Miaplaza
Academic Counselor for MiaPrep Online High School (MOHS)
RemoteUnited States only· UTC-8…UTC-5
- Experience
- Mid
- Employment
- Full-time
- Company size
- Startup
$24.95–$35.07/hr
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No BS summary
Academic counselor for a U.S.-remote, full-time high school role. Requires a master’s in school counseling/counseling or related field, 2 years of high-school counseling experience, academic planning, graduation requirements, MTSS intervention, case management, transcript review, and availability Monday–Friday 8am–4pm in a U.S. timezone.
Core skills
Academic counselingCase management
Required skills
C-SSRS
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain individualized academic plans aligned to graduation requirements and student goals
- Monitor academic progress toward graduation and intervene when students fall off track
- Lead student-specific graduation pathway planning and course sequencing decisions
- Ensure students meet graduation eligibility requirements
- Read and interpret incoming transcripts, including from nontraditional, out-of-state, or international systems, and translate them accurately into MOHS courses, credit, and SAP
- Serve as the primary Tier 2 intervention point for students escalated by Advisors
- Conduct targeted counseling conversations to identify barriers to academic progress
- Develop and implement short-term academic intervention plans
- Coordinate support across Advisors, Student Support Specialists, Teachers, and administrative teams
- Monitor intervention outcomes and adjust plans as needed
- Hold firm boundaries around academic policy and eligibility requirements when needed, while keeping the conversation supportive and counselor-forward
- Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with students and families
- Facilitate proactive and responsive parent–student–counselor meetings
- Serve as a consistent point of contact for complex academic planning conversations
- Communicate clearly and collaboratively to support student persistence
- Guide students and families in postsecondary planning, including college, career, and alternative pathways
- Ensure academic coursework, pacing, and graduation plans align with postsecondary goals
- Provide accurate guidance on graduation requirements and future readiness
- Lead new family academic onboarding conversations
- Partner with the Registrar to ensure accurate records review, course placement and scheduling execution
- Support students through key transitions, including entry, re-entry, and graduation
- Apply a whole-child lens to academic planning, recognizing external factors that impact learning and engagement
- Integrate wellness considerations into academic decision-making without providing clinical mental health treatment
- Support students in developing self-advocacy, goal-setting, and executive functioning skills
- Serve as the primary point of contact for mental health-related concerns escalated by staff: assess academic impact, develop a support plan, and refer to internal or external resources as needed — while holding a firm boundary against providing therapy, ongoing counseling, or diagnosis
- Provide consultation and academic follow-up after safety protocols are enacted
- Maintain appropriate documentation and professional boundaries
- Respond to student safety and mental health concerns in accordance with the MOHS Crisis Response SOP
- Participate in required training
- When appropriate, administer the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) and follow all documentation and escalation procedures
- Collaborate closely with Advisors to clarify escalation pathways and intervention roles
- Partner with Student Support Specialists on Tier 3 referrals and transitions
- Work with the Registrar to ensure accurate records and smooth operational handoffs
- Contribute to the development, documentation, and refinement of counseling SOPs
- Support consistent implementation of counseling processes while maintaining flexibility for student needs
- Contribute to the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of a comprehensive academic counseling program
- Develop and refine graduation pathways, including traditional, accelerated, credit recovery, dual enrollment, and alternative educational opportunities
- Support college, career, and postsecondary planning frameworks at the program level
- Identify gaps in student access to educational opportunities and recommend programmatic solutions
- Use student data and outcomes to inform counseling program improvements and priorities
What they require
- Master’s degree in School Counseling, Counseling, or a related field
- 2 years of experience in a school-based counseling or academic counseling role at the high school level
- Strong background in academic planning, graduation requirements, and course sequencing
- Experience supporting students through MTSS intervention, case management, and academic escalation
- Proven ability to engage students and families in meaningful, solution-focused conversations
- Experience guiding postsecondary planning, including college, career, and alternative pathways
- Ability to apply a whole-child academic lens while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
- Experience using student data to inform academic decisions and improve counseling practices
- Comfortable collaborating across teams in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Preferred: Experience in virtual, hybrid, or nontraditional school settings strongly preferred
- Ability to read and interpret academic transcripts from a wide range of school systems and apply them accurately to MOHS courses and SAP, including in unusual or ambiguous cases
- Demonstrated ability to manage a full caseload with consistent reliability, meeting deadlines and maintaining accurate, up-to-date records for each student
- Ability to execute defined processes precisely and completely, including detailed or repetitive administrative tasks (SAP audits, transcript review, etc.)
- Preferred: Experience with classroom and/or online teaching
- Preferred: State certification or licensure as a school counselor (or eligibility)
- Preferred: Experience or certification in mental health counseling for schools
- Preferred: Experience in other areas of education, such as content creation, assessment design, or assessment administration
- Preferred: Experience with caseloads of 200 or more students
- Expected to have an average of 40 hours of availability each week on a year-round basis
- Availability during school hours, Monday through Friday between 8 am and 4 pm in a U.S. timezone (ET, CT, MT, or PT) is required
- Individuals only, no recruitment agencies
Benefits
- Full-time employees are eligible for health, dental, and vision insurance
- Specialty care options like fertility benefits, mental health services, and chiropractic care
- FSA
- HSA
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- PTO is all-purpose time off, and combines traditional vacation and paid sick leave plans into one flexible, inclusive policy
- Full-time employees receive 16 hours of floating holiday PTO per quarter
- Additional PTO at the rate of 1 hour per every 17 hours worked
- Approximately 122 hours per year or 15 eight-hour days on average
- Parental leave
- Other perks and benefits are also available
- All employees receive free site memberships and discounted MOHS tuition for the children in their household
- Two additional memberships for other children in their lives
Miaplaza develops online learning platforms and homeschool curriculum for K-12 students, including Miacademy, Always Icecream, Clever Dragons, MiaPrep, and MiaPrep Online High School.
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