School Counselor

Specialized Education Services • Town of Mayfield, NY

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About The Position

The School Counselor provides social-emotional services to students who need additional support to succeed in school. As an integrated member of a multidisciplinary team, the counselor collaborates with school teams and families to deliver individual, group, or push-in counseling services and other student supports.

Requirements

• Professional licensure, including LPC or LCPC, LCSW or LMSW, LMFT, or LMHC/LCMHC.
• Master’s degree in social work, human services, or a related field such as mental health, psychology, or counseling.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience working with children and adolescents in a school, special education, or behavioral health setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with students from diverse developmental, cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Provide individual, group, or push-in counseling in accordance with students’ IEPs or BIPs.
• Collaborate on IEP development, including social-emotional goal setting and participation in IEP meetings.
• Conduct social-emotional and behavioral assessments, analyze data to identify student strengths and needs, and develop functional behavior assessments, BIPs, and other transition plans.
• Implement behavior management and intervention strategies, including de-escalation, crisis management, and physical restraint when necessary to maintain student and staff safety.
• Support students’ social-emotional learning through targeted curricula, assessments, and more intensive behavior support as needed.
• Provide in-service training with other teams, including expressive therapy and clinical teams.
• Collaborate with external partners and providers to support students, families, and staff.
• Maintain student-file documentation in accordance with regulatory agency requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time