Lighthouse Connections Academy - Advisory Teacher, 2024-2025 School Year

Position Summary

and Responsibilities

The Advisory Teacher will virtually assist students and parents / learning coaches with course selection, scheduling and will be the initial point of contact for student concerns that span multiple subject areas as well as non-academic issues.

The Advisory Teacher will become an expert on course and credit requirements and will work with the School Counselor to establish counseling processes for elementary and middle school students.

The Advisory Teacher will be responsible for the successful completion of the following tasks :

• Make Welcome Calls to new students and keep grade level teachers informed when new students are enrolled into their courses;
• Monitor grade level escalation, including contacts and participation.
• Monitor attendance, including communicating with caretaker regarding attendance expectations, and making attendance adjustments as necessary;
• Advise students and families related to academics, career planning and graduation;
• Assist students and parents with school course selection process according to specific state credit and graduation requirements and student needs and interests.
• An integral part of this process is assisting students and parents to develop a Four Year Plan for meeting graduation requirements;
• Advise students with issues related to dropping courses and changing schedules, seeking support as needed, while ensuring that the school’s course selection and drop policies are adhered to;
• Work with the administrative assistants to obtain school records from the student’s previous school (where applicable) and forwarding student records when appropriate;
• Work with school teams to identify and help families access school and community resources;
• Monitor truancy for assigned grade level;
• Assist with Academic Plans;
• Implement programs for students and families related to interpersonal adjustment issues;
• Participate in the development of crisis prevention and management plans for the school and serve as a key member of the Student Support Team (SST);
• Help identify students who are at risk or in crisis ; Act as the main point of contact for these students and families, communicating regularly with them;
• Oversee and maintain the Personal Learning Plan (PLP) for each student;
• Implement efforts to secure complete and accurate records for Connections Academy students;
• Support families through the school withdrawal process, assisting with data collection regarding withdrawal;
• Report and refer critical incidents that jeopardize student well-being as obligated by law, administrative regulations, or ethical standards.
• Stay abreast of all state regulations relating to incident reporting and documentation;
• Assist teachers when students enroll mid-semester, making sure that teachers receive guidance on integrating the students into their coursework, and ensuring that previous grades, credits, and evaluations are handled appropriately;
• Assume teaching and grading duties as necessary including teaching middle school elective courses;
• Advise students and families related to academics, career planning and graduation;
• Support professional development activities for teachers and school staff members;
• Assist with proctoring for required state tests. Monitor state testing participation for assigned grade level. Assist with student contacts / confirmation regarding state testing;
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Please note, if given a job offer, 2-step authentication is required to login to all systems
• Michigan teacher certification preferred
• Michigan residency required
• Strong technology skills (especially with Microsoft Office products and Google Suite)
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Highly organized and punctual
• Customer focused approach
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
• High degree of flexibility
• Team player with demonstrated leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to work well in fast-paced environment
• Travel to and attendance at in-person events, including State Testing is required throughout the school year, as determined by the school.

This may require overnight travel.

• Ability to work some occasional evening hours, as needed to support some families
• Ability to work remotely, if necessary

Lighthouse Connections Academy strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people we serve.

We foster fairness, equity, and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

Want to know more about being an educator at Connections Academy? Please join us for a live held every Wednesday at 5 : 00 p.

m. Eastern. We hope to see you there!