School Counselor

Kairos

PDX is a nonprofit organization committed to delivering excellent, equitable education to underserved children, their families, and their communities. Through innovative pedagogy, strong community collaboration, and meaningful family partnerships, we work to close Portland's persistent achievement and opportunity gaps in measurable and sustainable ways. Our mission is to eliminate racial disparities in academic achievement and opportunity by cultivating confident, creative, and compassionate leaders.

We advance this mission through a comprehensive organizational approach that includes the PK-5 Kairos

PDX Learning Academy, Family Connections programming, the Kairos

PDX Training Academy, mental health supports, and local and legislative policy work. Learn more rospdx.org.

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Kairos

PDX is currently seeking candidates for a full-time, year-round School Counselor position, starting Summer 2026. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented backgrounds, including people of color, to apply.

Kairos

PDX launched its flagship program, the Learning Academy, a public charter school sponsored by Portland Public Schools, in 2014. Located on N. Gantenbein Avenue in Portland, the school utilizes a combination of direct instruction and inquiry-based learning to maximize student outcomes. Our culturally responsive approach integrates mindfulness, restorative practices, studio art, STEM, music, and fitness to support the development of the whole child throughout the day.

In 2021, Kairos

PDX launched the Training Academy, which prepares leaders across multiple sectors to lead equity-centered, transformational change. Grounded in a framework of belonging and the neuroscience of love, the Training Academy provides professional development in rehumanization practices for educators, administrators, early childhood professionals, organizations, and businesses.

The Early Learning Academy, launched in 2022 as a Preschool for All pilot site, is designed to affirm and celebrate Black identity in young children and their families. It is rooted in the belief that culturally specific early learning experiences empower children to actively shape their lives and contribute meaningfully to their communities. We value creativity, curiosity, and collaboration, and we prioritize listening, observing, and reflecting alongside children and families.

The arts and sciences are central to our approach, serving as essential tools for expression, identity, and storytelling across generations.

Across our Learning Academies, four core tenets guide our work: (1) inquiry-based instruction, (2) cultural affirmation, (3) anti‑racist education, and (4) creativity and play. These principles inform how we engage with data, reflection, feedback, and continuous improvement.

'Kairos' means a special moment in time, and we believe we are creating that moment for children and families every day. Kairos

PDX is grounded in the core values of Respect, Responsibility, Excellence, Honesty, and Service. We are committed to continuous growth and collaboration in the service of our students and community.

At Kairos

PDX, staff are expected to be deeply invested in our mission and to actively contribute to building strong systems, cultivating school culture, and communicating our work with families and the broader community. Our team works collaboratively to support the whole child academically, socially, emotionally, and culturally using research-based practices, established curriculum, and students' interests to inform instruction.

Share responsibility with a team of colleagues and parents to honor the mission:
To eliminate the prolific racial achievement and opportunity gaps by cultivating confident, creative, and compassionate leaders.

Practice the values of Kairos

PDX in professional conduct and daily interactions: respect, responsibility, honesty, excellence and service to community;
Incorporate the beliefs of Kairos

PDX in all approaches and instruction;
Every child is uniquely capable, innately curious and inherently creative;
Character and agency are essential to achievement and are developed through…