education policy
• Strong written/verbal communication skills
• Flexible schedule
• Ability to pass required background and/or fingerprinting checks
• Experience coordinating career-oriented clubs and extracurricular activities
• Ability to travel at least once per month within and between assigned geographic areas to support students, attend regularly scheduled meetings, and participate in school activities, open houses and orientations.
• Experience in a customer service environment
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency.
• Ability to travel 10% of the time
• Ability to pass required background check

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is virtual. Residents of Texas strongly preferred. May consider residents of surrounding states (NM, OK, AR or LA).

Job Type

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.