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Job description
Holly Park Academy Counselor
Located in Lansing, MI, Holly Park Academy opened in 2009 and serves students K-8. At Holly Park, you can connect passion with purpose.
Why Choose Holly Park Academy:
Academically outperformed our local district nine years in a row.
Ranked in the top 5 schools in Lansing.
Supportive, professional, and collaborative team.
Strong educator support from school leadership and behavioral support specialist.
Cares deeply for the whole child and offer wrap around services to ensure that their struggles outside of the classroom don't stop learning from happening.
Fully mapped out curriculum with all the supporting materials (lesson plans, slide decks, scripts, manipulatives, etc.) and are easy to follow.
Professional development through regular time with your leader, professional learning communities, time with colleagues, and training from our world-class curriculum team.
Award recipient for School Safety and Employee Engagement.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide group and individual counseling sessions and classroom support to special education students as mandated per student IEPs, as well as progress monitor IEP goals associated with mandated services and participate in student IEP meetings.
Provide group and individual counseling sessions to general education students, as well as monitor the students' responses to the interventions identified.
Develop and monitor student responses to behavior intervention plans, including providing support and consultation to general and special education teachers.
Complete psychosocial assessments to assist in the determination of special education services.
Conduct functional behavior assessments and communicate the results to all team members in parent-friendly language.
Complete risk assessments on students referred for school social work services.
Establish relationships with both students and parents and participate in all aspects of school planning.
Assist in identifying needed community resources for students and make appropriate referrals to resources to facilitate educational and behavioral interventions recommended for student success.
Provide staff consultation on behavioral-emotional-environmental issues affecting student participation in the learning process and collaborate with school staff and other school system personnel in implementing strategies to promote student learning.
Provide crisis intervention services.
Maintain state-required clinical records and submit appropriate documents for statistical reports with adherence to program standards in school social work.
Qualifications:
Qualified candidates must hold valid licensure for the state they are working in.
Michigan: MSW degree and Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) issued by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) and School Social Work Full Approval and/or Provisional/Professional School Social Worker Certificate issued in the Michigan Online Educator Certification System (MOECS)
National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.
Worksite address
lansing, MI, 48900, US
Who can apply
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