School Counselor

We are looking for a results-driven School Counselor to join our school community!

Reporting directly to the Principal, the School Counselor work closely with scholars, teachers, families and School Leadership to provide school-based Counseling sessions both formally through IEPs as well as at-risk to high-needs scholars. They also work collaboratively with teachers to implement Social Emotional Learning curricula daily in the classrooms. The School Counselor manage day-to-day crisis support and de-escalation, and the implementation and progress monitoring of behavior intervention plans (BIPs). School Counselors are jointly involved in the creation of BIPs with the assigned Evaluating Psychologist.

Representative Roles & Responsibilities

• Day-to-day implementation of school-based Counseling sessions.
• Participate in the identification of at-risk scholars who may need informal counseling.
• Report on Counseling progress for Trimester Progress Reports and IEP Meeting Progress Reports.
• Develop and Implement Social Emotional Learning curricula to be used in classrooms, school-wide.
• De-escalate behavior and follow up on scholars in crisis.
• Collaborate in the design of Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs).
• Implement, maintain, and progress monitor efficacy of BIPs.

Qualifications

• You have completed a Master's Degree.
• You hold a valid New York State Education Department Certification in School Counseling.
• You have experience with a behavioral assessment tools.
• You have prior experience working in a school setting (School Counseling experience required).
• You have background in counseling and crisis.
• You are passionate about learning.

Please note that we are unable to provide clinical supervision hours.