School Counselor
Website Compass Community Schools
School Counselor Pay & Perks:
- 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)
- Sign-on bonuses available
School Counselor Qualifications:
REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree
REQUIRED: Valid Tennessee teaching license (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:
- Plan and implement the school’s SEL program, focused on improving students’ academic, social and emotional skills
- Lead students individually and in groups to develop and strengthen their social emotional skills
- Provide emotional and cognitive regulation skills and techniques for students, as needed, to help students successfully navigate challenging circumstances.
- Refer students and families to various school, district and community service providers as needed
- Educate on the CASEL SEL Competencies and trauma-informed practices which support the equity and dignity of our students
- 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.
- 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.
