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What Youll Do

As a School Adjustment Counselor at Veritas Prep youll partner with teachers, leaders, and staff to ensure all students have the support they need to achieve, grow, and thrive at school. Youll provide counseling services, develop and facilitate small skill-building groups, create and monitor behavior plans, and provide a variety of other social, emotional, and behavioral supports to students with and without special education needs. Youll be an integral part of our Student Support Team, which includes the Dean of Curriculum and Instruction, School Culture Coordinators, outside service providers, and Special Education Teachers, with support from our Director of Student Supports and the Director of Social Emotional Learning.

Youll also

  • Provide casework/group work services to scholars and/or parents to enhance scholars educational progress
  • Cultivate relationships with community organizations and connect students to appropriate resources for social and mental health services when needed
  • Provide positive outreach to parents and/or scholars in target populations to facilitate scholars productive engagement in school
  • Lead the assessment, creation, implementation, and monitoring of individualized behavior plans
  • Assist with the development of standard procedures to handle crises and support the training of staff to implement those procedures
  • Assist in developing and implementing prevention activities and services in the school community, such as peer mediation and bullying prevention, leading community meetings around relevant topics for scholars
  • Consult with staff, scholars, parents, and community agencies, acting as a liaison between these groups to ensure the social-emotional needs of scholars are being met
  • Consult with schools leaders and teachers to revise and improve the social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum and support teachers to implement it as needed
  • Participate in scholar support and IEP meetings, contributing information on scholars social/developmental histories to develop a complete and holistic assessment of scholars needs
  • Develop and monitor student progress toward social emotional goals
  • Collaboratively develop IEPs for related services and write IEP progress reports during each marking period
  • Engage in learning about racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion in education

Requirements

What You'll Need (Qualifications)

  • An unwavering belief that all students can achieve amazing things
  • A passion for continuous growth as a counselor
  • One to two years of school counseling experience (preferred)
  • Proficiency in Spanish (preferred)
  • Degree in social work, school counseling, or a related field
  • Appropriate license issued by Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Work or Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health Professionals OR be eligible for a MA School Adjustment Counselor/School Social Worker license
  • Current authorization to work in the United States a candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment
  • Training in administering functional behavioral assessments (preferred)


Veritas Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or qualified job applicants on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, or any other status or condition protected by applicable law. This policy extends to, but is not limited to, recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, promotion, training, and termination.

Benefits

About Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep is a public, tuition-free school in Springfield that prepares students in grades 5-12 to compete, achieve, and succeed in college and beyond! Veritas Prep accelerates every students path to college and career by helping students set a strong academic foundation in middle school and guaranteeing access to college classes and college prep support in our wall-to-wall Early College high school. At Veritas Prep we are not only breaking down barriers to college access but also providing the tools students need to persist through college and prepare for a successful career.

Our middle school program has been serving students in Springfield since 2012 and is considered one of the top middle schools in Springfield and in the state. Our scholars are supported by skilled, dedicated, and diverse teachers and are challenged to achieve at high levels academically, socially, and emotionally, setting them up for success as they enter our high school.

Our Early College high school program, in partnership with STCC and Worcester State University, prepares students to earn high-impact college degrees, saving students up to two years of time in college and thousands of dollars. Students can earn up to an associate degree for free, and the General Studies associate degree from STCC guarantees students will be JUNIORS at any MA public college or university after high school graduation!

Students at Veritas Prep benefit from high academic standards and robust support, an exceptional learning environment, a diverse staff of high-quality educators, a strong commitment to social/emotional and practical skill development, and an inclusive, anti-racist community that values the identities and backgrounds of all students.

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