Position Title

School Counselor

Required Application Type

Teacher / Admin

Salary/Pay Scale

minimum $57,197.13 with masters per WEA contract

Job Description

School Counselor at Waterloo Middle School

Probationary appointment

 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensuring that students perform their best academically by collaborating and consulting with educational team members, parents, and administration to create a safe and supportive learning environment.
• Consulting with other professional staff and community-based providers to continue support for students at home
• Participating in the CSE/504 process as appropriate.
• Assisting students with personal goal setting, action planning, and progress-monitoring
• Providing support in pathways for college and/or career readiness, and long-term post-secondary planning.
• Monitoring student academic performance, behavior, and attendance and facilitating appropriate interventions.
• Providing classroom guidance instruction to students in several areas including college and career readiness, study and organizational skills, self-awareness and identity development, and social/emotional learning.
• Assisting administrators with mediating student conflicts and partnering with parents and other stakeholders to identify barriers to learning and designing personalized interventions. 
• Providing group and/or individual counseling using evidence-based interventions to address the diverse needs of students. 
• Maintaining knowledge of skills related to trauma, illness and grief, and providing crisis intervention for students as needed
• May assist in creating Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans.
• Performing such other duties as may be assigned by the Building Principal, Director of PPS, or Superintendent as deemed necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the position.

                               

SALARY:  minimum $57,197.13 with masters per WEA Contract of agreement

 

Job Qualifications

 

• New York State School Counselor certification
• Demonstrated familiarity with and understanding of the many challenges facing youth and families and is committed to strengthening the connection between youth/families and schools.
• Holds the skills necessary for and an appreciation of cultural and linguistic diversity as represented in the school community.
• Appreciation that confidentiality and privacy is maintained with respect to all communications and records, unless exempted by law.
• Preferred to have successful completion of all elements of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training

Application Procedure

Please apply with completed Waterloo Instructional application found on our website www.waterloocsd.org, cover letter, resume, transcripts, three current letters of reference and proof of certification.

 

Questions may be referred to:

Holly Leone, Human Resource Specialist

holly.leone@waterloocsd.org

Job Category

School Counselor

Job Location

Middle School

Additional Information