Stride
Counselor Technician
🇺🇸 Remote - MI
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Other
🗓️ September 25th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
K12, a Stride Company, is hiring a Counselor Technician to provide administrative and technical support to school counselors, manage counseling programs, and serve as a key contact for assigned students. The role involves student communication, data entry for transcripts and graduation plans, and assistance with testing coordination.
Highlights
- Support school counselors by managing counseling programs across various domains.
- Maintain regular contact with assigned students and families through phone calls and emails.
- Assist with end-of-course testing procedures and proctor exams as assigned.
- Enter and update historical transcripts and graduation plans in the district records system.
- Proficiency required in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, and database systems.
- Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma, one year of experience, and meeting state standards for a Highly Qualified Paraprofessional.
- Preferred qualifications include an AA degree or higher and three years of related work experience.
- Experience working with high school students and providing support primarily via telephone and email is necessary.
- No certifications or licenses required; position requires residency in Michigan and ability to pass a background check.
- Position is full-time, home-based, with typical work hours from 9-5 or as defined by the school.
Counselor Technician Full Description
Counselor Technician
US - MI - Remote
Full time
Job Description
Required Certificates and Licenses: No Certification Required
Residency Requirements: Must reside in Michigan.
The Counselor Technician acts as an administrative assistant and technician to school counselors. The position also serves as a key point of contact for assigned students.
K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide families with an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace. In support of this, we are committed to creating and maintaining a culture of inclusion and diversity where our employees are passionate about serving students and families, treat one another and customers with respect, challenge each other to innovate and always strive to do better.
Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Michigan Virtual Charter Academy. We want you to be a part of our talented team!
The mission of Michigan Virtual Charter Academy is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!
This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
• Provide administrative and technical support to school counselors; Help manage counseling programs in all counseling domains and responsibilities;
• Serve as a key point of contact for assigned students in certain programs like dual credit or third party. Contact students and families on a monthly basis through phone calls, and emails to check in with students regarding matters related to the assigned program.
• Act as a key resource in the development of the counseling department;
• Follow-up with students concerning EOC testing and assists with testing roster assignment
• Work in conjunction with the counselor to enter data into grad plans.
• Enter and updates historical transcripts in district records system.
• Attend and proctor testing, as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• High School Diploma AND
• One (1) year of experience AND
• Meets state standards for Highly Qualified Paraprofessional OR
• Equivalent combination of education and experience Certificates and Licenses: None required.
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience working with high school students
• Experience providing service/support primarily via telephone and email
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with emphasis on Excel, Web-based search engines, and database systems
• Ability to clear required background check
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• AA Degree or higher
• Three (3) years of experience WORK
Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.
ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This is a home-based position
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
Job Type
Regular
Regular
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
