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• Secondary Guidance Counselor

  Position summary:

   

   

  Collaborate with faculty, administrators, and parents to ensure healthy developmental support for Secondary Division students. Implement programs within the curriculum to proactively support students' general well-being and integral development. 

  Qualifications: 

  • Master's Degree in School Counseling/Psychology a must; Education background preferred. 
  • State Certifications are essential. 
  • Counseling and/or teaching experience of 3+ years. 

  • Experience dealing with pre-adolescent and adolescent students. 
  • Current knowledge of contemporary educational challenges. 
  • Written and oral skills in both English and Spanish required.  

  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

  • Knowledge of counseling theories and skills, group dynamics, and processes. 

  • Solid and effective interpersonal and communication skills. 
  • Empathetic and responsive toward the needs of others. 
  • Collaborative style and "hands-on" attitude; team member. 
  • Knowledge of confidentiality protocols and state laws while working with children and adolescent students. 
  • An untiring commitment to working with diverse learners and helping them achieve their full potential. 

  • Willingness to commit and become an active participant in school life and community. 
  • Computer/technological skills; ability to research and prepare relevant educational documents and presentations. 
  • Effective ability to organize, prioritize and manage time adequately.  
  • Ability to connect and motivate students while being accessible, approachable, and positive when handling all types of situations. 

  Main Goals and Responsibilities 

  • Promote and ensure the socio-emotional health of students. 
  • Create and project an accessible and approachable image for students to be an advisor and counselor for their behavioral concerns.   
  • Identify and inform the Principal and School Psychologist of unusual student behaviors rapidly and confidentially.  
  • Develop a Reasonable Accommodation Plan for students grades 7 to 12. 
  • Aid families in the process of requesting special accommodations for standardized tests.  

  • Monitor the implementation of inclusion students' accommodations plans and provide support to the classroom teacher in implementing accommodations and strategies to help students access the general curriculum. 
  • Provide diverse workshops for teachers. 
  • Be approachable and emanate a calm disposition to ensure students feel safe and comfortable during the interventions (individual or group interventions). 
  • Model and foster a culture of acceptance and affirmation, helping each student find their home at SJS.  
  • Work with students and families using a personal, student-centered approach.  

  • Evaluate students' attributes and assist them in obtaining their goals; monitor and assess their progress. 
  • Develop and implement counseling strategies with contemporary, evidence-based methods of mentoring. 
  • Sensible and aware of cultural differences in all student matters. 
  • Provide appropriate orientation activities for students. 
  • Conduct group guidance sessions regarding healthy developmental issues for pre-adolescence, adolescence, and life events. 

  • Inform teachers, school psychologist, and principal regarding relevant information about students with diverse needs. 
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with parents. 
  • Attending and coordinating grade level meetings with teachers, school psychologist, and principal. 
  • Any other duties assigned by the principal and administrative team.  

   

  Interested candidates should send a cover letter, brief statement of counseling philosophy, resumé, and the contact information of three current professional references to: employment@sjspr.org with “Secondary Guidance Counselor” in the subject line of the email. SJS’s website: https://www.sjspr.org 

   

   

   

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• Substitute Teachers

  Requirements:

  • At least one (1) year of successful teaching experience working with students, ideally in a private or independent school.