Restorative Counselor

POSITION INFORMATION:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides an alternative to traditional in-school suspension or short out-of-school suspension that focuses on correcting thinking errors, teaches and reteaches social skills and uses a restorative approach.
• Provides targeted instruction in social emotional skill training; assess a student’s social emotional and academic needs and prescribe the right activities and tasks to help them modify behaviors with the goal of returning to a classroom setting.
• Identifies behaviors, conducts functional behavior assessments, writes behavior intervention plans, and uses effective restorative strategies. Shares assessments and plans with the student, staff and families.
• Provides targeted academic instruction based on teacher recommendation.
• Works with teachers to assure students are held accountable for their behavior and academic assignments.
• Works with the student to create a plan and expectations while in the program, which will include an area of focus for social emotional skill instruction and academic instruction. This plan may include therapeutic services, school/community services or restitution for damages caused by the behaviors.
• Works with parents/guardians in reentry plans to the classroom.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree required in counseling, social work, or a related field; master's degree preferred.
• At least 3 years’ experience working with students experiencing behavioral and academic difficulties in a school or community setting.
• Must be familiar with social emotional learning competencies, trauma informed care, and restorative approach to discipline.
• Ability to listen, problem solve and set goals with students, family and staff.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills when speaking with students, teachers, families, and other mental health professionals and while keeping detailed documentation/notes electronically.
• Ability to take initiative, analyze student needs and implement social emotional learning strategies/programs without daily observation from a supervisor. (As this is a pilot, colleagues engaging in this work would be limited.)
• Ability to de-escalate student, parent and staff interactions in a respectful, compassionate manner.
• Ability to work as a productive member of a team with families, other counselors, social workers, healthcare professionals, teachers, administrators.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
You may apply anytime before midnight on the closing date. The following information is required to be considered for the position:

• Resume
• Feedback from reference forms (minimum of 2)

Hampton City Schools does not discriminate in employment against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability or other protected class. Personnel decisions are based on merit and the ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Executive Director of Human Resources, One Franklin Street, Hampton, VA 23669; (757) 727-2300
Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request.

POSITION INFORMATION:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides an alternative to traditional in-school suspension or short out-of-school suspension that focuses on correcting thinking errors, teaches and reteaches social skills and uses a restorative approach.
• Provides targeted instruction in social emotional skill training; assess a student’s social emotional and academic needs and prescribe the right activities and tasks to help them modify behaviors with the goal of returning to a classroom setting.
• Identifies behaviors, conducts functional behavior assessments, writes behavior intervention plans, and uses effective restorative strategies. Shares assessments and plans with the student, staff and families.
• Provides targeted academic instruction based on teacher recommendation.
• Works with teachers to assure students are held accountable for their behavior and academic assignments.
• Works with the student to create a plan and expectations while in the program, which will include an area of focus for social emotional skill instruction and academic instruction. This plan may include therapeutic services, school/community services or restitution for damages caused by the behaviors.
• Works with parents/guardians in reentry plans to the classroom.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree required in counseling, social work, or a related field; master's degree preferred.
• At least 3 years’ experience working with students experiencing behavioral and academic difficulties in a school or community setting.
• Must be familiar with social emotional learning competencies, trauma informed care, and restorative approach to discipline.
• Ability to listen, problem solve and set goals with students, family and staff.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills when speaking with students, teachers, families, and other mental health professionals and while keeping detailed documentation/notes electronically.
• Ability to take initiative, analyze student needs and implement social emotional learning strategies/programs without daily observation from a supervisor. (As this is a pilot, colleagues engaging in this work would be limited.)
• Ability to de-escalate student, parent and staff interactions in a respectful, compassionate manner.
• Ability to work as a productive member of a team with families, other counselors, social workers, healthcare professionals, teachers, administrators.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
You may apply anytime before midnight on the closing date. The following information is required to be considered for the position:

• Resume
• Feedback from reference forms (minimum of 2)

Hampton City Schools does not discriminate in employment against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability or other protected class. Personnel decisions are based on merit and the ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Executive Director of Human Resources, One Franklin Street, Hampton, VA 23669; (757) 727-2300
Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request.