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Bridges is seeking passionate Counselor to work to support our students with special needs and the general education population. COVID-19 vaccine preferred, school follows DC Dept. of Health's safety guidelines and requirements for schools. $1,500.00 signing bonus for new hires!
QUALIFICATIONS
The candidate must have a master’s degree in counseling, clinical mental health counseling or school counseling. Have an LPC or LGPC, and at least 2+ years of counseling in an urban school setting. The ideal candidate will be a licensed professional counselor (LPC). Counselors who do not have a license in School Counseling or an LPC will also be required to receive clinical supervision weekly from a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, or a Licensed Psychologist. Bilingual English / Spanish is a plus, not required. Salary add-on of up to $2000.00 for documented Spanish language skills.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate in SST, RTI, and Special Education process:
- Assess student social, emotional, and behavioral skills, both formally and informally, to identify student strengths and needs.
- Plan positive behavioral interventions. This includes: SST support, RTI goals, IEP goals, Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans.
- Actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Provide social, emotional, and behavioral support services.
- Maintain records to document progress of services using school data systems (i.e. EasyIEP, etc).
- Lead weekly social skills groups.
- Co-facilitate caregivers support groups for parents of identified populations (i.e. parents/families of children with special needs, parents/families of children learning English, single parents of young children, etc).
- Identify strategies to support a parent when a student’s living situation (home, school, community) negatively impacts the student’s attendance and adjustment to school.
- Connect parents with community based services and social services i.e. Medicaid, SSI, services related to homelessness, domestic violence, and immigration.
- Consult with classroom teams to support student adjustment and participation in school.
- Collaborate with classroom teams and school staff to build positive classrooms, a positive school community and a positive school culture.
- Provide in-service education to school personnel on a variety of topics including: identifying child abuse/neglect, social, emotional, and behavioral development, behavioral intervention strategies, the impact of poverty on young children, etc.
- Provide crisis intervention for students and families as well as debriefing for school staff.
- Consult and collaborate with community agencies and other mental health professionals to provide resources to students and families.
- Demonstrate knowledge of district, state, and federal policies including due process guidelines and child abuse/neglect reporting.
- Maintain records in a manner consistent with school and district practices.
- Maintains high standards of ethical behavior, uphold the ethical standards of the counseling profession and confidentiality of student information.
- Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance.
- Work cooperatively with Bridges staff, students, families, and outside organizations when representing Bridges PCS.
- Engage parents and families in their student’s learning and acting as an ambassador for the school in the community.
- Contribute productively to the school as a whole.
- Attend and participate in school events outside of regular school hours
- Other duties as assigned.
SALARY & BENEFITS
$1,500.00 signing bonus for new hires! Salary is based on educational level, certification(s), and years of experience. Employees will be contracted yearly. Employment Agreements will be renewed according to evaluations and staff interest. Health benefits (medical & dental), disability insurance, and a retirement plan: 401-(k) or the continuation of the DCPS retirement plan.
To ensure safety for all students, all staff members may be fingerprinted. Background checks will be conducted on all school staff prior to their service as employees. Bridges is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate all applicants without unlawful consideration of race, religion, age, color, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Spanish-speakers and persons of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
