Licensed School Counselor

Compass Community Schools is seeking experienced an school counselor at our Frayser campus (K-8) for the 2026-27 school year.

School Counselor Pay & Perks:

• Intentionally small school settings – K-8 sites have only about 225 students in total, and one classroom per grade level; Midtown high school has less than 400 students in total.
• Collaborative professional development (PLCs) supported by a network level Director of Student Services, as well as network-level content leads
• Robust medical, dental, and vision plan with significant employer contributions to premiums
• 100% employer-funded short-term disability, life, and accidental death insurance
• Contributions in the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (AAA-rated pension plan)
• Salary starts at $57,000, with add ons for holding a professional-level license and/or for attending a local EPP
• Sign-on bonuses available

School Counselor Qualifications:

• REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree
• REQUIRED: valid Tennessee teaching license (with endorsement #487)
• ENCOURAGED: Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply
• Affinity with, and passion for, the compelling vision of Compass Community Schools
• Strong content knowledge in all content areas
• Driving commitment to advance student learning
• Ability to lead students toward a joyful and productive learning environment
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to build productive relationships with students and colleagues
• Desire to work hard in a balanced, extended school calendar
• Utmost personal and professional integrity

School Counselor Primary Responsibilities:

• Support and contribute to a school-wide focus on three pillars: academic excellence, values-based character education, and service learning in the community.
• Establish a supportive, joyful, and hopeful culture that has high expectations for students’ individual and collective success.
• Plan and implement the school’s guidance program focused on improving students’ academic, social, and emotional skills.
• Counsel students individually and in groups, based on students’ differentiated needs.
• Provide mediation for students, as needed, to help students successfully navigate challenging circumstances.
• Administer assessments to determine students’ academic, social, and emotional strengths and areas of need.
• Analyze various data to help inform students’ counseling needs.
• Refer students and families to various school, district, and community service providers as needed.
• Carefully monitor students’ educational plans and progress in collaboration with staff and service providers.
• Communicate regularly with families as partners in the education of their children.
• Carefully manage students’ confidential files.
• Communicate regularly with families as partners in the education of their children.
• Welcome opportunities to develop professionally.

About Us:

In July 2019, Compass Community Schools opened six high-quality charter schools (five elementary and one high) in the Memphis community. Our vision is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideal of education: “Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” This true education – provided within a supportive, joyful, and hopeful school culture – will prepare our students to be positive agents of change in our communities.