Kainalu Elementary: School Counselor

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Behavioral & Social-Emotional Support:
Implement and facilitate school-wide social-emotional learning (SEL) programming utilizing the Choose Love curriculum to promote resilience, connection, and compassion. Proactive Intervention:
Utilize the Inclusive Skill-Building Learning Approach (ISLA) to teach positive replacement behaviors, reduce instructional leadership loss, and support students within their natural learning environments. Restorative Practices:
Lead and facilitate Restorative Justice practices, including community circles and restorative conferences, to repair harm, resolve conflicts, and maintain accountability while preserving student dignity. Collaboration & Consultation:
Partner proactively with teachers, administrators, and specialized staff within our collaborative team model to design, implement, and monitor individualized student intervention plans. Family & Community Engagement:
Serve as a bridge between home and school, providing resources, workshops, and direct communication to support families and strengthen our 'ohana community. Crisis Response & Counseling:
Provide short-term individual and small-group counseling to address immediate social, emotional, or behavioral needs.

The Hawaii State Department of Education is committed to hiring highly qualified teachers in every classroom. With the exception of designated Career and Technology Education (CTE) positions, the minimum qualification to apply for a teacher, librarian or counselor position is a Bachelor's Degree. If you are hired without completing a Teacher's Education Program, you have a maximum of 3 years to obtain a valid Hawaii teaching license.

You must enroll in a Program to continue employment with the Department. Within each year of employment, you must satisfactorily demonstrate active pursuit towards meeting Hawaii licensing requirements, as set forth by the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB). It is your responsibility to ensure the program you have enrolled is aligned with the teaching line you are hired in. Upon hire you will need to have a valid Hawaii teaching license or Emergency Hire Permit.

You may apply for your Hawaii teaching license on the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board Website.

The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991.

The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, and National Guard participation, as well as on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Chapter 378, Part I, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Payday is on the 5th and 20th (or previous business day) of every month.