Job description
Mount Prospect Academy
Job Description: School Counselor
Squamscott River Academy
Reports To: Director of Academics; Head of School; President
Salary up to $65,000 (depending on experience)
Company Background
Squamscott River Academy (SRA), is a New Hampshire Department of Education certified private school, created and supported by the Mount Prospect Academy family of programs. The newest of MPA’s programs, SRA provides trauma informed methods and practices for girls in a small therapeutic school setting. See who we are: https://vimeo.com/646160405
Mission:
MPA’S mission is to provide a caring, safe therapeutic environment where students have the opportunity to grow and acquire the skills they need to reach their educational and social potential. We aim to develop trusting relationships with students and facilitate experiences that promote their ability to self-regulate; manage thoughts and feelings; and develop feelings of safety, confidence, and competency.
Academic Services:
Academic instruction and hands-on experiences are core elements of Mount Prospect Academy’s holistic treatment philosophy. We specialize in working with difficult-to-serve youth who have not succeeded, academically or behaviorally, in a more traditional academic setting.
We provide full school days at MPA’s academic programs. Our teachers provide competency-based instruction, and they employ innovative strategies to help non-traditional students learn. We offer academic support services for individualized learning, and our students have full access to the general education curriculum, as outlined in the New Hampshire curriculum standards.
Summary:
The School Counselor is a qualified, Master level mental health professional who supports the mission of Mount Prospect Academy, Inc. The School Counselor provides individual and group therapy to the students enrolled in Mount Prospect Academy’s academic programs.
Job Description: School Counselor
Squamscott River Academy
Reports To: Director of Academics; Head of School; President
Salary up to $65,000 (depending on experience)
Company Background
Squamscott River Academy (SRA), is a New Hampshire Department of Education certified private school, created and supported by the Mount Prospect Academy family of programs. The newest of MPA’s programs, SRA provides trauma informed methods and practices for girls in a small therapeutic school setting. See who we are: https://vimeo.com/646160405
Mission:
MPA’S mission is to provide a caring, safe therapeutic environment where students have the opportunity to grow and acquire the skills they need to reach their educational and social potential. We aim to develop trusting relationships with students and facilitate experiences that promote their ability to self-regulate; manage thoughts and feelings; and develop feelings of safety, confidence, and competency.
Academic Services:
Academic instruction and hands-on experiences are core elements of Mount Prospect Academy’s holistic treatment philosophy. We specialize in working with difficult-to-serve youth who have not succeeded, academically or behaviorally, in a more traditional academic setting.
We provide full school days at MPA’s academic programs. Our teachers provide competency-based instruction, and they employ innovative strategies to help non-traditional students learn. We offer academic support services for individualized learning, and our students have full access to the general education curriculum, as outlined in the New Hampshire curriculum standards.
Summary:
The School Counselor is a qualified, Master level mental health professional who supports the mission of Mount Prospect Academy, Inc. The School Counselor provides individual and group therapy to the students enrolled in Mount Prospect Academy’s academic programs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
- Maintain regular contact with referral sources; process referrals when needed and participate in the intake process
- Collaborate and develop plans for each student and provide documentation of student participation and behavior through Daily Case Notes
- All student files are to be maintained within the established protocols and policy guidelines to insure clarity, continuity and confidentiality;
- Coordinate the collaborative contact between family, school and other invested community service providers to ensure a best practice approach to treatment
- Coordinate weekly Treatment Team meetings to ensure student growth and progress
- Document all collateral contacts including telephone and email pertaining to treatment;
- Provide individual and group therapy services and document all treatment in case notes
- Attend all meetings that are focused on the identified student as needed;
- Maintain student confidentiality and report all pertinent information to the executive director
- Appropriately represent Mount Prospect Academy Inc. to the community, students' parents and outside agencies.
- Follow all company policies and procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to work collaboratively to implement and monitor special education programs; ability to work in a supportive, collaborative role with faculty in all departments; ability to interpret and remain current on all federal, state, and local mandates for special education and Section 504 services and to ensure that the school is in compliance; handle confidential information discretely and professionally; use discretion and exercise sound judgment; exceptional public relations/interpersonal/problem solving skills to respond to parents and advocacy groups and to serve as the school’s lead representative/contact person of programs for special needs students; effective management, supervisory, team-building, and problem solving skills.
Requirements, Education and/or Experience:
- Master’s Degree required, licensed, in process or willing to become licensed through NH Department of Education and NH Board of Mental Health Practice.
- Familiarity with and can implement evidence-based practices in school and mental counseling
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, academic, administrative faculty, and referring school districts.
- Position requires criminal history background check.
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job requires prolonged sitting or standing, occasional stooping, bending and reaching. This job requires the ability to occasionally travel and you must be able to work in noisy and crowded environments at times. This job requires regular attendance and/or physical presence at the job.
Benefits (Full-time):
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Retirement Plan (403B)
STD & LTD
Life Insurance
AD & D
Comprehensive wellness initiatives
Paid time off
Employee discount program
Expense reimbursement
Further education opportunities
Mount Prospect Academy assures equal opportunity and public access and, if necessary, affirmative action in all its policies regarding employment and provision of services. MPA does not discriminate in its hiring, programs or policies on the bases of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital status or sexual orientation.
Mount Prospect Academy strongly recommends, but does not require, that all MPA faculty (employees) stay protected against COVID-19 by getting their primary vaccine series and stay up to date with a booster dose if they are eligible to receive one.
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