1.0 FTE Counseling Position

Position Type :

Student Support Services

Date Posted : 6 / 20 / 2025

Location :

Washtenaw International High School / Middle School

Date Available : 07 / 07 / 2025

Closing Date : 08 / 13 / 2025

District :

Washtenaw Education Consortium

Washtenaw International High School and Middle Academy

105 N. Mansfield Road, Ypsilanti, MI

1.0 FTE Counseling Position

Summary : Full-time High School Counselor with School Counselor certificate with (NT), (SCL), (PEASC) or equivalent to support students socially, emotionally, and academically in the Washtenaw Educational Options Consortium at Washtenaw International High School / Middle Academy. Work in a diverse, equity-centered, collaborative, innovative International Baccalaureate school with academically focused and growth minded students, staff, and families.

School Mission : WIHI and WIMA's mission is to empower our community to become knowledgeable, inquiring, open-minded, life-long learners by fostering caring relationships and celebrating our rich diversity. We aspire to transform lives through a socially just, inclusive, and globally enriched educational environment rooted in empathy and compassion.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities include the following :

Assume school counselor responsibilities including :

• Work collaborative and positively with diverse students and families to promote social, emotional, and academic development for all students, especially underrepresented students : students of color and economically disadvantaged students
• Develop academic plans of support in partnership with students, families, faculty and administrator, which include ongoing communication, documentation, collaboration to support students with academic support needs
• Work with the school scheduler and administration to develop and maintain student schedules based on student and school needs
• Work collaboratively with the Student Support team with the development, implementation, and assessment of counseling programs to support students including Peer to Peer, TRAILS, and girls and boys leadership groups
• Provide one on one and group counseling focused on mental health, academic, social and emotional development
• Prioritize and engage in counseling initiatives that promote equity and inclusion, especially for underserved students of color and students with economic disadvantages
• Engage in learning and modeling cultural proficiency and social justice practices
• Engage in and promote trauma-informed practices to support students recovering from trauma and grief
• Present mental health and counseling initiatives to staff, students, and families to educate the community about mental health as well as promote strategies to manage anxiety, depression, and other mental health symptoms and illnesses
• Communicate regularly with students, staff, and families to partner on solutions to support student achievement
• Serve on the Building Intervention Team to support students' academic, mental health, and wellness goals
• Work collaboratively with the Student Support Team to support students and develop plans of support
• Work collaboratively with the administrative team to address student concerns with academic, social, and emotional needs
• Collect, examine, and share data on student achievement and interventions for support
• Participate in Professional Development relevant to the International Baccalaureate
• Collaboratively develop and lead Professional Learning focused on trauma-informed practices, mental health awareness, and stress management
• Work to partner with community programs to support students with social, emotional, economic, and academic needs
• Build partnerships with students, staff, and families to promote a growth mindset and fail forward culture of learning
• Daily work schedule Monday - Friday, 7 : 25 am-3 : 15 pm.
• Support enrichment programs and sponsor student-led clubs as applicable
• Support an International focus across the curriculum, equity-focused, and trauma informed practices.
• Meet counseling and compliance requirements of the International Baccalaureate program.
• Other duties as assigned by the principal

Qualifications : Valid Michigan School Counseling certification (NT), (SCL), (PEASC) 0r equivalent required. Preference for candidates with experience working with diverse students and families. Secondary school counseling experience preferred.

Education and / or Experience : Qualification and certification to serve on the Student Support Team. Experience, qualification and interest in sponsoring co-curricular activities such as Mental Health Awareness club, TRAILS, Restorative Practices Peer Mediation, Growth Mindset Club, etc.

Language Skills : Highly proficient in written and verbal communication with a particular emphasis on subject area specific competence and interpersonal communications.

Technical Skills : Ability to use computer technology for research, data management, communication and other instruction. Experience with Google classroom, Google Drive, Turnitin.com, and Power School preferred.

Reasoning Ability : Highly proficient in subject area reasoning, problem solving, organizational dynamics and emotional intelligence.

Physical Demands : Capability to perform duties normally associated with secondary teaching. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment : School building consisting of office space, classrooms and specialty facilities. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essentials of this job.

Salary : To be determined based on experience and qualifications. Salary ranging from $44,000 to $87,000.

Position Starting Date : August 2025.

Contact : Ms. Nhu Do, Principal, Washtenaw International High School (nhudo@wihi.org)

Application Procedure : Complete all sections of the online application at www.wash.k12.mi.us. It is required that applicants upload copies of the following documents : Letter of interest, resume, copies of all transcripts and copy of valid Michigan Certificate(s).

Deadline : Until position is filled

It is the policy and commitment of the Washtenaw Education Consortium not to discriminate based on race, sex, age, color, national origin, religion or handicap in its educational programs, activities, admissions or employment policies in accommodations with the Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments executive order 11245 as amended. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and all other pertinent State and Federal regulations.

Washtenaw International High School is an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy- a commitment to high quality, challenging, International education that (this school) believes is important for our students. Only schools authorized by the IB organization can offer any of its three academic programmes : the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP) or the Diploma Programme (DP).

For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org and www.wihi.org