School Counselor

Position: School Counselor

Location: Miami, FL

Duration: Full-Time

Salary: DOE

Description

The client is seeking a School Counselor to join its growing faculty for the 2025-2026 school year. Must be comfortable being in person on campus with students.

Responsibilities

• Support students social-emotional development through one-on-one, small-group and whole group instruction.
• Lead social-emotional learning professional development for faculty.
• Provide parent education.
• Support after school and enrichment program for students.
• Understand both the academic and social-emotional needs of gifted and differential learners.
• Manage student support including, but not limited to, speech, OT, and gifted education
• Serve as the central point of contact and lead, coordinate, organize and facilitate parent meetings.
• Gather necessary input from parents, teachers, learning specialists, guidance counselors, and other providers to prepare for parent meetings.
• Monitor student academic and social-emotional progress.
• Lead and coordinate the development of materials designed to meet the academic and social needs of specific learners.
• Be a lifelong learner engaged in professional growth.
• Develop working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and parents.
• Refers students for academic/psychological testing and/or personal and family counseling.
• Responds to faculty requests for assistance with concerns of individual students.
• Coordinate standardized testing.

Qualifications

• Masters degree (or higher) in school counseling/guidance or education.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• Gifted Endorsement a plus.
• Experience with social-emotional curriculum recommended.
• Ability to work in multiple academic subject areas.
• Strong affinity for helping children succeed.
• Passionate about education.
• Private, independent school experience is a plus.
• Progressive thinker who remains current with best practices.
• Solution focused problem solver.