School Counselor - Baltimore, United States - Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Baltimore

Description

Overview of School:

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School empowers Baltimore youth to succeed in college, career, and life.

We provide access and opportunity for students of religious, racial, and ethnic diversity to excel through rigorous academics, a corporate internship program, extracurricular activities, and faith formation.

We transform lives in the Catholic, Jesuit tradition of faith, justice and reconciliation.


Essential Functions:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Direct Student Support

• Provide oneonone and smallgroup socialemotional counseling support to students.
• Build supportive relationships with students to understand each student's unique needs.
• Connect students to volunteers, community organizations, and experiences that develop them as whole persons, and help students and families take advantage of these resources.
• Maintain confidential counseling records and sustain frequent communication with parents and guardians.
• Participate in Team level meetings in order to support teachers in increasing their knowledge of social/emotional issues within students and the community environment.
• Develop and implement training in collaboration with members of the Academic school team.

School-wide Systems Development

• Maintain systems for tracking students in need of and receiving counseling to maximize the support provided and to ensure compliance with the law and clear communication with stakeholders.
• Cultivate a physical school environment that promotes care for self, care for the community, and the goal of college graduation.
• Assist in leading professional development for teachers and school staff regarding their role in providing robust, adaptive support to students in a collegegoing culture.
• Foster relationships with local colleges and universities to identify and establish schoolcounseling intern opportunities as a strategy for increasing student support and retention.

Professional Presence

• Contribute fully, intentionally, and constructively to the team in a range of contexts shaping a supportive culture with the investment of all stakeholders, identifying students in need of support, problemsolving unanticipated challenges that arise within the school; collaborate with integrity, humility, commitment, and joy to ensure the foundation of trust that will enable the team to accomplish its ambitious goals.
• Engage students and parents with respect, fairness, and empathy to enable full partnership with the school.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Licensed School Counselor or Psychologist preferred
• Bi-Lingual and/or experience working with diverse populations
• Experience with Socialemotional learning and experience establishing groups
• Record of effective student support with highschool students in an independent school setting;
• Superior initiative, resourcefulness, and organizational capabilities;
• Proficiency using technology to track and provide support to students;
• Experience working with diverse students;
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of Cristo Rey Jesuit

Disclaimer:

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.


Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k)

matching

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Experience:

• Social work: 3 years (required)

Language:

• Spanish (preferred)

Work Location:
In person