Job description

Title: School Counselor
Purpose of Position: To provide counseling and support services to students
Employment Status: Full-time Reporting
Reports to: Principal
Location: Audubon Charter School
Essential Functions:

Coordinates activities related to students’ individual plans for academic,
personal/social, and career goals
-Works with students to analyze and evaluate their abilities, interests, skills and achievement in small groups

-Analyzes test data to assist students with developing immediate and long range plans

-Leads small groups of students to work on social skills

-Works with Student Service Coordinator to review behavior plans and other student data as needed to guide intervention and RtI decisions

-Works with Curriculum Directors and lead teachers to plan and coordinate promotional and transitional activities/celebrations

Engages in broader school improvement efforts and engages with external resources to ensure the school has access to the most current trends and resources in counseling
-Works with colleagues to provide professional development that will enhance their understanding of how to support students’ socio-emotional growth and development

-Maintains professional certifications, memberships and training to enhance ability to support the school community

-Regularly consults with parents, teachers, students and external networks to provide information and supports that will benefit all students

-Designs programs as needed to address emerging and identified student needs

-Actively serves as a member of the School Improvement Team

-Other duties as assigned by the Site Administrator

Responds to urgent needs and enables others in the school community to respond efficiently and effectively to changing student needs
-Serves as a student advocate by consulting with parents or guardians, teachers, other educators and community agencies regarding strategies to help students and families

-Conduct individual and small group counseling sessions to help students identify problems, causes, alternatives and possible consequences as they confront challenges in relationships

-Makes appropriate referrals to outside agencies as necessary

-Provides crisis counseling which includes prevention, intervention and follow-up

-Train students to serve as peer mediators, conflict managers, tutors and mentors

Proactively plans a curriculum of activities aligned with data and school specific needs
-Provides systematic classroom instruction as appropriate

-Collaborates with other educators to deliver elements of the curriculum through infusion in other classroom disciplines

-Conducts planned small group activities outside the classroom to respond to students’ identifies needs or interests

-Plans and delivers workshops and information sessions aligned with the counseling curriculum for parents and guardians

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
This position requires a creative and inspiring individual with school counseling experience, high energy, excellent organizational abilities and a talent for creating a warm and supportive environment for children and their parents. Applicants must demonstrate:

- Interest in providing only the highest quality educational, social and emotional experiences for students and their families

-Superior grasp of effective, research-based behavioral methods and strategies for diverse youth, including a restorative justice model

-Proven ability to influence and enhance cooperative working relationships within a team environment

-Ability to lead within a fast-paced, dynamic, and rapidly-changing environment

-Exemplary instructional and classroom management skills

-Proven track record of meeting extremely high standards for student achievement

-High level of personal organization and planning

-Excellent communication skills with diverse constituents (teachers, parents, children, board members); clear writer, facilitator and public speaker

-Proven ability to proactively lead by example, effectively manage adults, and respond positively to feedback

-Team player: maturity, humility, grit, flexible, follow-through, sense of humor, open to feedback and a “roll-up-my-sleeves” attitude.

Education, Training and Experience:

-Minimum of 3 years of e l e m e n t a r y school counseling experience

-Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in social work, counseling, education or related field preferred

-Certification or ability to gain certification as a School Counselor; Certification as a Licensed Professional Counselor or similar desired

-Experience leading and managing adults

-Experience in and/or understanding of the public school system including charter schools is desirable

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• New Orleans, LA 70118: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• School Counseling Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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