Job Details

Position Type:
Teacher Expert/ Teacher Expert

Date Posted:
3/17/2025

Location:
MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT SUPPORTS

Date Available:
08/11/2025

Closing Date:
01/06/2026

A master's degree in school counseling or school social work.

A valid Alaska type C certificate.

Leadership skills and qualities.

Ability to provide professional development opportunities to colleagues in a variety of formats.

Interpersonal, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Experience in adult learning theory and coaching/mentoring scenarios.

Excellent communication skills.

Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with teachers and administrators.

Bargaining Unit: AEA
Work Year: 182 days per year
FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE
Salary: B00/00 - B72/08 ($56,823-$82,218) DOE

Job Summary
The Teacher Expert, High School Counseling assists in providing a comprehensive counseling program that is responsive to student needs while also addressing the goals and objectives of the Anchorage School District. This position stays abreast of best practices in counseling and encourages staff to apply these principles and practices that enable students to be actively engaged in the learning process. The counseling teacher expert provides support to counselors and schools through recommending, demonstrating, and modeling appropriate materials, technology, and other resources that meet the learning needs of all students. This position reports to and is evaluated by the Director of Student Support.

Job Requirements
The following are required:

1. A master's degree in school counseling or school social work.
2. A valid Alaska type C certificate.

The following are preferred:

1. Leadership skills and qualities.
2. Ability to provide professional development opportunities to colleagues in a variety of formats.
3. Interpersonal, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
4. Experience in adult learning theory and coaching/mentoring scenarios.
5. Excellent communication skills.
6. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with teachers and administrators.

Essential Job Functions

1. Meets with counselors regularly to identify professional development needs based on staff feedback and student data.
2. Applies deep content knowledge and relevant expertise in college, career, and life (CCL) readiness, social emotional learning (SEL), behavior supports, and mental health to further district goals and guardrails.
3. Has a deep and clear understanding of multiple performance measures to facilitate data-driven discussions and decision-making at the district and school levels.
4. Fosters and builds relationships with all stakeholders (at school and district levels) to drive collaboration and student support.
5. Collaborates with the district mental health leadership team on integrated mental health, crisis response, SEL, PBIS/MTSS, and trauma informed practices.
6. Collaborates with the district CCL leadership team on transitions and academic programming.
7. Responds and interacts effectively to requests from counselors for coaching and advising on the use of data.
8. Provides professional development in and modeling of research-based counseling, SEL, and behavior management practices.
9. Develops staff proficiency in culturally responsive practices to meet the learning needs of all of our diverse populations.
10. Assists instructional staff in resolving complex obstacles to the success of overall school and district programs, as well as specific projects.
11. Participates in and contributes to the counseling profession.
12. Participates in meetings and training sessions as scheduled.

Physical /Mental Demands
The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability.

Work Environment
Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional Job Information
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Anchorage School District (ASD) employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This also includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, co-workers, and the public; as well as have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).

The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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