School Counselor

3 weeks ago


Houston, Texas, United States Bloom Academy Full time
Job Summary

Bloom Academy Charter School is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated School Counselor to join our founding team. As a School Counselor, you will play a vital role in ensuring the academic and personal success of our scholars.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide individual and group counseling to scholars on campus, as needed, and refer scholars/families to specialized mental health services and outside agencies when warranted.
  • Conduct reliable and valid assessments of scholars and families to inform the design of interventions to remove barriers to learning.
  • Work closely with the PEIMS Coordinator to ensure proper coding in scholar files for at-risk coding, and other.
  • Collaborate with the Dean of Emotional Support to implement SEL objectives and lessons in classrooms for the scholars.
  • Provide consultation to school personnel, parents/guardians, and community partners for the purpose of enhancing their understanding of student needs, developing effective interventions, and building school capacity.
  • Provide guidance to teachers and staff of effective SEL measures and skills for themselves and scholars to assist with classroom management and learning.
  • Conduct professional development seminars at times, in coordination with campus leadership team, to staff for effective SEL training and education.
  • Communicate effectively with families and lead parent conversations between families and teachers to problem solve and ensure we are meeting the needs of the scholars.
  • Facilitate crisis response and provide follow up crisis counseling and referrals to appropriate providers.
  • Direct implementation of state mandated guidance lessons to all scholars to develop life skills, promote good character, and develop resilience.
  • In coordination with the Dean of Emotional Support, provides feedback, training, and development for teachers and supports social-emotional needs in the classroom.
Qualifications
  • Texas school counselor certification.
  • Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred.
  • Deep alignment with the school's mission and core values.
  • Experience in an urban school setting, preferred.
  • A staunch belief that all students regardless of race or socio-economic status can achieve at high levels and be positive contributors to their communities.
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail required.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with all school stakeholders.
  • Strong emotional intelligence.
  • Can-do, team first, "glass half full" attitude. Innovative, thoughtful, question-asking intellect. Always looking for ways to do things better, faster, in a more user-friendly fashion. Eager to contribute to an intellectual environment in which the best idea always wins.
  • Ability to evaluate situations and assess needs quickly; prior experience using your strategic abilities and leadership skills to drive others towards an ambitious mission.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment juggling multiple priorities at once.
  • Ability to recognize when to move with urgency and when to slow down in order to bring in others and work forward more effectively.
  • Ability to produce quality content in short timelines.
  • An understanding of effective communication.
  • Knowledge of office equipment and services including computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, phones, and software.
  • Open and receptive to feedback about performance and self-reflective about ways to improve.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
Compensation

Bloom Academy utilizes a pay scale commensurate with experience for the position. The scale increases based on years of experience in teaching and school counseling, and salaries are determined on this basis.

Bloom Academy offers employee benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance and contributes to the cost of employee benefits. Additionally, Bloom Academy provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance benefits to employees at no cost to them.

Additional benefits include seven days of paid time off each school year in addition to the designated school breaks and holidays, as well as employer paid family leave calculated based on time employed at Bloom Academy.

Bloom as you are.

Bloom Academy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment for all adults and children who enter our doors.


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