School Counselor, Grades 3-5, SEL Coordinator

Description

Job Title:

School Counselor, Grades 3-5, SEL Coordinator

Department:
Counseling

FTE/ Benefits Status:
Full Time/Benefited/Exempt

Supervisor:
Director of Counseling

J1 Visa Eligibility:
Not Eligible

International School of Denver (ISDenver) is an independent school that teaches the curricula and fulfills the highest educational standards of the United States, China, France, and Spain to prepare its students to thrive in a diverse and competitive global society. ISDenver is a prestigious International Baccalaureate World School offering immersion bilingual international education from PreK-G8, and is accredited by the Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS) and participating governments.

To learn more about ISDenver, please visit our website.

Staff and Faculty members are the cornerstone of our school. In addition to driving the school's operations, they must also embody the school's values and believe in the school's mission:

ISDenver Values:
Diversity, Integrity, Compassion, Responsibility, Perseverance

ISDenver Mission:
Our inclusive, globally minded community develops highly motivated and academically successful bilingual learners who are inter-culturally adept and make positive contributions in a complex world.

Position Summary:

The ISDenver counselor provides social-emotional support, consultation, and intervention services to promote nurturing environments and relationships among children, families, and staff; provides prevention based social emotional and behavior support to families and children; helps provide skills to staff and families around social and emotional development.

Duties & Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that people of color and people who do not identify as cisgender men are less likely to apply to jobs unless their experience specifically matches the qualifications. At ISDenver we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply.

You may be just the candidate we are looking for!

Overview:

• Provide research-based, short-term school counseling for students
• Support students with social-emotional growth by facilitating small groups
• Respond to students in emotional distress as needed and in consultation with classroom teachers, Learning Specialists, Families, and Directors
• Create and update support plans for students as needed, with specific social, emotional, or mental health goals, and communicate sCommunicate with families and staff around topics of relevance (such as stress, mindfulness, bullying, healthy eating habits, self-care, human development).
• Provide social emotional support, consultation, and intervention services to promote nurturing environments and relationships among children, families and staff.
• Provide support and coaching to teachers and other staff with implementing SEL, classroom management strategies
• Maintain records of student information as related to their social emotional development.
• Conduct Classroom observations when necessary
• Work collaboratively with Director of Counseling and Directors/Principals on newsletter and parent education throughout the year
• Work alongside the PYP coordinator to create appropriate SEL lessons into the curriculum for ECE-Grade
  5. Teach and model these lessons, where appropriate.

Other Details:

• Work collaboratively with Director of Counseling and Directors/Principals on newsletter and parent education throughout the year
• When appropriate, participate in planning and collaboration related to cross division education events, and in consultation with school administrators.
• Maintain a network of local, outside mental health professionals and make referrals to outside resources when warranted.
• Work closely with Divisional Leadership to create behavior learning plans or behavior goal charts.
• Collaborate in the implementation of a DEIB based Social and Emotional curriculum
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation through the registrar system
• Work closely with other counselors and principals to facilitate transitions (K1 new to school, K3 to G1, G3 to G4, G5 to G6, and G8 to G9)
• Support other counselors as a member of the counseling team that may require you to push into divisions you are not primarily assigned to.
• You may be expected to work outside hours if deemed necessary by the Director of Counseling or Building Principal. This includes responding to student crises, family emergencies or other matters that may arise.
• Duties assigned by building Directors, including recess, before school or after school, and lunch duty
• Work with students who have non-academic diagnoses, such as executive functioning or ADHD…