6th-12th School Counselor Pool - IDEA San Antonio Region

6th-12th School Counselor Applicant Pool - IDEA San Antonio Region (26-27)

Apply to the 6th-12th School Counselor Applicant Pool in the IDEA San Antonio Region (26‑27). This role entitles you to join IDEA Public Schools’ mission of sending 100% of its graduates to college.

Description
This job posting is not for any specific role that is currently open. Instead, applying to this posting allows IDEA to gather your information in order to assess your fit and move quickly once our team identifies an available opportunity. Please continue to monitor our Career Site and apply to actual vacancies that match your interests.

Role Mission
Students and families are the most important stakeholders at IDEA Public Schools. The role of School Counselor leads the campus family engagement vision, social emotional learning program, and coordination of mental health and counseling supports for all scholars on the campus.

Key Tenets
Our key tenets of family engagement, social emotional learning, and student social emotional supports are implemented through the role of the School Counselor to ensure all staff are building authentic relationships with students and families. Data maintenance and analysis is an integral component of effective school-based intervention implementation. SSAs own the validity and accuracy of their goals to drive campus strategies and tactics.

Family engagement and student success is the job of all campus team members. The School Counselor will direct and hold all campus team members accountable to fulfill their role.

When the work is led effectively, the entire school staff is clear on their roles in supporting students and families, has the data needed to drive action, is inspired, and is supported to engage with students and parents in a meaningful way which would result in meeting the goal for all students to have the academic and social skills they need to achieve their goal of going to and through college.

Through this work, School Counselors ensure our schools are a place where students feel safe physically and emotionally safe and therefore can learn, grow, and succeed in and outside of the classroom.

Salary range: $68,886 - $79,908, commensurate with relevant experience and internal equity. Eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.

• Paid Family Leave:
  Up to 8 weeks of paid leave for birth or adoption, based on tenure and caregiver designation.
• Tuition Reimbursement:
  Up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 per year subject to manager discretion.
• Employer‑Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face‑to‑face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work‑life services at no cost.

Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.

Qualifications

• Education:
  
  Master’s degree in School Counseling, Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related field.
• Experience:
  
  Previous experience in a school or school setting.
• License or Certification:
  Valid TX School Counselor certification or counseling licensure (LMSW, LCSW, LCSW‑S, LPC‑A, LPC, LMFT‑A, LMFT) required.

Knowledge and Skills

• Proven track record of success.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage student behavior.
• Belief in and alignment with IDEA’s mission and values is non‑negotiable.
• Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment.

• Lead execution of school vision for retaining all students by directing and managing stakeholders in family engagement and student persistence.
• Provide individual/group counseling for at‑risk students and refer students requiring specialized services to campus‑based Licensed Mental Health Provider and/or outside agencies.
• Lead planning and execution of student and family…