Academic Counselor - Special Services Department

Job Description

Seton Home Study School is looking for a full-time academic counselor for the Special Services Department, to work with families of students from Pre-K through Grade 12.

**IMPORTANT: The position is full-time on-site at the Seton offices located in Front Royal, Virginia, and requires a bachelor's degree. We cannot accept remote work for this position.**

A strong candidate will have a background in special education. Responsibilities include being able to communicate with parents and create customized curricula for students with learning challenges.

The ideal candidate has strong English credentials, homeschooling experience with the Seton School program, and prior experience working in special education.

DUTIES
Review IEPs and educational assessments to determine areas of academic need.

Design customized curricula to ensure student success.

Provide academic counseling to parents and students and troubleshoot as needed to ensure ongoing academic success throughout the year.

SKILLS / BACKGROUND
Knowledgeable of and has experience with learning disabilities, autism, specialized literacy instruction, and educational assessments.

Strong written and verbal communication skills for communicating with our families.

Comfortable talking on the phone.

Familiar with effective strategies to teach struggling learners (dyslexia, ADHD and autism are the most common).

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Annual salary range: 35,000 - 55,000

If interested, please note in the subject line "Academic Counselor on premise - Special Services Department" and send your resume to tsayre@setonhome.org.

About the Employer

Seton Home Study School is a nationally accredited, faithfully Catholic private PreK-12 distance school located in the state of Virginia. We serve an enrollment of approximately 14,000 homeschooled students, and several thousand more families through book sales and by furnishing materials to small Catholic schools.