Counselor

Location

Oakland, CA | United States

Job description

Envision Academy seeks a  Counselor .  Reporting to the school Principal, the Counselor will ensure diverse learners and their families create a safe, healthy, and supportive learning environment.

Who We Are

Our mission is to transform the lives of students - especially those who will be the first in their family to attend college - by preparing them for success in college, career, and life. Envision Education currently operates three small campuses in San Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward, as well as a national educational consulting firm called Envision Learning Partners. Envision Education has made an explicit commitment to becoming an exemplar network of schools with an instructional and cultural vision rooted in an anti-racist and pro-Black framework. The following represents Envision Schools’ vision for 21st-century skills, character traits, and cognitive and social-emotional skills that learners need for success in college, career, and life.

• Knowledge and Love of Self and Land
• Collectivism
• Critical Thinking
• Self Determination
• Criticality
• Leadership

Who You Are

• You are equity-focused. You are unapologetic about your deeply held belief that all children can achieve. You believe that anti-racist and pro-Black practices and frameworks are essential to change the status quo for all students.
• You are collaborative. You make decisions in partnership with others, focused on what is best for the students.
• You are invested in our core values. You hold high expectations for the entire school community. You examine your own biases in your pursuit of equity for all.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides guidance and assistance to students with learning, behavior and/or adjustment problems
• Provides recommendations to administration and staff on how to better meet social, emotional and academic needs of students.
• Collaborates with teachers, parents, and administration to find effective solutions for meeting learning and behavior needs.
• Provides information regarding community services available to students and families; make appropriate referrals as needed.
• Acts as a contact person/ liaison with social services and or community agencies providing services to students.
• Acts as a contact/liaison for all families with high needs, and acts as our MKV contact person.
• Coordinates services with mental health counselors.
• Provides individualized services in a full-inclusion model.
• Provides mental health counseling in individual and group formats.
• Participates as a member of the school site's Crisis Response Team.
• Provides support in developing appropriate Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA’s) and Behavioral Intervention Plan (BIP’s) including performing FBA's and developing BIP's Provides counseling services to students to help resolve and manage problems that interfere with school performance.
• Establishes and/or participates in effective RTI and SST processes
• Maintain accurate records of all psychological/ counseling/ social services rendered to students and teacher requests for consultation.
• Responds to crisis situations in tandem with colleagues and community personnel.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Master’s degree in Counseling or a related field required
• One of the following is required:
  • PPS (Pupil Personnel Services) credential in School Counseling
  • MFT
  • LCSW
  • LPCC
  • LMFCC
  • Licensed Educational, School, or Clinical Psychologist
• Two years or more of experience in a school setting preferred 
• Receptiveness to feedback and desire to continuously improve instruction in service of student academic outcomes
• Experience working successfully with parents and families, especially African American, Latine/a/o/x, and immigrant families
• Spanish fluency preferred 

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

The annual salary range for this role is: $64,700-$98,700, and is dependent upon years of aligned experience and credentials.

• Paid sick and personal leave.
• Excellent health benefits package with employer contribution to benefits.
• Optional Flexible Benefits Plan including dependent care, medical care, parking, and commuter benefits.
• Retirement system from STRS.
• 403b Plan.
• Life Insurance at no cost to employee.
• Access to ongoing opportunities for learning, professional, and leadership opportunities.

As an equal opportunity employer, we believe deeply in diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all people. Envision recruits, employs, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, veteran status, and the many other characteristics that make us diverse.

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