School Counselor

Job Description

Job Description

Torah Prep School Of St Louis, A Jewish Private School in University City, MO is seeking a full time licensed, professional, experienced, dedicated, caring and talented social worker or counselor who will:

• Respond to crisis calls from the office or administration to support a student in crisis-mode.

• Available to observe and/or support students across the school for the purpose of promoting social emotional well-being.

• When directed by an administrator, provide classroom lessons to target specific deficits or needs in specific classrooms or across the school.

• Lead small group lessons for: a) identified students with common needs, such as friendship, perspective-taking, executive functioning, pro-social skills; and/or b) students across classrooms to promote age-appropriate social and emotional skills.

• Support teachers by suggesting classroom-level strategies to implement when concerns arise.

• Share concerns about specific students or situations that can’t be managed at the classroom-level with appropriate building administrators.

• Create support plans for specific students, when applicable.

• Be the liaison between students who are getting outside therapy and the school to ensure that the therapist is aware of any social/emotional challenges the student is presenting at school.

• Provide individual counseling for identified students who may benefit from counseling with the added component of school-based case management.

• Other duties as assigned