School Counselor - Happy Valley Elementary (25-26 School Year) at Lafayette School District - California

About the Employer

The Lafayette School District is a TK-8 school district, serving 3,220 students across four elementary schools and one middle school. Our schools have earned California’s Distinguished School Awards and have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. We embrace a rigorous, comprehensive curriculum to provide a quality education in a safe and nurturing environment, fostering continuous learning and providing a global perspective based upon a foundation of respect and inclusion. Lafayette students learn in a beautiful setting, with open campuses, green space, and modernized facilities. Our schools enjoy generous support from our community, our parents, and our local education foundation. Our students and staff benefit from low classroom sizes and aides in all elementary classrooms, rich elective and enrichment offerings, a focus on student and staff wellness, strong commitment to inclusion and diversity, and a full continuum of Special Education and other student support services. We invite you to join our team!

Job Summary

Job Summary

School counselors are professional educators with a mental health perspective who understand and respond to the challenges presented by today’s diverse student population. Under the supervision of the site principal, the school counselor works collaboratively with all staff to provide proactive leadership that engages all stakeholders in the delivery of programs and services to help students achieve success. The identification and intervention of children’s emotional, social and academic needs is essential to removing barriers to their success. School counselors help to set the foundation for developing the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary for children to become healthy, competent and confident learners. Utilizing the knowledge, training and guidance of school counselors will allow teachers to identify at risk students and intervene in the mental health needs of their students. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Provide developmentally appropriate individual and small group counseling services. Collaborate with teachers, administrators, parents in overseeing the implementation and delivery of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) interventions. Support the implementation of the school's 504 plans. Develop and/or deliver classroom lessons related to social and emotional learning topics. Develop outcome-based programs aligned with academic standards to enhance student development. Participate in the development of effective programs that promote safe and effective learning environments (i.e. PBIS, suicide prevention, bullying prevention) and are welcoming of students of diverse backgrounds. Provide student and staff support in the area of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Provide consultation on behavioral concerns and classroom management. Participate in District social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum development. Provide teacher training on social/emotional topics. Provide teacher consultation, coaching, modeling, and support for s

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