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Location

Tacoma, WA | United States

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Job description

Position Description:

The School Counselor serves a diverse body of students and families, supports faculty and staff in their work with students, coordinates appropriately with outside services in the community, builds and implements programming focused on developmental, social-emotional, and mental health topics as appropriate. The School Counselor in conjunction with the Director of Counseling and Wellness, will create, provide, and support programming and services to ensure best outcomes in academic, social, and community success and growth for students. The School Counselor will ensure that students’ developmental, social-emotional, and mental health needs are identified, documented, supported, and accommodated using and recommending resources both within and outside the school as appropriate. The School Counselor will ensure students have the ability and support to develop a sense of belonging in the community, and the ability to fully access and thrive within the academic program.

Responsibilities:

The School Counselor, in partnership with Division Director(s) and other school administrators, will oversee their assigned divisions’ student support needs by providing:

• Responsive services for student check-ins, skill-building opportunities and ongoing support

• Family support and referrals for services as needed.

• Faculty and Staff support to build capacity for working with students who have developmental, social-emotional, and mental health needs.

• Serve as a member of appropriate Student Support Teams

• Support Bullying Prevention & Response program implementation.

• Create, implement and support SEL efforts. 

• Crisis response and support as needed.

• Administrative oversight in creating, implementing, and maintaining needed support plans and documentation for students.

• Exceptional communication skills, written and verbal.

• Strong support for diversity and inclusion and be a constant champion for student belonging.

• Maintaining confidential information as appropriate

• Communicating and exchanging information with students, other teachers, and families with appropriately sensitive and accurate communication skills

• Other duties as assigned by the Head of School

Qualifications:

• The School Counselor will possess appropriate expertise and experience for an applicant able to perform the duties as outlined in this posting and deliver consistent and excellent outcomes.
• Qualified candidates will hold a bachelor’s degree in a related field and have some experience working in counseling, social work, or as a mental health professional with school-aged children. Preferred candidates will hold or be seeking a master’s degree in counseling or a related field, possess relevant licensure, and hold significant experience working as a counselor for school-aged children in school setting.
• Qualified candidates will possess a strong commitment to experiential education, serve as a champion of diversity and inclusion and cultural competency, possess the ability to inspire and challenge young people, the capacity to work cooperatively with peers, a keenness for working with school-aged children, a strong work ethic, and a joyful sense of humor. Candidates should be able to work flexibly with various educational technologies and an ability to navigate Google G-Suite for education and Mac hardware/systems is preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to sit and stand for extended periods of time.

• Must be able to move easily around a classroom, accessing materials and assisting students as needed.

• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times.  

• Must be able to traverse school facilities and lead students to safety in the event of an emergency.  

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Salary

$60k - $80k