School Adjustment Counselor - Orchard Street Academy (OSA)

About the role

Assabet Valley Collaborative is seeking a School Adjustment Counselor for our Therapeutic Day School, Orchard Street Academy.

Responsibilities

• Believes students are successful when they are given positive reinforcement and equitable resources and supports
• Prioritizes a clinical and instructional focus with a blend of the following: Social emotional learning, restorative practices, culturally relevant teaching, wellness, healing centered, collectivism, student driven learning
• Empowers and fosters the skills for students to become problem solvers and independent decision makers
• Is skilled at co-designing and adapting school wide and individual programming and data systems to best meet the daily and personalized learning needs of students through individual, small and whole group activities
• Balances high expectations with necessary accommodations and modifications
• Provides individual and group therapy and all aspects of case management
• Co-designs and collaborates with families/guardians, sending districts and providers
• Partners with students and all those invested in their success to develop, present, and implement team drafted IEPs
• Works with team members to establish and implement student centered assessments and sustainable data systems that will inform programming
• Makes ongoing analysis of data and monitoring of student progress
• Provides coaching to team members to infuse research-based clinician support strategies within classroom, group, milieu, leisure, vocational, and home settings
• Provides consultation and/or professional development for faculty as needed
• Completes necessary documentation
• Demonstrates an ability to be flexible and adapt to the evolving needs of students and the school environment
• Participates and engages in professional development and community events
• Complies with collaborative wide policies and procedures
• Upholds discipline ethics and/or licensure requirements
• Be flexible to take walkie calls as needed

Qualifications

• Masters Degree (Required)
• Massachusetts licensure and/or working towards one of the following – Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) as per M.G.L. Chapter 112, Sections 130 to 137
• Candidates also possessing DESE licensure as a School Social Worker/ School Adjustment Counselor are desired

Benefits

• Compensation competitive within public school educators
• School year (185 days) with additional summer hours available at additional compensation
• 75% health insurance premiums covered by AVC
• High deductible Health Insurance Plan + Health Savings Account. (AVC contributes 50% of deductible into your HSA)
• Participation in MA State Retirement or Teachers Retirement pension systems
• Voluntary benefits: Health Savings Account, Life, Short-term, Long-term Insurance and Dental Insurance

Schedule

185 day schedule. Operating hours of the program, 8am-3pm. Summer hours are also available, but not required.