What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Adjustment Counselor position at Stoneham Central Middle School?
School Adjustment Counselor - Therapeutic Learning Program
The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various type of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
- Maintain a mindset that supports the social-emotional growth of all learners
- Support diversity, equity and inclusion for all students and families
- Partner with colleagues to support schoolwide prevention programming
- Consult and collaborate with administrators, teachers, staff, families and community-based providers in support of students’ social-emotional needs
- Provide consultation and training for paraprofessionals and/or other support staff as needed
- Provide individual and group counseling
- Provide academic advice and career counseling
- Assess student needs and monitor progress through observations and data gathering
- Serve as referral source and provide resources to students, families and staff
- Provide crisis intervention, re-entry and transition support to students, families and staff in accordance with established LPS protocols
- Provide caregiver workshops and staff training and student lessons on social-emotional topics
- Participate in variety of teams and programs to identify student need and develop appropriate intervention plans, such as Professional Learning Communities, Student Support Teams, Child Study Teams, Mental Health Teams, Data Teams, Child Protection Teams, Section 504, Special Education, etc.
- Participate in reentry for mental health and discipline/restorative justice
- Create and maintain student records, schedules, attendance, RTI interventions, etc. using electronic student information system
- Adhere to laws, policies, procedures and ethical standards of the field and contribute to a positive and safe school culture
- Ensure the implementation of Section 504 procedures in the school building, including:
- Coordinate referrals
- Provide notices and document parental consent
- Distribute Section 504 plans to appropriate staff and monitor the implementation of the plan
- Coordinate annual reviews of each Section 504 plan
- Coordinate periodic re-evaluations of all students eligible under Section 504 at least every three years
- Develop individual social emotional goals for student IEP and prepare quarterly progress reports per IEP process
- Participate in private school recommendation and application process where necessary
- Serve as social-emotional representative to interdepartmental committees and teams to address school and district needs
- Participate in professional learning to maintain current with counseling practices
- Other duties as assigned