Summary description:

Green Acres School is seeking an experienced full-time counselor to work with students in Pre-K-8th grade. The school counselor provides counseling services to individuals and groups of students in a safe and welcoming environment. The counselor acts as a consultant to parents, teachers, and administrators. Duties and support services provided by the counselor include:

Responsibilities:

• Provide individual counseling on an as needed basis and make recommendations for outside mental health and therapeutic support when necessary.
• Identify students in need, assess their level of need, refer to appropriate services, and follow up to monitor student’s response to interventions.
• Provide crisis assessment and management for students and collaborate with community mental health providers.
• Create lessons and teach developmentally and age appropriate Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) classes.
• Understand child mandated reporting laws and report to child protective services concerns of child abuse and neglect.
• Consult and collaborate with parents, guardians, and outside treatment providers.
• Meet regularly with grade level teams and the Student Support Teams (SST) to address student concerns and implement a plan of action for students, parents, teachers, and outside professionals.
• Carry out the institutional goals for supporting student wellness, social-emotional learning, and mental health.
• Work with teachers, learning resource specialists, and administrators to address concerns regarding the academic, social and emotional welfare of students.

Required skills and qualities:

• Master’s degree in school counseling, social work, psychology, or related field
• Experience providing counseling services to young students in a school setting.
• Possess a deep knowledge of child development and expertise in social-emotional learning strategies.
• Demonstrate the ability to implement evidence-based counseling practices and interventions that support students’ emotional, social and academic growth.
• Be skilled in delivering engaging classroom lessons on social-emotional topics and character education.
• Show a commitment to collaboration with teachers, administrators, and families to promote student well-being.
• Exhibit flexibility, patience, empathy, and a nurturing demeanor.
• Demonstrate cultural competency and a commitment to equity and inclusion and racial justice.
• Possess a desire for ongoing professional growth and development.

Desirable qualifications:

• Relevant licensure or certification
• Experience working  in a school environment, preferably Pk-8