Job Description
Qualifications:

• Must have or be eligible for Virginia licensure.
• Counseling endorsement.
• Must be bilingual English/Spanish.

Experience:

• Must have or be eligible for Virginia licensure.
• Counseling endorsement.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to communicate and work effectively with principals, staff, and parents.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to compromise.
• Good initiative, flexibility, dependability, and organizational skills.
• Review, evaluate, and interpret academic transcripts from foreign countries to determine appropriate grade-level and course placement for newly enrolled English Learners (ELs).
• Collaborate with registrars, school counselors, and EL program coordinators to ensure accurate credit transfer and alignment with graduation requirements.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of international education systems, grading scales, and credential equivalencies.
• Communicate findings and placement recommendations clearly with students, families, and staff, using culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate practices.
• Ensure equitable access to academic programs by identifying potential for advanced coursework, CTE pathways, or support services based on prior academic history.
• Document all transcript evaluations and maintain records in compliance with district, state, and federal guidelines.
• Collaborate with teachers, other school counselors, Bilingual Family Specialists, and administrators on specific cases.
• Act as a resource to other professionals and paraprofessionals working with English Learners, especially support for SLIFE and drop-out prevention.
• Maintain close contact with community agencies in order to access services for the English Learners.
• Participate in team programming and conceptualization of new services as needs evolve.

Salary:
Salary will be based on the FY2025-26 salary schedule.