School Counselor

About the role

The School Counselor will serve as a vital team member of the school's educational leadership team, providing comprehensive, developmental support within the academic, personal/social, arts and career domains to ensure students become productive, well-adjusted adults.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a comprehensive school counseling program based on the Developmental Counseling Model for Illinois Schools, current school achievement plan, and current individual school data.

• Communicate goals of the comprehensive school counseling program to administrators, teachers, students, and families.

• Maintain current and appropriate counseling/college/career/arts resources for students and families.

• Accountable for the implementation and management of the school counseling program using data to develop comprehensive programs that meet student needs.

• Aid teachers, families, and other stakeholders in interpreting and understanding student data.

• Adhere to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the school counseling profession.

• Implement the components of the comprehensive school-approved counseling program in coordination with AIM’s CREATIVE framework and Be You expectations.

• Integrate Distinctive School’s SEL curriculum, assessment, and plan into whole class, individual, and small group lessons.

• Provide developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented activities to meet student needs and school goals.

• Develop individual college, career, arts, and personal goals and plans for caseload of students.

• Collaborate and assist students and families with high school, scholarship, college entrance, and financial aid applications.

• Provide counseling, consultation, and collaboration with families, teachers, administrators, and other educational/community resources to caseload students with identified concerns and needs.

• Implement an effective referral and follow-up process for caseload students as needed.

• Monitor caseload students' academic performance, behavior, and attendance and facilitate appropriate interventions.

• Accurately and appropriately use assessment procedures for determining and structuring necessary individual and group counseling services for Tiers I, II, and III.

• Accountability measure and analyze data results of the comprehensive school counseling program activities, and share results as appropriate with relevant stakeholders to help guide program direction and emphasis.

Requirements

• Education: Master’s Degree in School Counseling

• Qualifications: Valid Professional Educator License or equivalent in state of employment (IL or MI)

• Valid School Counselor’s License or equivalent

• Candidate must be able to demonstrate the academic progress of students under their leadership and articulate the methods used to achieve those results

Benefits

• 25+ paid holidays

• upfront sick leave

• an accrual-based personal time bank

• Comprehensive Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision)

• 403b match

• fully match up to 3%

• professional development including tuition reimbursement

• gym and wellness discounts

• and more