Middle School Counselor

Job Description

The Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School seeks qualified candidates to fill the position of Middle School Counselor for the 2018-2019 academic year. This is an 11-month position with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2018.

The School is seeking an experienced Middle School Counselor to participate in the design and delivery of a comprehensive school counseling program for middle school students (grades 6-8); to establish supportive relationships with students; to be a resource for teachers, students and parents; to provide support in all aspects of school life and student social-emotional development.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide individual counseling on a regular basis for students including scheduling needs, social/emotional support, educational/study skills guidance, co-curricular coordination.
• Serve as a case manager interfacing with parents, teachers, learning specialists, ESOL specialists, outside professionals and administration as needed, regarding strategies to assist students.
• Complete student observations, interpret behavioral data, develop functional behavior analyses, and behavior intervention plans.
• Assess students' functional behavioral capabilities within classroom and/or home environment for the purpose of designing behavioral interventions.
• Design and interpret functional behavior analysis and multi-faceted behavior interventions. Use data to make informed decisions regarding student behaviors.
• Guide school staff to analyze data and monitor social/emotional and behavioral interventions.
• Help students resolve teacher and classroom concerns and assist students in developing self-advocacy, individual and collaborative problem solving skills.
• Assist new students and their families as they integrate into the School community.
• Work with the MS Counseling Team to develop a comprehensive school counseling program to support students through adolescent development.
• Work with the MS Counseling Team to provide education, prevention and intervention activities focused on teaching students the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary for academic, career, and social/emotional development.
• Implement the advisory program and work with educators to integrate social-emotional/values-based and relational arts curricula into all content areas.
• Work with administration on both registration for students and individual schedules and class balancing.

Candidates must have strong interpersonal, technology and organizational skills, as well as experience in guidance counseling and/or educational programming. Knowledge about Jewish values and traditions, as well as experience with Collaborative Problem Solving or Collaborative Proactive Solutions, and experience with the Council in Schools approach to relational arts are considered a plus but not required. A master's degree in counseling or an MSW is required, as well as three to five years of related professional experience in an elementary and/or middle school setting.

Additionally, qualified applicants will have a demonstrated, strong foundation in applied behavior analysis and experience implementing research based interventions, providing direct service to students, and providing training to teachers in implementing prescribed interventions. Applicants should be knowledgeable about resources and methods (I.e. applied behavior analysis, intervention and treatment techniques, behavior assessment tools, and methods, community resources, etc.) for the purposes of determining appropriate behavioral approaches for students' specific needs.

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