Glendale School Counselor

SCHOOL COUNSELOR

Location:

Glendale

Job Type: Full‑time, Contract

Salary Range: $48, per year

As the School Counselor, you will provide individuals with social, emotional and behavioral counseling in a school setting. The School Counselor will assist students in all grades at the South Mountain campus.

• Provide a range of psychological services including class, group, and individual counseling.
• Collaborate with teachers and parents on early identification and intervention of students’ academic and social/emotional needs.
• Assist students in removing barriers to learning and developing skills and behaviors critical for academic achievement.
• Assess students’ abilities, interests, and achievements to help them make decisions about their future.
• Provide professional assistance and support to a student or small group of students during times of transition, heightened stress, critical change or other situations impeding student success.
• Recognize and respond to student mental health needs and assist students and families seeking resources.
• Share strategies supporting student achievement with parents, teachers, other educators and community organizations.
• Collaborate with educators, parents and the community to support student achievement.
• Provide support to students and families needing school or community resources for additional assistance and information.
• Contribute to the development of social‑behavioral elements of the IEP process.
• When applicable, participate in Leadership team meetings to provide updates about important relevant topics/issues.
• Assist in crisis intervention, e.g., suicide assessment, threat to others.
• Participate on the crisis response team.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Master’s Degree in Education in Counseling, Psychology or Social Work.
• Current and active Arizona School Counseling Certification.
• Prior experience in a K‑8 setting.
• Experience working with an ethnically diverse urban population.

• Experience delivering counseling services in a school setting.
• Clinical or license to deliver therapy/counseling services.
• Bilingual skills.

• Competitive salaries.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Warm and loving environment.
• Opportunities to lead after school clubs and programs.
• Future growth opportunities.

Sun Valley Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

• Competitive salary.
• Full medical benefits.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement program.

To ensure safety for all students, all staff members may be fingerprinted. Background checks will be conducted on all school staff prior to their service as employees.