School Counselor

At BASIS Independent Schools, we believe students are capable of more than they can imagine, and that the most powerful education inspires them to think for themselves. With expert teachers, a thoughtfully designed curriculum, and a warm, welcoming culture, students grow into fearless and confident thinkers prepared to explore, question, and contribute with purpose. BASIS Independent Schools, a subsidiary of Spring Education Group, is a national network of PreK–grade 12 private, secular schools, with 12 schools located in California, New York, Northern Virginia, and Washington State.

BASIS Independent Manhattan, a grades PK–12 private school, is seeking qualified candidates for a School Counselor for immediate hire! 

What We're Looking For  

The School Counselor serves as a resource to the school, focusing on both faculty/staff and parent support to assist with interventions in academic and emotional situations. This position is a visible presence in all areas of the school and is responsible for issues relating to the well-being of the students at the school. This position will serve students at BASIS Independent Manhattan Lower and BASIS Independent Manhattan Upper.  

Your Primary Responsibilities  

• Provide short-term school-based counseling (individual or group setting) for elementary, middle, and high school students.

• Facilitate peer mediation and restorative conferences  

• Support the development and implementation of the social emotional learning curriculum across the school  

• Offer guidance and strategies to teachers and parents for supporting students with a variety of social and emotional issues, including implementing behavior plans as needed  

• Make recommendations for outside support on an as needed basis  

• Prevent, assess, and intervene in crisis situations  

• Act as a member of the school crisis management and response team  

• Create educational workshops for the school community on an as-needed basis  

• Assist the school team in reviewing requests for reasonable accommodations and, if appropriate, contacting their outside support specialists  

• Maintain accurate records when communicating with students, parents and teachers about intervention plans, reasonable accommodations, and progress reports.  

• Build positive relationships within the school community  

Position Qualifications  

• Possess a strong belief in and adherence to the BASIS Curriculum  

• Demonstrate the desired school culture by creating a joyful, loving, respectful, safe, and supportive learning environment and instilling a love of learning and an expectation of high academic performance in every student  

• Maintain high level of customer satisfaction by demonstrating active listening, empathy, problem-solving, follow-through and clear communication  

• Have an ability to build and strengthen positive relationships among students, parents, and teachers  

• Have an ability to exercise excellent judgment and decision making  

• Have exemplary organizational skills along with the ability to establish and manage multiple caseloads  

• Have excellent oral and written communication skills  

• Maintain patience, flexibility and a sense of humor  

Additional Qualifications  

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, or counseling  

• Experience (3-5 years) working with middle and high school students in a professional setting  

• Individual must have a willingness to develop and implement a new position/program  

• Individual has a background with implementing or developing Social Emotional Learning Programming  

Preferred Qualifications  

• Master’s degree in school psychology or related field in clinical psychology or school counseling  

• National Certified Counselor (NCC) or state-certified youth counselor  

• Experience as an independent school-based counselor  

Benefits:  

BASIS Independent Schools offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes:  

• Competitive salary dependent on education and experience.  

• Career growth opportunities focused on continuous learning, mentorship, and professional advancement across our network of schools.  

• Retirement options through which eligible participants may receive a 50% Company match for the first 10% of employee earnings deferred.  

• Three PPO medical plans to choose from, as well as dental and vision insurance.  

• An FSA option that allows for pre-tax dollars to cover medical, dependent care, and transit.  

• Student tuition remission for your children to attend our schools.  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In general, this position requires an individual to frequently walk, stand, sit, squat, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language. In addition, this position often requires an individual to carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend. This position is regularly required to hear and use clear vision with or without correction. Spring Education Group, including, but not limited to SEG Inc., and their affiliates (collectively “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring, and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. The Company expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discrimination.