School Counselor

2026-27 School Counselor

Position:
School Counselor

Reports To:

Principal

Location:

ReImagine Prep

At RePublic Schools, your work advances academic excellence and expands opportunity for every scholar. Every day, you partner with scholars and families to unlock opportunity through rigorous, joyful instruction and a deep commitment to academic excellence. We believe all scholars deserve grade-level work, strong teaching, and high expectations.

RePublic invests deeply in its people through intentional development, competitive compensation and benefits, and meaningful recognition of the impact you make. Grow as an authentic leader within a high-performing, collaborative culture – where your voice matters, your excellence is nurtured, and your work helps reimagine what public education can be in the South.

The Role

• Assists in communicating the school's mission, goals, and objectives to parents, students, and the broader community.
• Collaborates with teachers and staff to ensure awareness of available services that support student academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs.
• Provides individual and group counseling to students and families.
• Helps students, teachers, and parents interpret assessment data and provides actionable recommendations for improvement.
• Emphasizes preventive counseling strategies to support student success and well-being.
• Supports the development and implementation of behavior intervention plans (BIPs) aligned to functional behavior assessments (FBAs) when needed.
• Refers students and families to external agencies when appropriate and coordinates ongoing support services.
• Partners with teachers to implement effective strategies that promote positive student behavior and growth.
• Investigates and reports suspected cases of abuse and/or neglect in accordance with legal and school guidelines.
• Partners with families to improve scholar attendance by proactively communicating about excessive absences or tardiness and implementing targeted support plans to increase daily attendance.
• Promotes college and career readiness by building scholar awareness of career pathways, facilitating goal-setting, and supporting successful transitions to high school and specialized programs.
• Collaborates with interventionists and the Scholar Experience Team to identify and support scholars at risk of becoming chronically absent, implementing early, data-driven interventions.
• Leads and models trauma-informed practices by equipping staff and families with strategies that support scholars impacted by stress, poverty, or adverse experiences.
• Connects scholars and families to wraparound support by coordinating resources, referrals, and services that address academic, social-emotional, and basic needs to support the whole child.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The Person RePublic Schools seeks team members from a wide range of backgrounds, talents, experiences, and perspectives. Our most successful staff share a deep commitment to our mission and consistently demonstrate a passion for academic excellence, a results-oriented mindset, genuine care for scholars, resilience in the face of challenge, and humility grounded in continuous growth. They also serve as experts in their content and grade level, grounding their work in deep standards of knowledge and best instructional practices to ensure high-quality learning for every scholar.

Other traits needed and desired for this role are:

The Must Haves

• Master's degree in School Counseling
• Valid state teaching license/certification (Tennessee or Mississippi), or a commitment to enroll in an approved alternative certification program upon hire
• Strong understanding of MTSS/RTI frameworks and student support systems (academic, behavioral, and social-emotional)
• Proficiency in using instructional technology, student information systems, and data platforms to monitor and support student progress
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with students, families, teachers, and external partners
• Openness to receiving and applying frequent, actionable feedback as part of a continuous improvement culture
• Ability to maintain professionalism and emotional composure…