[26-27] GA School Counselor

Movement Foundation • Atlanta, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Movement School South Fulton is seeking a mission-aligned, highly relational, and student-centered School Counselor to lead the school's comprehensive counseling, mental health, student wellness, and attendance supports. The School Counselor will provide direct counseling services to scholars, coordinate schoolwide mental health and wellness programming, partner with families and staff to address barriers to scholar success, and lead the school's attendance and truancy intervention efforts. This individual will work closely with school leaders, teachers, special education staff, families, and community partners to ensure scholars receive the social-emotional and mental health supports necessary to thrive academically and personally.

Requirements

• Master's degree in School Counseling, Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or a closely related field preferred
• Appropriate Georgia certification or licensure in School Counseling, School Social Work, or a related student-support field strongly preferred
• Experience providing counseling or social-emotional services to elementary-aged students
• Experience working with families and scholars experiencing attendance, behavioral, mental health, or other barriers to school success
• Knowledge of school-based mental health supports, child development, crisis intervention, mandated reporting, and confidentiality requirements

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of attendance and truancy intervention practices
• Experience participating in IEP, 504, MTSS/SST, or multidisciplinary student-support meetings
• Strong relationship-building, communication, organization, documentation, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the school's comprehensive mental health and scholar wellness program
• Provide individual and small-group counseling to scholars experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, family, or school-related challenges
• Develop and facilitate preventative and responsive programming focused on topics such as emotional regulation, conflict resolution, coping skills, grief, peer relationships, and healthy decision-making
• Identify scholars requiring additional mental health support and coordinate referrals to appropriate school-based or community providers
• Support crisis response and intervention for scholars experiencing significant emotional, behavioral, or mental health concerns
• Maintain appropriate documentation and confidentiality related to scholar counseling and mental health services
• Develop partnerships with external mental health and community organizations to expand services available to scholars and families
• Serve as a trusted resource for scholars and families experiencing barriers that may impact a scholar's ability to attend school and succeed academically
• Meet with families to understand scholar needs and connect them with appropriate school and community resources
• Participate in parent conferences, student support meetings, and other family meetings when social-emotional, behavioral, attendance, or mental health concerns are present
• Collaborate with teachers and school leaders to develop individualized plans for scholars requiring additional support
• Help families navigate school and community resources related to mental health, housing, food insecurity, healthcare, and other needs when appropriate
• Participate in IEP, 504, MTSS/SST, eligibility, re-evaluation, and family meetings as appropriate
• Provide relevant social-emotional, behavioral, attendance, and family context to multidisciplinary teams
• Collaborate with the Exceptional Children's Coordinator and service providers to ensure scholars with disabilities receive coordinated academic, behavioral, and social-emotional support
• Support the implementation and progress monitoring of student intervention plans when counseling or behavioral supports are included
• Serve as the school's lead for attendance intervention and truancy prevention
• Monitor schoolwide and individual scholar attendance data to identify patterns of chronic absenteeism, repeated tardiness, and scholars at risk of becoming chronically absent
• Coordinate timely outreach to families when attendance concerns arise
• Conduct attendance conferences with scholars and families and develop individualized attendance improvement plans
• Partner with school leadership and operations staff to ensure required attendance notices, documentation, interventions, and escalation procedures are completed
• Coordinate with external agencies and community partners when additional intervention is necessary
• Track the effectiveness of attendance interventions and regularly report trends and progress to school leadership
• Lead proactive initiatives that promote strong daily attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism
• Develop a comprehensive annual counseling and mental health plan aligned to scholar and school needs
• Analyze counseling, behavior, attendance, and other student-support data to identify trends and determine priorities
• Partner with school leaders to strengthen a positive, inclusive, and supportive school culture
• Provide consultation and resources to teachers regarding scholar mental health, behavior, trauma-informed practices, and social-emotional needs
• Coordinate mental health awareness activities and other schoolwide wellness initiatives
• Support staff in responding appropriately to scholars experiencing significant personal or family challenges

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan
• FSA
• Generous paid time off

What This Job Offers

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