Middle School Counselor (26-27 School Year)

Job description

**WHO WE ARE** Intrepid College Prep is a network of free, college preparatory public charter schools located in the Antioch area of Greater Nashville, Tennessee. We educate scholars at two campuses: Opportunity Academy Middle School and Independence Academy High School. Our 5-12 model ensures that scholars have the opportunity to engage in a rigorous, college-preparatory education for eight years prior to their transition to college and the professional opportunities that follow. We are an open-enrollment school, which means that our scholars do not have to take an entrance test or pay tuition to enroll. **Our Mission:** Intrepid College Prep is committed to ensuring our scholars, educators, and families have the opportunity to unlock an unlimited future. By providing rigorous academic instruction and creating powerful relationships amongst our community’s members, we ignite passion, seek knowledge, and inspire the bravery needed to have a profound impact in our world. Our core values are ***Ignite Passion*, *Seek Knowledge*,** and ***Inspire Bravery***. While we ground our instruction in these values, we also strive to live them out as adults in our interactions with one another. We believe that professional development and intentional coaching can allow any person to develop the skills necessary to be an effective team member, but we know that rests upon the bedrock of these essential values. **WHO YOU ARE** **Our Core Value: Ignite Passion** *What does this core value mean to Intrepid?* You are **DISCIPLINED.***Y**ou hold yourself to a high standard and you take pride in your ability to take initiative. You have strong personal organization skills and are intentional about how you use your time.* You are **MISSION ALIGNED.** *You believe in helping to unlock the unlimited potential in all students through a college preparatory education. You believe that each and every student, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, gender identity, religion, or immigration status is deserving of an excellent education and capable of achieving it.* **Our Core Value: Seek Knowledge** *What does this core value mean to Intrepid?* You are **HUNGRY FOR FEEDBACK.***You want to grow as a person and a professional. You want to learn from your peers and your coaches, even when it challenges you to put aside your ego.* You are **NERDY.***You have a deep love for your area of expertise and a genuine excitement to share it with others.* **Our Core Value: Inspire Bravery** *What does this core value mean to Intrepid?* You are **DRIVEN BY EQUITY.***You are committed to being actively anti-racist in your interactions with fellow staff, students and families. You believe that education is inherently social justice work that requires us to begin with ourselves and our own biases.* You are **INTROSPECTIVE.***You are committed to personal development and prioritize your own wellness. You are reflective about your impact on others and feel comfortable acknowledging your own mistakes and quirks.* ### School Counselor Duties and Responsibilities Intrepid College Prep develops students ethically, as well as academically, to excel in college and beyond. A critical role in ethical development is ensuring that students have the intentional and individualized supports they deserve. The School Counselor will lead this charge by providing comprehensive, data-driven counseling services that utilize prevention, intervention, and assessment strategies. The School Counselor will work directly with students, teachers, and families at Opportunity Academy to collaborate, build relationships, and foster a supportive school culture across the network. - Delivers comprehensive counseling services, activities, programs, and interventions critical to the academic and personal/social development of all students. - Run individual and group counseling sessions with research-based social and emotional practices. - Facilitate professional development for teachers to help them understand child development and how it affects student performance academically and social/emotionally. - Build relationships and collaborate with external education and social services professionals to develop appropriate agency services for students and families. - Develops a written, annual plan which is data driven and includes measurable goals which are appropriately scoped and sequenced based on the needs of the school and students. - Utilizes the Early Warning Indicators to implement targeted interventions for at-risk students. - Administers needs assessments regularly to identify and prioritize school and student needs. - Advocates and intervenes on behalf of each student whose immediate needs, concerns, or problems are impeding his/her academic and/or personal/social development. - Demonstrates program accountability using data to document the results of strategies and interventions that are used to improve student academic performance. - Partners with administrators, teachers, students, parents, and the community to remove barriers to student success and to close the achievement gap. - Protects confidentiality of records and information about students and staff. Must use discretion and adhere to all state laws and school policies when sharing any such information. - Collaborate with Scholar Support Team regularly to develop a plan to meet the needs of all learners. - Availability and willingness to engage in a limited number of evening/weekend student recruitment and parent outreach events. ### Qualifications - Dedication to the educational success of historically underserved students . - Demonstrated evidence of the ability to reflect and articulate the lessons learned from past experience. - Minimum of two years counseling experience in an urban public school or charter school setting preferred, but not required. - Highest commitment to improving services through collaboration, best practices, regular assessment and data analysis. - Effective communication skills with students, parents, and colleagues. - Holds a MS in School Counseling or MSW with a minimum G.P.A. of 3.0. - Speaks Spanish or has experience working with bilingual students (preferred).