School Counselor - Northeast Campus

Highline Academy - Northeast School Counselor Job Description

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We exist to foster a diverse community of youths and adults striving together for academic, personal, and civic excellence.

Creating inclusive excellence in public education.

Reporting directly to Highline’s campus principal, the school counselor is a proactive, preventative role within our community. The school counselor is the restorative practices leader within the building, leading restorative conversations with students and supporting other staff members in leading conversations as well. The school counselor will work alongside the social worker to provide student services including conducting threat assessment, self‑harm reviews, and suicide risk reviews.

The school counselor will lead small groups of students in developing social‑emotional tools through curriculums and self‑created activities. The school counselor is responsible for providing behavioral intervention support throughout the school. Additionally, the counselor is responsible for ensuring that our students are engaging in prosocial behaviors during recess through organizing structured play opportunities for students. The school counselor is expected to collect data on students and identify those who may benefit from additional, more formal behavioral supports;

the school counselor is expected to be part of the team that creates and oversees the implementation of these supports.

School counselors are expected to build positive relationships with their students and also hold them to high expectations. They should work to ensure all families attend the student conferences held twice a year. School counselors are expected to participate in at least three evening or weekend events such as the music performances for their grade level, the Cultural Fair and the Fall festival.

They are also expected to help plan and lead at least two events for families during the year such as a parent education meeting or a student demonstration of learning.

School counselors are expected to attend all professional development as assigned by their principal and participate with respect and attention. They are expected to participate as a member of at least one network, school, board or parent group committee to support the ongoing work of improving our school and supporting school culture.

Teachers are paid year round on a salary. Their student contact days (177) and their professional development days and parent conference days add up to a 195‑day work year. However, the work teachers do outside those days—planning, reflecting and pursuing professional growth—is also an important part of being an excellent teacher. Teachers are expected to be on campus ready for students by 7:30 a.m. and to stay until 4:00 p.m. each day school is in session, including Fridays when we have early release days for students followed by teacher P.D. or planning meetings.

There are two weeks of professional development every summer before school begins, which is part of the accounted professional development days.

Reports to:

Campus Principal

Department:
School Faculty

Highline Academy is a community of diverse youth and adults striving together for academic, civic, and personal excellence. Founded in 2004, Highline is committed to inclusive excellence. In 2013, we launched our second school in Green Valley Ranch. Our students come from fifty countries, speak 26 different languages, represent a full range of socio‑economic backgrounds and previous educational experiences. Our diverse and integrated community has already begun to achieve excellence.

Highline students have consistently out‑performed district and state averages. Strong faculty and student retention rates are emblematic of the school’s positive culture and community.

Highline has a commitment to a liberal arts education which includes Art, Music, Spanish and P.E. instruction for our students. We have high expectations for all learners, understanding that some need more or different instruction. We have Performance Group teachers at each…