Address
Form of work
SalaryThe Lansing School District serves over 10,000 PreK-12 students across 25 school buildings in the increasingly diverse urban community of Lansing, MI. We are unique compared to other districts because of the wide variety of exciting and innovative educational options from which families and staff members can choose. All of Lansing School District’s team members are dedicated to our mission to provide an excellent education to all students in a safe and nurturing environment.
In pursuit of this mission, we are hiring a School Counselor for Everett High School. School counselors lead students to success by coordinating schedules, fostering positive behavior, and collaborating in dynamic teams with teachers and other support networks. They will nurture resiliency in students on their caseload, create a welcoming environment for all students, and enhance student experiences through effective communication and data analysis.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in school counseling or related field
- Strong data analysis skills related to student outcomes and attendance
- Experience building relationships with racially diverse, economically diverse, and linguistically diverse students
- Commitment to the Lansing School District mission and vision
Preferred Qualifications
- Valid Michigan Teacher Certificate with NT (school counseling) endorsement (must be willing to enroll in a program if don't currently have)
- Previous teaching, coaching, and/or counseling experience in an urban school setting
- Knowledge of student scheduling software such as Synergy
- Proficient in languages beyond English (in order to potentially communicate with students and parents who speak languages such as Spanish, Hindi, or Arabic)
Sample Job Responsibilities
- Empower student success through proactive school-wide initiatives and positive instructional environments
- Coordinate student schedules for optimal learning experiences
- Reinforce positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) throughout the school
- Collaborate in dynamic instructional teams to enhance teacher-student-family-community interactions
- Foster resiliency by identifying and overcoming risk factors, progress monitoring for success
- Create a welcoming school environment for everyone
- Communicate with families to reinforce problem-solving skills, positive behavior strategies, and authentic homework
- Gather, analyze, and share relevant data for continuous improvement
- Other tasks as assigned by the building administrators
At the Lansing School District, we champion diversity, equity, and inclusion. We offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants, irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
We value diverse perspectives, fostering a rich environment for both professional growth and student experiences. As an equal opportunity employer, we invite all passionate individuals dedicated to educational excellence to apply for our positions.
Complete the attached online application at your earliest convenience. A member of our team will be in contact with you about setting up interviews within two weeks of the posting’s closing if you are selected. If you are interested in multiple positions that are in the same department (i.e. multiple teaching positions), you only need to apply to one posting, as we consider all of our incoming external candidates for all the roles for which they are potentially qualified. If you'd like, you can indicate in the final question other roles for which you might be interested.
If you are an internal candidate, please apply with your SSO email address (i.e. smithj0601@lansingschools.net instead of john.smith@lansingschools.net). Also, while a resume will help your candidacy as an internal candidate, you do not need to submit one. The application will still require one though, so submit a blank document instead.
Again, we are incredibly grateful that you are interested in joining our mission-driven team, and we can't wait to meet you!
