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Posted: 14-Mar-23
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Type: Full Time
International School of Brooklyn (ISB) is an independent, non-profit school known for its innovative and robust Pre-K 3 to 8th Grade French and Spanish language immersion programs and International Baccalaureate curriculum. The ISB experience is driven by six core values: inquiry-based learning, diversity, global curriculum, language immersion, community, and international mindedness. Dedication to these values enables ISB to develop each student’s creativity, critical thinking, global citizenship, and intercultural understanding.
International School of Brooklyn is dedicated to ensuring that our commitment to an inclusive and just world is reflected in all aspects of our school: in our classrooms, culture, policies, and practices. ISB’s comprehensive commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion requires all staff and faculty members to engage in work, training, and reflection actively and thoughtfully around identity, anti-racism, and anti-bias and are expected to promote an inclusive and equitable school community.
Successful candidates will demonstrate a commitment to anti-bias and anti-racism work and be open to learning about how implicit biases in race, ethnicity, gender identity, and socioeconomic class can shape curricula and pedagogy. Preferred candidates will have experience implementing anti-racist and equitable practices in their teaching and work.
International School of Brooklyn seeks an energetic, hardworking, self-directed full-time Lower School Counselor for the 2023-24 school year and beyond.
Job Description
Reporting to the Lower School Director, the Lower School Counselor provides individual counseling and referral for Pre-K 3 - G5 students as appropriate; and coordinates support with teachers, administrators, parents, and outside professionals. As a critical part of the students’ learning experience, the Lower School Counselor provides a range of direct and indirect services through the identification and intervention of students’ social/emotional needs. The Lower School Counselor will also teach and participate in curriculum development for social-emotional learning in Pre-K 3 - G5 and create education opportunities for families.
Qualifications & Skills
The applicant for this position should have:
- Master’s Degree or higher in psychology, social work, mental health or school counseling
- Minimum 2 years of counseling experience with young children and families
- Substantial experience in classroom management techniques
- Strong behavioral therapy skills, with experience in individual play therapy, group therapy, social skills training, and consultation/collaboration with a multidisciplinary team
- Experience providing psychological support to a diverse and inclusive community, with familiarity in language acquisition learning environments
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Commitment to equity, inclusion, and doing the work to support a diverse and international community
- Cultural competency and skills for engaging with, and learning from, people of diverse backgrounds and life experiences
- Commitment to sharing clinical knowledge, perspective and working collaboratively
- Excellent attention to detail, professional attitude, good judgment, a high level of integrity, and a strong work ethic
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ease in effectively prioritizing multiple competing tasks and demands, as well as follow-through skills to ensure completion of goals and objectives
General Responsibilities:
- Develop and support a comprehensive Lower School counseling program that aims to promote student well-being, provides preventative services and responds to students’ emotional, psychological, academic, and social needs.
- Assume a leadership role in collaborations to support positive mental health and design programs to meet the needs of students, families, and faculty.
- As a member of the Student Support Team, work collaboratively with the Middle School Counselor and other members of faculty, staff, and administration.
- Advance the school’s commitment to inclusion and anti-racism and ensure that every student is seen, heard, treated fairly, and protected across their multiple identities.Anticipate challenges to belonging and identify structures to strengthen equity and inclusion, with a cultural competency comfort level to collaborate on subsequent interventions and accountability models.
- Develop strong relationships with external professionals to ensure that students are connected with resources when needed or appropriate, including referrals for support.
- Participation in school community activities and events, such as curriculum night and admissions events, as needed.
- Maintain detailed plans and records with regard to each student’s progress and/or behavioral data.
- Other responsibilities as required or assigned by the appropriate administrator or supervisor.
Student Support:
- Identify developmental, psychological, cognitive, and behavioral needs of students in Grades Pre-K 3 - G5, and assist with planning to meet these needs.
- Support the children's physical, social, emotional, sensory, academic, and language needs.
- Practice culturally sensitive advising and counseling and stay up-to-date on best practices.
- Execute student risk assessments based on best professional practices and use data to identify student issues, needs, and challenges.
- Conduct informal/formal assessments of children as well as implement, update, and collaborate with communication.
Teacher Support:
- Provide classroom support as needed via collaboration with teachers to plan and co-lead group activities in the classroom.
- Develop action plans in collaboration with teachers and administrators for students needing support.
- Create, implement, and model behavioral plans and interventions.
Family Support:
- Offer parent workshops and faculty training on topics related to child development and social-emotional learning and provide support on student psychological concerns.
- Provide consultation and outreach for families in a culturally responsive manner.
- Co-treat with other therapists purposefully.
- Coordinate and communicate with outside therapists as needed.
To Apply:
Interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume to Rosa Torres, Director of Lower School at jobs@isbrooklyn.org, and include “Lower School” in the subject line of the email. No phone calls, please.
Salary Range - $70,000-$90,000 (based on experience).
