Job Description
Job Description
FlexSchool is a unique, accredited private school network specializing in creating educational environments for gifted, twice-exceptional, and non-traditional learners. We strive to empower students by providing flexible academic pathways, small class sizes, and a supportive community that focuses on individual strengths and challenges. At FlexSchool, our mission is to foster intellectual curiosity, emotional growth, and social responsibility, ensuring every student can thrive both in and out of the classroom.
Responsibilities of School Counselor
- Provide ongoing support to students throughout the day through classroom push-in and as-needed crisis management
- Develop relationships with each student
- Be part of a strong support team for the Cloud campus community by developing overarching SEL systems of support
- Maintain an open "support room" (office) for students to come to as needed throughout the day for emotional regulation and problem-solving
- Provide IEP mandated individual counseling as needed
- Help students develop SEL goals, progress toward mastery, and measure success, and share these at student IEP meetings
- Support teachers as they guide students toward mastery of goals, and help them collect evidence of progress
- Conduct counseling consultations with clinicians of prospective students. Collaborate with the admissions team, Head of School, and learning specialist to evaluate student applications and make recommendations
- Maintain frequent communication with families and outside service providers to ensure that student needs are being met
- Run weekly small group counseling sessions
- Teach health classes using a social-emotional lens based on the needs of the campus
- Teach Friday classes that incorporate social pragmatic skill-building
- Host other social groups, including lunch bunch and Friday recess
- Write and consistently update student learning profiles based on prior evaluations
- Attend and sometimes lead staff training and student articulation meetings
- Communicate significant student concerns to the Head of School and collaborate on developing and implementing appropriate action/behavior plans when necessary
- Meet with teachers as needed to discuss executive functioning and classroom management strategies
- Run parent support groups and facilitate parent workshops
- Complete social emotional standard ratings and comments for report cards, each trimester
- Supervise interns if applicable
Requirements
- Master's degree in School Counseling, Social Work or related field preferred
- Relevant certifications
- 2+ years experience in schools preferred
- Experience with gifted and/or Twice-Exceptional (2e) learners preferred but not required
- Familiarity with at least one of the following: CBT, DBT, Collaborative and Proactive Solutions
The salary range for this position is $50,000-$60,000.