School Adjustment Counselor
Stoneham Public Schools•Stoneham, MA
•Onsite
About The Position
The School Adjustment Counselor will work within a Therapeutic Learning Program, focusing on the social-emotional growth of all learners. This role involves supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion for students and families, collaborating with colleagues on schoolwide prevention, and consulting with various stakeholders to address students' social-emotional needs. The counselor will provide individual and group counseling, academic and career advice, crisis intervention, and support for student re-entry and transitions. Additionally, the role includes developing and delivering workshops and training, participating in multidisciplinary teams, maintaining student records, and ensuring compliance with Section 504 procedures and IEP processes. The position also involves serving on interdepartmental committees and engaging in ongoing professional development.
Requirements
- Maintain a mindset that supports the social-emotional growth of all learners
- Support diversity, equity and inclusion for all students and families
- Adhere to laws, policies, procedures and ethical standards of the field and contribute to a positive and safe school culture
- Ensure the implementation of Section 504 procedures in the school building
- Develop individual social emotional goals for student IEP and prepare quarterly progress reports per IEP process
Nice To Haves
- Partner with colleagues to support schoolwide prevention programming
- Consult and collaborate with administrators, teachers, staff, families and community-based providers in support of students’ social-emotional needs
- Provide consultation and training for paraprofessionals and/or other support staff as needed
- Provide individual and group counseling
- Provide academic advice and career counseling
- Assess student needs and monitor progress through observations and data gathering
- Serve as referral source and provide resources to students, families and staff
- Provide crisis intervention, re-entry and transition support to students, families and staff in accordance with established LPS protocols
- Provide caregiver workshops and staff training and student lessons on social-emotional topics
- Participate in variety of teams and programs to identify student need and develop appropriate intervention plans, such as Professional Learning Communities, Student Support Teams, Child Study Teams, Mental Health Teams, Data Teams, Child Protection Teams, Section 504, Special Education, etc.
- Participate in reentry for mental health and discipline/restorative justice
- Create and maintain student records, schedules, attendance, RTI interventions, etc. using electronic student information system
- Coordinate referrals
- Provide notices and document parental consent
- Distribute Section 504 plans to appropriate staff and monitor the implementation of the plan
- Coordinate annual reviews of each Section 504 plan
- Coordinate periodic re-evaluations of all students eligible under Section 504 at least every three years
- Participate in private school recommendation and application process where necessary
- Serve as social-emotional representative to interdepartmental committees and teams to address school and district needs
- Participate in professional learning to maintain current with counseling practices
- Other duties as assigned
Responsibilities
- Maintain a mindset that supports the social-emotional growth of all learners
- Support diversity, equity and inclusion for all students and families
- Partner with colleagues to support schoolwide prevention programming
- Consult and collaborate with administrators, teachers, staff, families and community-based providers in support of students’ social-emotional needs
- Provide consultation and training for paraprofessionals and/or other support staff as needed
- Provide individual and group counseling
- Provide academic advice and career counseling
- Assess student needs and monitor progress through observations and data gathering
- Serve as referral source and provide resources to students, families and staff
- Provide crisis intervention, re-entry and transition support to students, families and staff in accordance with established LPS protocols
- Provide caregiver workshops and staff training and student lessons on social-emotional topics
- Participate in variety of teams and programs to identify student need and develop appropriate intervention plans, such as Professional Learning Communities, Student Support Teams, Child Study Teams, Mental Health Teams, Data Teams, Child Protection Teams, Section 504, Special Education, etc.
- Participate in reentry for mental health and discipline/restorative justice
- Create and maintain student records, schedules, attendance, RTI interventions, etc. using electronic student information system
- Adhere to laws, policies, procedures and ethical standards of the field and contribute to a positive and safe school culture
- Ensure the implementation of Section 504 procedures in the school building, including: Coordinate referrals, Provide notices and document parental consent, Distribute Section 504 plans to appropriate staff and monitor the implementation of the plan, Coordinate annual reviews of each Section 504 plan, Coordinate periodic re-evaluations of all students eligible under Section 504 at least every three years
- Develop individual social emotional goals for student IEP and prepare quarterly progress reports per IEP process
- Participate in private school recommendation and application process where necessary
- Serve as social-emotional representative to interdepartmental committees and teams to address school and district needs
- Participate in professional learning to maintain current with counseling practices
- Other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
