[Hiring] Academic Counselor @Miaplaza

Role Description

The Academic Counselor partners with students and families in grades 7-12 to support academic success, graduation completion, and postsecondary readiness. The Academic Counselor acts as a case manager providing proactive academic planning, targeted intervention, and relationship-based support to ensure students remain engaged, on track, and progressing toward their goals.

Academic Counselors focus on high-impact, student-facing work, academic decision-making, graduation oversight, postsecondary planning, and whole-child academic support - while collaborating closely with Advisors, Student Support Specialists, Teachers, and the Registrar.

Academic Counselors are expected to spend approximately 45–50% of their work week (18–20 hours per week) in direct and indirect student-facing activities, including student and family meetings, academic planning conversations, proactive outreach, and intervention.

Qualifications

• 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
• 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.)

Requirements

• Experience with classroom and/or online teaching
• State certification or licensure as a school counselor (or eligibility)
• Experience or certification in mental health counseling for schools
• Experience in other areas of education, such as content creation, assessment design, or assessment administration
• Experience with caseloads of 200 or more students

Benefits

• The expected starting pay range is $24.95 - $35.07 per hour.
• Annual pay range of $51,896 - $72,945 when working year-round.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, including specialty care options.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• PTO policy combining vacation and paid sick leave, with 16 hours of floating holiday PTO per quarter.
• Parental leave and other perks available.
• Free site memberships and discounted MOHS tuition for children in the household.

Company Description

Welcome to Miaplaza! Our vision is to elevate online learning by applying the most successful approaches in virtual education to create an accessible and inclusive homeschool curriculum platform where all students can be successful!

MiaPrep Online High School (MOHS) is our online high school for students in grades 7-12. Formed in 2022 and accredited in 2023, we’ve grown from 80 students in our first year to over 530 in 2025! Miaplaza’s leadership aims to continue this high-growth trajectory, with a goal of serving 10,000+ students in the next 5-10 years!