Elementary Guidance Counselor

Elementary Guidance Counselor 1.0 FTE At Cabot School, we strive to ensure all students experience a culture of inclusion and belonging. Students and staff live our core values of respect, responsibility, and perseverance. All students feel well-known by each other and the adults in their lives at school. We seek a teacher willing to be part of a team and collaborate with a wide variety of professionals to meet each student's needs. We seek someone who shares our values and can build a culture of inclusion and belonging that allows students to thrive socially, emotionally, and academically. Cabot School seeks a caring, dynamic and innovative school counselor or social emotional learning teacher to join our inclusive learning community. The counselor collaborates with teachers, administrators, families, and community resources to help students build positive self-esteem, develop interpersonal skills, and navigate academic and behavioral challenges. The role involves both direct support (individual and group counseling) and indirect services (consultation, referrals, and school-wide initiatives). We are seeking a counselor with experience in a community school setting and a love of children, and who has a commitment to: Student Support: The school counselor would provide short-term individual and small group counseling for students experiencing academic, social, behavioral, or emotional difficulties. In addition they would develop and deliver classroom guidance lessons focused on social-emotional learning, conflict resolution, bullying prevention, and career awareness while assisting students in developing skills such as self-regulation, coping strategies, goal setting, and decision-making. Collaboration. The school counselor will meet with teachers regularly to help build their capacity to meet the social emotional needs of all learners, they will teach social emotional learning to small groups of students, and collaborate routinely with teachers, paras, administrators, interventionists, and families to create support plans for students. Restorative and Trauma Responsive Practices: The counselor should be well versed in restorative and trauma responsive practices and be able to work with teachers to mediate conflict, engage in collaborative problem solving with students, and model an ethic of calm in all situations. Creating a culture of inclusion and belonging that is characterized by responsiveness to students' social and emotional needs, is rooted in deep relationships with students, and fosters a climate of respect with both young people and adults. Community as partners: The ideal candidate will have a history of working collaboratively with community resources and can act as a connector among resources in the community and with families. Program management: The ideal candidate would develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program in alignment with ASCA (American School Counselor Association) National Model. They would maintain accurate and confidential student records and documentation and uphold ethical standards and legal responsibilities regarding student confidentiality and professional conduct. Qualifications: Master's degree in School Counseling or related field preferred. Valid state certification/licensure (or is eligible for) as a school counselor (as required by the state). Prior experience working with elementary-aged children in an educational setting is preferred. Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills. Knowledge of child development, social-emotional learning, and behavioral interventions.