K-5th School Counselor Applicant Pool - IDEA Upper Rio Grande Valley Region (26-27)
About the role
The role of School Counselor leads the campus family engagement vision, social emotional learning program, and coordination of mental health and counseling supports for all scholars on the campus. Our key tenets of family engagement, social emotional learning, and student social emotional supports are implemented through the role of the School Counselor to ensure all staff are building authentic relationships with students and families.
Responsibilities
Led the execution of the school vision for retaining all students at the school by directing and managing all stakeholders at the campus in their roles and responsibilities in family engagement and student persistence.
Provides individual/group counseling for at-risk students and refers students who need intense or specialized services campus-based.
Leads the planning of and execution of student and family engagement events that are aligned to the school’s culture, community and family needs and promotes the authentic relationship building between the school and the family.
Leads BOY Professional Development for entire campus to clarify the roles every staff member plays in family engagement.
Manages the campus overall student persistence data to ensure 100% of data accuracy and reporting through close partnership with the PEIMS team on campus.
Partners with the grade level teams to help identify and coordinate intervention for at-risk students with responsibility and accountability structures for Grade Level Admin, API’s, GTLs and Teachers.
Leads parent conversations and problem solves to ensure we are meeting the needs of our students and families in collaboration with campus lead team.
Coaches and develops teachers to work with all students and families.
Maintains knowledge of community agencies as a resource to meet student and school needs.
Directs implementation of state mandated guidance lessons to all students to develop life skills, promote good character, and develop resilience.
Provides support through feedback, training, coaching, and developing teachers in working with students social/emotional needs in the classroom.
Directs implementation of state mandated guidance lessons to all students to develop life skills, promote good character, and develop resilience.
Member of the crisis response team on the campus to provide and ensure student social/emotional needs are being met.
Conducts individual and group check-ins and advising meetings with students to address social-emotional issues and provide campus-based supports.
Leads family communications platforms: Remind, Smore (Weekly Parent Newsletter), and Facebook.
Administers 2 parent surveys: 1 in the Spring and 1 in the Fall to get feedback from parents on communication and events.
Is responsible to analyze and create a strategic plan to respond to the parent input.
Administers 1 student survey in the Spring to get feedback from our scholars with the IDEA experience.
Partners with the Enrollment Specialist and APO on the campus to ensure 100% of new student and families receive high quality on-boarding starting on day 1 of school.
Leads the planning and execution of specific new parent events to welcome the new parents to the campus and helps them integrate and get acclimated to the campus culture and expectations with campus lead team.
Leads the parent conversations and addresses concerns of our newest families to ensure they are heard, and the campus is responsive.
Owns the campus new student persistence to ensure 100% of data accuracy and reporting through close partnership with the PEIMS team on campus.
Conducts individual and group check-ins and advising sessions with new students to build community and sense of belonging.
Partners with the Operations team to increase and ensure all students are in school on time, every day through proactive communication and motivation with families.
Identifies barriers to attendance and support in connecting the family with community resources or hosts in school sessions to support ADA for the student.
Conducts home visits for students that are absent 7 or more times.
Owns the management of the student being placed on the Mission List for chronic absenteeism.
Lead teacher and campus training on Move This World curriculum and implementation expectations.
Identify and utilize best practice strategies to invest and create a culture of excitement around the integration of an SEL curriculum in the daily schedule.
Conduct regular rotating observations of Move This World blocks using observation rubric.
Provide teachers feedback on observation rubric at least 1x/month.
Track curriculum progress and send campus weekly PTG MTW update with glows and grows.
Conduct BOY and EOY assessment on SEL competencies, school climate, safety, and sense of belonging.
Review data and create action steps to address campus needs.
Collaborates with key stakeholders to meet district expectations for successful implementation of district family engagement and social emotional learning priorities.
Facilitates 4 Family Engagement Events (1 per quarter).
Maintains parent and student completion expectations in Fall and Spring survey administrations.
Facilitates bullying prevention month and mental health awareness month activities.
Campus crisis team meets regularly and submits crisis data on time.
Qualifications
Master's degree in School Counseling, Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related field.
Previous experience in a school or school setting.
Valid TX School Counselor certification or counseling licensure (LMSW, LCSW, LCSW-S, LPC-A, LPC, LMFT-A, LMFT).
Skills
Proven track record of success.
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to manage student behavior.
Belief in and alignment with IDEA’s mission and values is non-negotiable.
Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment.