Position OverviewKIPP Nashville seeks a highly dedicated school counselor who will bring a “whatever it takes” attitude to its team. The School Counselor will work directly with students and families to provide effective, high quality interventions that are data-driven. The Counselor will work directly with teachers to cultivate their knowledge of students’ social and emotional development. To ensure that we are meeting the social and emotional needs of all students and families we educate, our School Counselor will be a key driver of our schools’ student culture vision of creating safe, inclusive, and character building culture for every child. The School Counselor provides the following core services: prevention, intervention, assessment, and collaboration. Responsibilities of a KIPP Nashville School Counselor include, but are not limited to:PreventionBuild relationships and collaborate with external education and social services professionals to develop appropriate agency services for students and familiesParticipate in weekly intervention meetings to thought partner with teachers around social and emotional supportsFacilitate workshops and other learning opportunities for familiesConduct home visits that support families to meet KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary expectations and increases student/family involvementParticipate on school staff teams to develop policies and practices to proactively build school culture including opportunities for team-building and collaboration among studentsHelp drive a school-wide atmosphere that suits the needs to our students, teachers, and familiesFacilitate professional development for teachers to help them understand child development and how it affects student performance academically and social/emotionallyInterventionDrive social and emotional intervention plans for our most high need studentsRun individual and group counseling sessions with research-based social and emotional practicesAssist students, teachers, and families to develop solutions to family and community factors that influence students’ capacity or ability to learnAssessmentComplete high-quality progress notes for all students receiving counseling services weeklyConduct interviews with a student, family members, and KIPP staff members to gather information about each student’s social, emotional and behavioral needs; help all constituents integrate information to best meet the student’s needsConduct observations to gather data in order to determine best options for interventionsCollaborationCreate professional learning goals each year and implement feedback towards these goalsOffer support to and receive constructive feedback from colleagues in order to create a professional working atmosphere that is conducive to growth and improvementFamily EngagementEstablish and maintain strong communication lines with all parents and share progressBe available for open houses, parent teacher conferences and other events involving parentsMake oneself available to students, parents and other staff membersGrowth MindsetPursue challenging professional goals each yearWilling to offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues in order to create a professional working atmosphere that is conducive to change and improvementParticipate in school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and weekly during the academic year (held during school hours)