School Counselor

FlexSchool is a private lower, middle, and high school that specializes in motivating and supporting gifted and twice-exceptional (2e) students. We individualize our coursework to accelerate when possible and decelerate when necessary, always celebrating strengths and meeting students where they are. We are looking to hire a School Counselor. If you have a heart for working with gifted and twice-exceptional students, we are offering an exciting opportunity to be part of our unique approach to delivering quality education.
Provide ongoing support to students throughout the day through classroom push-in and as-needed crisis management
Maintain an open "support room" (office) for students to come to as needed throughout the day for emotional regulation and problem-solving
Provide IEP mandated individual counseling as needed
Attend IEP meetings as needed
Maintain frequent communication with families and outside service providers to ensure that student needs are being met
Run weekly ThinkFlexibly (social pragmatic) groups or coping skill development groups for students
Run weekly small group counseling sessions.
Teach weekly and daily health classes using a social-emotional lens based on the needs of the campus
Write and consistently update student learning profiles based on prior evaluations
Attend and sometimes lead staff trainings and student articulation meetings.
Meet with teachers as needed to discuss executive functioning and classroom management strategies
Supervise interns if applicable
Salary range is $55,000-$65,000
All full-time academic year employees are required to work during Adventure Week,either in-person in Vermont, virtually for Cloud Adventure Week, or as otherwise assigned by their manager. While we seriously consider teacher preference and any reasonable accommodations, FlexSchool reserves the right to assign employees based on staffing