Part Time Community Counselor

Buffalo Seminary is an independent day and boarding high school for college-bound girls, founded in 1851 and located in the historic Elmwood Village neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. Our five student residences are renovated historic homes beside our school building.

About the role

Reporting to the Acting Head of School and collaborating with the Dean of Students, Faculty Fellow for Student Belonging, and School Nurse, the Community Counselor is responsible for applying their skills in mental health, learning, and behavior to help students succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally. The role involves partnering with families, faculty, school administrators, and other professionals to create a supportive learning environment that strengthens connections between home, campus, and the community.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with administrators, teachers, parents, and outside professionals to holistically support the needs of individual students through intentional prevention and intervention strategies.
• Promote wellness and resilience by reinforcing communication and social skills, problem solving, anger management, self-regulation, self-determination, and optimism.
• Increase achievement by assessing barriers to learning and determining the best instructional strategies to improve learning.
• Work with students and their families, if needed, to make referrals for additional support.
• Identify and communicate to school officials any at-risk student.
• Assist in the analysis of data to support student outcomes and school community improvement.
• Promote school policies and practices that ensure the safety of all students, including but not limited to bullying and harassment.
• Assist in crisis situations by providing leadership and/or direct services.
• Maintain electronic case notes and other documentation as required by State Law and Health Services policies and procedures.
• Work with the Health and Wellness team to develop and present educational programs for the campus community and serve as a resource for faculty, staff, and students.
• Interact with students consistent with a boarding school community.

Competencies

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal skills with all levels of co-workers, students, and parents.
• Demonstrate effective analytic, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to solve problems by collaborating with others.

Requirements

• At least three to five years of experience working in a high school setting.
• A master’s degree in psychology, school counseling, mental health counseling, social work, or a related field.

Pay

$40 per hour (commensurate with experience).

Schedule

Part-time.