Regional School Counselor

School Counselor

The School Counselor works with all members of the school community including students, instructional staff, and administration to deliver a program to support a student's academic career and personal development. Provides guidance and counseling students aligned to the academic program including the Moral Focus curriculum.

You will be supporting the following schools:

• Bennett Venture Academy - Toledo, Ohio
• Winterfield Venture Academy - Toledo, Ohio

National Heritage Academies (NHA) partners with communities to build and operate public charter schools. Founded in 1995, today NHA serves over 100 schools in nine states, with more than 65,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Our schools are designed to eliminate the achievement gap and provide school choice to families so their children are prepared for success in college, career, and life. A majority of our schools consistently outperform their local district on the state test. According to the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, NHA is a leading performer among charter schools and management organizations, outperforming both conventional district schools and other charter school operators. In addition, according to our employee survey, over 90% of respondents agree that the work they do is meaningful to them. Join our team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide group and individual counseling sessions and classroom support to general education students, and special education students, as well as monitor the students' responses to the interventions identified.
• Deliver crisis response and intervention services to students, families and staff, when needed.
• Serve in a consultative role with designated personnel to offer prevention and intervention strategies related to learning and behavioral problems of students; and provide consultation on an on-going basis to teachers, parents, and other school personnel to resolve students' learning and behavioral problems.
• Assist in identifying needed community resources for students and makes appropriate referrals to resources to facilitate educational and behavioral interventions recommended for student success.
• Establish relationships with both students and parents and participating in all aspects of school planning including supporting students in identifying target high schools and completing.

Qualifications:

• Must hold a valid school counselor license issued in the state you are applying.