Middle School Counselor

Spring Education Group•West Chester, PA

1d•$60,000 - $65,000•Remote

About The Position

Laurel Springs School, a subsidiary of Spring Education Group, is a WASC-accredited online private school established in 1991. It offers flexible and personalized online learning for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The Middle School Counselor (grades 6-8) is responsible for programming that supports and promotes the academic and social development of students in these grades. This role requires extensive experience and proficiency in addressing the unique needs of the school and individual students.

Requirements

Master’s degree
Active School Counseling certification and commitment to ongoing compliance with state and local regulations relating to background checks and credentials.
3+ years of experience counseling or working in a school setting supporting specifically middle school students.
Experience with implementing group programs with measurable objectives.
Excellent skills with word processing, productivity, communication, and educational technology tools; expertise with G-Suite, Learning Management Systems, and Student Information Systems strongly preferred.
Strong analytical, interpretive, evaluative, and constructive thinking, and organizational skills
Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Access to dependable and high-quality internet and a quiet work space that allows the counselor to be fully present and available to students, parents, and colleagues as needed during work hours (Monday through Friday from 8:30am - 5pm ET).
Ability to travel to attend in-person events, meetings, and training opportunities on occasion.
Frequently walk, stand, sit, squat, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language.
Often carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend.
Regularly hear and use clear vision with or without correction.

Nice To Haves

Expertise with G-Suite, Learning Management Systems, and Student Information Systems

Responsibilities

Respond to students’ academic and social/emotional needs through developmentally appropriate interventions.
Assess student abilities, interests, and achievement to help them make decisions about their future and guide them in planning for upper school.
Communicate proactively and responsively with students, parents, teachers, staff, and administrators via email, phone, video conference, and any other communication tools provided by LSS.
Cultivate collaborative relationships with middle school teachers and advisors to establish wrap-around support for all students.
Lead live monthly webinar sessions for students and guardians focusing on supporting students’ academic, career, and social/emotional development.
Plan and implement group counseling opportunities to meet student needs as identified by data.
Support individual student academic, social/emotional, and college/career needs through one-on-one meetings.
Collaborate closely with the K-5 and College Counselors to aid in the development of a vertically aligned, comprehensive school counseling program, playing a critical role in transition programming.
Support and encourage enrollment through active participation in virtual open houses and re-enrollment conversations.
Use data to identify programming priorities and effectiveness.
Create meaningful communications, such as newsletters, that focus on needs specific to the population of students on a regular basis.
Participate collaboratively and professionally in school-wide meetings, events, communications and activities, both online and in person, with some required evening virtual events.
Engage in ongoing professional development (internal and external), practice self-assessment, and strive for continuous improvement.
Maintain confidentiality regarding students, families, and staff as well as LSS management and operations.
Perform other counseling related duties as assigned.