Full-time School Counselor
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SUMMARY:
Position: School Counselor (Full Time 2022–2023)
Supervisor: Division Heads
Dates: August 25, 2022 – June 14, 2023
The School Counselor will work with students, parents, and school staff to support the social
and emotional development and other character development needs of students in Young Pre-
kindergarten through Grade 8.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Training:
- Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, or Psychology, preferably focused on school
- School counseling certification preferred.
Experience:
- Three-plus years of experience counseling preschool to middle school-aged children preferred.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Demonstrated expertise facilitating small-group counseling.
- Ability to connect well with students and partner with faculty, staff, and families.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Commitment to the development of intercultural competencies.
- Willingness to work beyond the school day and week to meet student needs.
- Strong knowledge of current trends, research, and best practices in child development and life
- Strong knowledge of relevant current state and federal laws.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to maintain confidential information.
- Skill in addressing key issues, including learning needs, behavior challenges, anxiety, divorce,
- Familiarity with available child and family services.
- Fluency in French a plus but not required.
PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide individual and small-group coaching and counseling to YPK–Grade 8 students.
- Maintain current caseload.
- Support the FASPS philosophy of positive discipline, restorative practices, and the
- Help students develop life skills, social and cultural competencies, and support faculty with SEL.
- Serve on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council and assist FASPS students, staff, and faculty
- Provide peer relationships, coping strategies, and effective social skills.
- Provide communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution.
- In partnership with the Dean of Students, assist faculty and parents in developing behavior
modification plans, wellbeing plans, and the Behavior Task Force.
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- Participate in regular meetings with the Dean of Students and Student Success Team.
- Facilitate collaboration between home and school.
- Refer students, when appropriate, to relevant programs, specialists, and outside agencies.
- Facilitate faculty and parental understanding of social and emotional development by providing
- Nurture the development of mindfulness and empathy; facilitate Wellbeing Team.
- Lead initiatives that support students to thrive in a diverse community and foster understanding,
- Help facilitate student transition between grades and divisions.
- Communicate closely with teachers and administrators regarding student and family issues.
BENEFITS & COMPENSATION:
Salary dependent on experience.
SCHEDULE:
Occasional need to work varied hours including some evenings and weekends as necessary.
TO APPLY:
To apply, please email a cover letter, a resume, and five professional references to Libby Molamphy,
Executive Assistant and Registrar, at [email protected]. Applications that do not include these
requested items may not be considered for the position. No phone calls please.
ABOUT FASPS:
The French American School of Puget Sound (FASPS) is an independent day school located on Mercer
Island, serving students two years old through grade 8 with a bilingual program taught in both French
and English. Founded in 1995 by a small group of educators and Francophiles, FASPS opened with two
teachers and 13 students. Today, FASPS welcomes 435 students whose families come from around
the world, representing more than 50 different nationalities and speaking more than 20 different