School Counselor

KIPP METRO ATLANTA COLLABORATIVE INC • Atlanta, KS

18d • $68,896 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The School Counselor supports scholars’ academic and social-emotional development through counseling services and prevention and intervention supports focused on improving attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism, and strengthening school culture. The counselor partners with families, teachers, and school leaders to remove barriers to attendance; delivers Tier 1–3 counseling and social-emotional learning supports aligned with ASCA best practices; and uses data to target services and monitor their impact.

The role provides individual and small-group counseling, attendance interventions, family outreach, and support for scholars returning after extended absences or crisis events. The counselor also contributes to the school’s MTSS and tiered attendance workflows, maintains accurate service and intervention records, analyzes attendance and SEL data, and reports outcomes to school leadership.

The position is based in Atlanta and requires regular presence in schools and attendance at in-person meetings and events. Additional in-person time may be necessary based on organizational needs. Routine physical activity associated with a normal office environment is required.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Counseling, School Counseling, or a closely related field from a CACREP-accredited or regionally accredited institution.
• Valid Georgia Professional School Counselor certificate.
• At least 3–5 years of experience as a school counselor or in a closely related school-based counseling role.
• Demonstrated experience implementing tiered SEL and attendance interventions and partnering with families to remove barriers to attendance.
• Must be based in Atlanta and able to regularly work in schools and attend in-person meetings and events.
• Ability to perform routine physical activity associated with a normal office environment.

Nice To Haves

• General education and/or special education certification, endorsements, or credentials.
• Experience leading in a K–8 or turnaround environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide targeted counseling for scholars with attendance risk factors, including anxiety or avoidance, trauma, peer conflict, school belonging, and executive functioning, using evidence-informed strategies and progress monitoring.
• Provide individual and small-group counseling aligned to scholars’ academic, social-emotional, and behavioral needs and ASCA best practices.
• Facilitate re-entry conferences and short-term reintegration plans for scholars returning from extended absences or crisis events.
• Support scholars with goal setting, emotional regulation, and problem-solving skills.
• Serve as an active MTSS team member and lead counseling and SEL components of Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports, aligning them with academic and behavioral interventions.
• Co-lead the tiered attendance intervention workflow, including early-warning identification, tier placement, intervention planning, and follow-up, in partnership with the AP Scholar Support, Deans, and MTSS Coordinator.
• Contribute to intervention planning and progress monitoring.
• Implement and monitor attendance interventions for chronically absent scholars, including case-management routines, goal-setting plans, check-ins, and barrier-removal supports; document actions and outcomes.
• Support teachers with classroom-level strategies that strengthen belonging and engagement and reduce avoidance-related absences.
• Conduct structured family outreach to identify attendance barriers and connect families with school and community resources.
• Facilitate attendance-focused family meetings for chronically absent scholars and document attendance plans, responsibilities, and follow-up cadence.
• Partner with families to support scholar well-being and development; facilitate meetings related to SEL supports, attendance concerns, and crisis response; and provide resources and guidance as appropriate.
• Analyze attendance data to identify early-warning indicators and chronic absenteeism trends by school, grade level, and subgroup, and use findings to target counseling groups, supports, and prevention efforts.
• Maintain the school- or region-defined attendance intervention tracker, documenting tiered supports, identified barriers, services and referrals, and progress toward attendance goals.
• Maintain accurate counseling documentation and service logs.
• Analyze SEL and attendance data to identify trends and inform programming.
• Support compliance with school and district counseling requirements.
• Regularly report attendance intervention outcomes to the AP Scholar Support and SLT, and recommend system adjustments based on observed patterns.

Benefits

• 15 days of Paid Time Off, in addition to identified holidays and regular school breaks, including Fall Break, Thanksgiving Break, Mid-Winter Break, and Spring Break.
• Comprehensive health insurance, including medical and dental.
• Life insurance.
• Optional short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Participation in the Georgia retirement plan.
• Optional 403(b) retirement plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level