NOTE : Please keep in mind that we are a startup seeking our first collaborators. This role is not a full-time or part-time job with benefits or for someone who is looking for their primary source of income.

WHO WE ARE

Personalized academic and SEL guidance for adolescents and their families.

K12 Ally is a school or adolescent counseling professional using data-driven insights from a confidential data ecosystem, and from KnoMe.app, a student-owned self-discovery app; to offer periodic, year-over-year, objective guidance to a student and their family/caregiver.

Based on privileged insights shared by the student from their KnoMe Profile, K12 Allies recommend additional assessments, extracurricular activities, improvement in daily habits (nutrition, sleep,physical activity), emotional wellness apps, and other preventative care; and the use of existing resources available from schools, communities, and health plans. If authorized by the student/family, you will support the efforts of School Counselor and Teachers with the results of assessments (cognitive, attention difficulties, etc), Adaptive Learning Plans, and periodic reports.

WHO YOU AREK12 Advisor: You have a graduate degree from an accredited college/university in school counseling, mental health counseling, child psychology, child development, or related. You have an interest in the mission of K12 Ally, and possibly contributing to its national growth and development. You are interested in learning more about the role of an independent educational consultant that serves families throughout the K-12 years.

• You believe as much as possible that education programs should be designed around the best interests of an individual child.
• You recognize and affirm that schools as well as community and faith organizations make important contributions to helping children develop into happy adults.
• With reasonable exceptions, you affirm that it is in the child's best interest to affirm and transparently collaborate and communicate with families, parents, foster care parents and agencies and other guardians; recognizing that the vast majority of a child's time is spent, and that their formation, and social and emotional development primarily happens in out-of-school settings.
• You are looking for and have the flexibility in your life and work schedules to consider becoming your own boss.
• You see yourself as an education entrepreneur, but most of all, you are driven to find and deliver the tools and support - personalized for each student and family - to help a student thrive.
• You have accumulated the life experience necessary to be a valuable advisor to students and families.

SEEKING EDUCATION ENTREPRENEURSK

K12 Ally is the fruit of over 10 years of lessons learned by Salli Cavanaugh Ford, M.Ed., founder of Academy Learning in Sacramento, CA (2013-23), while collaborating with Teachers, School Counselors and Administrators to serve students and families. We are a social enterprise startup based in Boston seeking smart, experienced, collaborative professionals ready to embrace new ideas to address extraordinary challenges facing adolescents and their families. We are fans of the Lean Launch Method which advises entrepreneurs to start with a customer need and then; build, measure, learn. We are seeking Co-Founders in major markets to help us further develop and launch K12 Ally.

• Answers to FAQsThe business model is based on a modified Professional Services Franchise Agreement. The first franchise owner/operators we choose will not pay a franchise fee.
• Two or more qualified counseling professionals - K12 Advisors - in a designated region can partner to enter into a K12 Ally Franchise agreement.
• K12 Ally has developed the software and technology to be used by Students and Families, as well as all of the necessary management tools (scheduling, billing, reporting, etc.) to run a K12 Ally Professional Services Franchise.

If you are interested, please send your resume or LinkedIn profile and a personal introduction.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $50.00 - $65.00 per hour

Expected hours: 5 – 25 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Referral program
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Choose your own hours

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• K-12 education: 5 years (Required)

Language:

• A second language (Required)

License/Certification:

• Teaching or School Counseling Credential (Required)

Work Location: Remote