PK-5 School Counselor

Vacancy for full time School Counselor or LCSW or LMHC or School Psychologist

This position will provide academic and social support services for high need students in grades PK-5. This person will work directly with students, staff and families to provide ongoing district support. The person in this position will use prevention and intervention through a network involving parents, individual students and district resources. 

 BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Seeking a full time School Counselor or LCSW or LMHC or School Psychologist to enhance the district's ability to meet its academic mission by maintaining and enhancing the mental, emotional, behavioral, cognitive and social functioning of student learners.

• Building effective relationships
• Knowledge of child and adolescent psychology
• Organizational skills
• Understanding of behavioral health
• Writing
• Crisis intervention
• Experience navigating social services
• Understanding of behavioral health

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Candidates with any of the following credentials are encouraged to apply:

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor
• NYS Certification in School Counseling and Guidance
• NYS Certification as School Psychologist

Those individuals with professional experience managing student behaviors and the implementations of behavior management techniques are encouraged to apply even if they lack the recommended licensure.

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  The PK-5 Counselor will be a leader, an advocate, and a frequent collaborator with teachers, administrators, families, students, and community organizations. The PK-5 Counselor will be an integral part of Lowville Academy and Central School district’s educational program.

The PK-5 Counselor will work with the building principals to coordinate activities that enable students to individually meet their academic, career and personal/social needs

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support school personnel in assessing, understanding, and responding to students’ social-emotional-behavioral developmental needs.
• Serve as a member of any school-based team(s) addressing social-emotional learning, trauma response, school climate and culture.
• Provide direct services to students, e.g. groups, individual sessions, and in-class presentations.
• Engage families and caregivers in understanding the ways in which academic outcomes are enhanced by servicing the social-emotional and personal development needs of the child.
• Develop and enhance community partnerships with community agencies to meet the identified, and varying needs of students, families, and the school. 
• Provide substance abuse prevention services to youth, families, and community members.
• Be involved in mentoring activities and assessing the youth’s progress toward the fulfillment of goals and objectives. 
• Maintain and utilize data to track student achievement
• Initiate and conduct parent conferences on an ongoing basis
• Make telephone/e-mail contacts to effectively communicate with parents
• Attend and participate in CSE meetings
• Attend and participate in weekly grade level team meetings
• Participate in support team services
• Conduct grade level and building level presentations on academic issues
• Provide individual counseling services for self-esteem, building family relationships, improving peer communication, problem solving, setting personal goals, identifying positive role models, reducing school absenteeism, academic concerns and other issues
• Provide group counseling services for self-esteem, building family relationships, improving peer communication, problem solving, setting personal goals, identifying positive role models, reducing school absenteeism, academic concerns and other issues.
• Provide prevention, intervention and responsive counseling services to students