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ð Starting Salary : $68640 - $75000 / year based on experience

ð Environment : Special Education Program Elementary School

Spectrum Center Schools and Programs a growing dynamic organization with a social mission to offer hope is seeking a School Counselor to join our award-winning Special Education team and perform meaningful work in a culture that welcomes innovation encourages creative expression and offers limitless potential for personal and professional satisfaction!

If you thrive in a dynamic student-centered support-focused environment seek a career with meaningful impact and possess a compassionate spirit creative mindset and unwavering commitment to student success We Should Talk! ð²

As a School Counselor you are primarily responsible for helping Elementary School students to succeed academically socially and emotionally through individual and group counseling and by collaborating with educators parents and other professionals to create a safe healthy and supportive learning environment that strengthens connections between home and school.

â Responsibilities Include :

• Providing individual and group counseling sessions to help resolve interpersonal or family problems that interfere with school performance including crisis intervention consultation as needed.
• Conducting interviews with students family members and school personnel to gather information required to assess student social emotional and behavioral adjustment to school and the community.
• Maintaining regular contact with students parents / guardians to inform of students progress areas of difficulties and any changes or situations in home life that may affect school performance.
• Developing and updating Individualized Education Plans (IEP) and Positive Behavior Intervention Plans (PBIP) as needed in adherence to company school state and federal regulations and procedures.
• Attending and participating in IEP team meeting facilitating at the discretion of the school district. Actively participating in other team meetings when necessary to address specific student and parent concerns.
• Collaborating with education and social services professionals to develop appropriate agency services for students and their families.
• Providing case management functions for students which includes but is not limited to coordination of parent meetings emergency transportation requests disciplinary actions such as detention / suspension and coordination with outside therapists.
• Collaborating with teachers parents / guardians district personnel and services providers to find effective solutions to learning and behavior problems always establishing and maintaining effective public relations and projecting a positive company image.
• Ensuring the use of positive teaching methods by conducting monthly climate data through direct observation of classroom staffs implementation of IEP goals and Positive Behavior Intervention Plans.
• Providing guidance consultation and assistance to Teachers in the development of classroom schedules maintenance of student data systems and facilitation of student transition plans to assure appropriate curriculum schedule and services based on each students IEP and other applicable goals.
• Assessing student progress through consistent review of classroom data collection and recording systems and providing applicable training and guidance to classroom staff accordingly to address student needs.
• Functioning as a role model for effective teaching of students as well as for communication and problem solving with staff reinforcing the Schools emphasis on behavior analytic empirical approach to education the extensive use of data in decision making and the use of positive reinforcement to achieve maximum performance when working with students and co-workers.

â Qualifications Required :

LMFT LMHC LPC LPCC NCSC PPS

Spectrum Center Schools is a division of ChanceLight Behavioral Health Therapy & Education the nations leading provider of alternative and special education programs for children and young adults. For more than 45 years and in partnership with over 235 school districts nationwide we have helped change the direction of more than 240000 student lives !

ð Learn more about our history our mission and the program services we provide by visiting the link below :

â Perks and Benefits Include :

Comprehensive Medical Dental and Vision Plans

If youre ready to start making lasting impacts on the lives of students and contribute to the creation of a brighter future This Is Your Chance !

Join us and together we can empower students to overcome challenges build confidence and unlock their full potential!

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Key Skills

Experience Working With Students,Organizational skills,Classroom Management,Behavioral Health,Classroom Experience,Mediation Experience,Special Education,Conflict Management,Teaching,Experience with Children,Public Speaking,Word Processing

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 68640 - 75000