School Counselor - Lewiston Middle School

About the role

The School Counselor serves as a member of the school's Social Emotional Learning team within the Response To Intervention (RTI) framework, supporting a broad range of social-emotional needs to best position students for academic success.

Responsibilities

• Analyze student data to identify and support school-wide needs related to social-emotional learning.
• Implement/facilitate researched-informed interventions in large group, small group, and individual settings.
• Collaborate with and support general education teachers in the delivery of core tier 1 SEL curriculum.
• Attend RTI meetings and identify level of support needed for students.
• Identify and develop accommodations and resources for students and teachers and assist in drafting and implementing individual behavior plans.
• Prepare and follow up on referrals to outside agencies.
• Engage in restorative work with students, families, and classrooms.
• Engage families in RTI process and problem-solving.
• Respond to, evaluate, and make recommendations for students in crisis.
• Develop and facilitate professional development for staff.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Masters Degree in school counseling, counseling, or social work.
• Valid Teaching Certificate with School Counselor Certificate or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, LMSW-cc, LCPC, LCPC-c).

Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and the general public.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Benefits

Lewiston Public Schools offers a robust employee benefits package for full-time employees, including:

• Health insurance with up to 85% of the premium paid by the employer.
• Dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible spending and dependent care accounts.
• Maine Public Employee, 403(b) and 457 retirement plans.
• 15 paid sick days per year.
• Tuition reimbursement and more!

Pay

Salary: $43,350.73 - $81,769.12 (SY25/26).