Lead - School Counselor; Elementary Schools; Internal ; SY

Lead
- School Counselor (Elementary Schools) (Internal Only) (SY26-27)

Chelsea Public Schools District Wide – Chelsea, Massachusetts. Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5703727

Final date to receive applications: Sep 01, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: May 11, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Title: Lead
- School Counselor (Elementary Schools) (Internal Only) (SY26-27)

(School-based; works with all 4 Elementary Schools)

Reports To: Director of School Counseling

General Duties:

In addition to school counselor role responsibilities, the lead school counselor will act as a liaison between the Coordinator of School Counseling and the Chelsea High School, Chelsea Opportunity Academy and Chelsea Virtual Academy school counseling team. The lead school counselor will provide support to team members with academic advising; postsecondary planning for college, career and alternative programming opportunities; delivery of school counseling curriculum;

data driven interventions to meet student academic, social/emotional, and college/career student needs; ensure and promote student equity and access to all programs available; close monitoring of student progress towards graduation; plan and facilitate parent nights around postsecondary planning and financial aid resources; participate in College Board related programming and exam administration support; collaborate with other departments at CHS, COA and CVLA;

plan and facilitate weekly PLCs and monthly department meetings, participate in faculty meetings, PD, and other meetings as needed. Responsibilities extend beyond the regular school day/school year.

Qualifications:

DESE Counselor Licensure

Compensation: CTU contractual rate.

Position Type: Full-Time

EEO Statement: The Chelsea Public Schools District is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting, appointing, assigning, training, evaluation and promoting personnel on the basis of merit and qualifications, without regard for race, color, national origin, sex, religious affiliation, age, ancestry, marital status, handicapping conditions, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other applicable unlawful discriminatory standards. (Title VI & Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Title VII & Title VIII of the Public Health Services Act, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as well as other relevant federal and state laws).

• Ingrid Colon
• 500 Broadway
• Chelsea, Massachusetts 02150
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