Long Term Substitute Guidance Counselor

Long Term Substitute Guidance Counselor (3257)

Natick Public Schools Bennett-Hemenway Elementary School
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Starting Date: Sep 18, 2026

The Natick Public Schools Seek a

Guidance Counselor, Bennett-Hemenway Elementary School

Long Term Substitute9/18/2026-12/11/2026

We invite you to explore a career with Natick Public Schools.

The Natick Public Schools educate approximately 5,300 students from Pre-K through age 22. We are an innovative, supportive, and high-performing district whose outstanding staff provides high quality services for our diverse students and their families from Natick and Boston. Natick Public Schools is a community dedicated to all students achieving high standards in a safe, trusting, respectful environment where learning is exciting, dynamic, and engaging, and where connectedness and belonging are valued and actively cultivated.

We are home to families that speak almost 60 different languages and our student population is approximately
29% Students of Color and 71% White students. With a graduation rate of 97% and 90% of our students attending post-secondary schools, we are proud of our commitment to excellence in educating students to be informed and successful citizens of a global world.

We enthusiastically welcome educators to our district who seek and thrive in a diverse environment that focuses on the whole child in a strengths-based approach. Please partner with us in our mission to support the diversity of our school community, promote and deliver equitable practices for all of our staff, students, and families, and create meaningful connections that enable everyone to feel included and thrive.

Job Title

Counselor, Elementary Long Term Sub

Location

Bennett-Hemenway Elementary School

Reports To

Principal

Work days/FTE

9/18/26-12/11/26

Salary/Benefits

Salary per Long-Term sub rate of the Non-Rep pay schedule

Benefits

No

JOB GOAL:
Profile of a Natick Educator

The Guidance Counselor will assist and encourage students to engage in opportunities that best prepare them for the workplace by providing support in developing personalized career plans and connecting students and families to available resources that best meet their needs. This individual will also respond to the personal, social-emotional, and mental health needs of students, as well as provide assistance and encouragement to students as they develop post-secondary plans and will use culturally proficient practices to support and advocate for students and their families.

The Guidance Counselor will provide direct service through individual meetings and classroom seminars as well as indirect support through collaboration and consultation with colleagues across disciplines including administration, teachers and student support service providers.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• MA Degree in School Counseling or Adjustment Counselor/Social Worker Preferred

• Specialized Knowledge:

• Thorough understanding of child development

• Demonstrated commitment to ensuring academic success for all students
• Thorough understanding of child development
• Thorough understanding of a broad range of counseling techniques needed to support diverse student needs
• Knowledge of best practices for social-emotional learning
• Thorough understanding of and commitment to the principles and practices of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice as they relate to student, staff and community engagement and cultivation

• Professional Certification:

• DESE Certification and Licensure as School Counselor 5-12 or School Social Worker/Adjustment Counselor

• DESE SEI Endorsement

• Preferred Experience:

• Experience working in a diverse public school preferred
• Experience working with students with disabilities/special abilities preferred
• Experience working with students who are English language learners preferred
• Experience…