Long Term Substitute School Counselor, Grade 4-6

Westborough Public Schools 3210045 Mill Pond School - Westborough, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5955754

Final date to receive applications: Oct 23, 2026 6:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Oct 09, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Jan 4, 2027

Mill Pond School, Westborough, MA,seeks a dynamic
Elementary School Counselor (grades 4-6)

to join
our caring staff as a
Long-Term Substitute from January through May 2027

The Westborough Public Schools seek professionals who are excited to join a high-performing district where academic excellence, equity and wellness are our core values.

• We are an innovative, supportive, and high-performing district whose stellar staff provides high quality services for our diverse students and their families.
• We educate approximately 4,000 students from Pre-K through age 22, from homes that speak almost 30 different languages. Our student population is approximately 54% Students of Color and 46% White students.
• We support our passionate, dedicated, and highly skilled staff through ongoing collaboration to ensure their safety, health, sense of belonging, and professional growth.

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 global citizens.

Job Title: Long Term Substitute School Counselor, Grade 4-6

Reports to: Principal

Department: School Counseling

School Year and days:01 /04/27 - 5/21/27

Compensation:Per diem, $290 per day, non benefited

Qualifications:

• Education: Master’s degree from an accredited college/university in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or a related field
• Professional Certification: MA DESE license as a School Counselor, SEI Endorsement preferred
• Specialized Knowledge: child development, mental health, evidence-based practices/interventions, trauma-based care, wellness, inclusive practices, cultural proficiency, anti-bias instruction, social-emotional learning, CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning), growth mindset, universal screening assessment/mental health screening, progress monitoring
• Bilingual skills, especially in Spanish and Portuguese, are highly desirable
• CORI, SORI and Fingerprinting: All appointments are conditional based on a satisfactory CORI, SORI and SAFIS Background Check per 603 CMR 51.00.

Preferred Experience:

• Working in a diverse public school setting with English Language Learners
• Supporting students with mental health, wellness, special needs, including students with emotional, behavioral, and/or learning challenges
• Delivering services consistent with MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support)
• Highly desirable to have experience with some of the following:
  • Using EBI (Evidence-Based Intervention) with students
  • Experience with the following interventions preferred:
    • Second Step SEL program
    • PBS (Positive Behavioral Supports) using the FAIR system
    • Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in Schools
    • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) in Schools
    • Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)
    • Collaborative Problem Solving

Skills and Abilities:

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with students, colleagues, families/caregivers, outside providers, and community resources
• Create a welcoming, supportive, creative, flexible learning environment that ensures equitable access to information and supports for all students
• Apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional/counseling design
• Apply knowledge of child development and diverse counseling approaches that result in social-emotional growth…