Job Description
General Summary of the Position The school counselor provides a comprehensive school counseling program that promotes and enhances student development and achievement. The counselor is available to help students, parents, and teachers develop positive learning experiences in personal/social, spiritual, and academic development.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities of the Position - Works closely with the administration, faculty, and staff to support a climate and program fostering Christian growth and formation within the school community
- Plans, initiates, and evaluates a comprehensive guidance curriculum for all students
- Provides on-demand social-emotional lessons for targeted populations and goals
- Provides responsive counseling services for individual and small group needs, including crisis intervention
- Helps with student planning to assist students in monitoring and understanding their academic development
- Collaborates with other staff to help write and implement Individual Accommodation Plans
- Assists the school administration in determining appropriate interventions and responses to student behavior
- Consults and collaborates with parents and staff to support students
- Maintains a communication system that effectively collects and delivers information about students to other professionals as appropriate
- Provides referrals for mental health services and psychoeducational testing
- Coordinate services of outside therapists working with students at school, including Academic Language and Speech Therapists
- Other duties as assigned
- Abide by all policies as outlined in the Catholic Schools Office Handbook of Policies and Procedures for Elementary and Secondary Schools
Position Requirements Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Possess a knowledge of child and adolescent development and needs related to academic, social, and emotional growth
- Demonstrate respect for every individual by establishing workable relationships with colleagues, students, parents and other stakeholders
- Apply appropriate theories and techniques relevant to school counseling
- Provide crisis intervention including suicide and self-harm risk assessment and intervention
Education and Experience: - Master's degree in counseling or related field required
- 3+ years of teaching experience highly preferred
- Experience in a Catholic or independent school setting preferred
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities of the position. The duties and responsibilities of the position may be changed at the sole discretion of St. Monica Catholic School.
St. Monica Catholic School reserves the right to modify this job description without notice to the employee. This job description is not a contract and does not alter the employee's at-will employment status.
Job Tags
Contract work, Work at office