Counselor/Drop Out Prevention Coordinator 

QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s Degree 

Must hold or be eligible to obtain a NC Teacher License

Successful experience preferred

Summary

The Drop Out/Counselor position is a split position and requires the individual to engage in all high

school activities that ultimately assist the student in graduating with their cohort of peers and prepare

for postsecondary academic/work related challenges and opportunities. The work requires

DOP/counselors to work with students, school staff, parents, guardians and community members in

order to support high school students with course completion and high school graduation. The

DOP/Counselor may work with students individually and/or in groups. Work responsibilities may

include, but are not limited to: analyzing data to identify students or subgroups with potential for

not graduating on time; planning, implementing, and tracking individual high school graduation plans;

identifying and resolving barriers to graduation; and facilitating career choices and planning through

the registration process.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

Drop Out Prevention/Counselors :

• Collaborate with SISP (Specialized Instructional Support Personnel) to identify students

   at-risk in accordance with MTSS criteria for academics, behavior, social-emotional needs and

   attendance issues.

• Working knowledge of appropriate strategies for reducing behaviors that put students at risk

   of not graduating from high school which includes joint home visits with other district and

   school SISP (Specialized Instructional Support Personnel) team members and School

   Administration.

• Develops and implements individual intervention strategies to increase the likelihood that

   these students will stay in school and graduate by developing a graduation and achievement

   plan to include the best program to meet their academic and post-secondary goals.

• Assist with college applications and scholarship searches. May also sit in as a member of the

   scholarship selection committee.

• Works collaboratively with teams and outside support staff such as College Advisers,

   Rockingham Community College (RCC)Career Coaches, RCC College and Career Promise

   Advisers.

• Conducts parent/student conferences and/or joins in conferences with other SISP members

   and/or School Administration.

• Within the role of the counselor, may coordinate and participate in 504, IEP, SIT, PBIS/MTSS

   and other school required meetings such as CASA.

• Consult with teachers and conduct classroom observations for MTSS concerns.
• Conducts an analysis that focuses on data for individual students and subgroups such as local

   standardized tests; Benchmark Assessment, local records of attendance, behavior, National

   Standardized Tests: Pre-ACT, Pre-SAT, SAT, ACT and any and all End of Course tests.

• Knowledge of and the ability to analyze data, including data available from the North Carolina

   Department of Public Instruction, local assessments, DOP Rates/Graduation Rates.

• Knowledge of alternative education opportunities, e.g., Apex Learning, Credit Recovery,

   NCVPS, and other schools that allow acceptable transfers.

• Works directly with the Testing and Accountability Department to submit timely data into

   RCC’s Data Mart in order to provide accurate information for the Cohort Graduation Rate and

   Drop Out Rate for Rockingham County Schools.

• In this dual role, the DOP/Counselor should collaborate with the Career Development

   Coordinators at each high school to gain helpful knowledge of the student’s interest and

   aptitude in Career and Technical courses through the academies, RockATop and other career

   courses and opportunities offered through RCC.

• With Remote Instruction, works with teachers/administration to track grade retention, credits

   earned, attendance in virtual sessions and participation in submitting assignments in Canvas.

• Must understand the multiplicity of social services available in the community that support

   students at risk of not graduating and they facilitate the connection with the families to

   ensure they are well informed.

• Attend required district level professional development workshops and participate in regional

   or state-wide professional development as needed.

• Participate in Risk Assessment requirements of Drop Out/Counselors as described by the

   Executive Director of Behavioral Health

• Participate in other school-wide student support programs such as (e.g. Angle Tree, Mix-it-up,

   and Back Pack) Character Education, Cyberbullying, and Red Ribbon Week.

• Collects and maintains appropriate documentation of services provided to students,

   student/family contacts, tiered supports and intervention strategies offered, and submits

   monthly counselor reports in a timely manner.

• Must possess excellent organizational skills.
• Must possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Must be sensitive to cultural differences among individuals and groups of persons
• Must possess an upbeat and positive approach to the job and be viewed as a solution finder,

   not a negative thinker.

• Must possess strong computer skills and have extensive knowledge of on-line instructional

   processes.

• Provides and/or submits reports to the principal, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional

   Support Services upon request; and

• Other duties as assigned.

TERMS OF Beginning Date of Employment – 2022-2023 School Year

EMPLOYMENT: State Salary Schedule, Regular State Benefits

                                                  Local Supplement

INSTRUCTIONS If you are a new applicant, please complete an online application.  To access the RCS

TO APPLICANTS: online application, go to www.rock.k12.nc.us and click on Employment.   Follow the instructions and

                                                       submit your application.  

If you are a present employee in the Rockingham County Schools, a letter of intent and

an updated resume are required for consideration.  Please submit this information 

to the Human Resources Department, Rockingham County Schools, 511 Harrington

Highway, Eden, NC  27288.  If you have submitted a written request for a transfer by the

May 1 deadline, your name will be given to the principal/supervisor for consideration. 

Transfers end on July 1.  The transfer cut off date will not affect promotions, demotions

or administrative reassignments.

DEADLINE: Open Until Filled      

The Rockingham County School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, homelessness or otherwise in its educational programs and activities and in employment.