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About the Role

The School Counselor leads the campus family engagement vision, social emotional learning program, and coordination of mental health and counseling supports for all scholars. This role ensures staff build authentic relationships with students and families, maintains data for intervention, and drives campus strategies. The ultimate goal is for all students to achieve the academic and social skills needed for college success, fostering a safe and supportive learning environment.

Responsibilities

Achieves/Owns Campus Goal of Overall Student Persistence
Leads the execution of the school vision for retaining all students by directing and managing stakeholders in family engagement and student persistence.
Leads the planning and execution of student and family engagement events.
Leads Professional Development for the entire campus on family engagement roles.
Manages campus student persistence data, ensuring accuracy and reporting.
Partners with grade level teams to identify and coordinate interventions for at-risk students.
Leads parent conversations and problem-solves to meet student and family needs.
Leads family communications platforms: Remind, Smore, and Facebook.
Administers parent surveys in Spring and Fall to gather feedback and create strategic plans.
Administers student surveys in Spring and Fall to gather feedback on the IDEA experience.
Achieves 90% New Student Persistence.
Partners with Enrollment Specialist and APO for high-quality new student and family onboarding.
Directs and manages campus team members in family engagement to retain new students.
Leads planning and execution of new parent events.
Owns campus new student persistence data accuracy and reporting.
Ensures new families and students build community and a sense of belonging within the first 10 days.
Achieves 90% Documentation Compliance: Documents at least ten hours of direct student services weekly.
Documents all interventions and crises/critical incidents in the district-wide documentation system.
Collaborates with community agencies to coordinate services within the school system.
Utilizes Student & Family Survey data twice a year to assess campus climate and culture.
Serves as a member of the crisis response team to ensure student or family social/emotional needs are met.
Connects students and families to community resources.
Achieves 90% of assigned teachers using Move this World, social emotional learning curriculum, with fidelity.
Leads teacher and campus training on Move This World curriculum.
Identifies and utilizes best practice strategies to integrate Mental Health curriculum.
Conducts regular observations of Move This World blocks and provides feedback.
Tracks curriculum progress and sends weekly updates.
Conducts BOY and EOY assessments on Mental Health competencies, school climate, safety, and sense of belonging.
Achieves 80% of Risk & Threat Assessments conducted having a Safety Plan and/or Re-entry Meetings documented.
Ensures all crisis responses are documented within an appropriate timeframe.
Manages accurate data tracking of campus crises across all systems.
Presents data to the monthly CCT meeting with updates and suggested revisions.
Collaborates with CCT Members to ensure Risk & Threat Assessment Checklist fidelity.
Ensures 100% of CCT Members are trained in Risk & Threat Assessment Protocols.
Creates Campus Crisis Binders and conducts walkthroughs with CCT members.

Requirements

Master's degree in School Counseling, Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related field required.
Previous experience in a school or school setting preferred.
Valid TX School Counselor certification or counseling/social work licensure (LMSW, LCSW, LCSW-S, LPC-A, LPC, LMFT-A, LMFT) required.
Belief in and alignment with IDEA’s mission and values is non-negotiable.
Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment.

Skills

Proven track record of success
Excellent organizational skills
Excellent communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to manage student behavior

Location

Onsite

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Preferred experience in a school or school setting

Education Level

Master's degree in School Counseling, Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related field

Salary/Compensations

$72,785 - $84,431
Eligible for a performance bonus

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits plan
Majority of employee premium covered for base medical plan
Subsidized costs for spouse/domestic partner and children
Up to 8 weeks of paid family leave for birth or adoption
Up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year
5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year
Unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling
Other work-life services available at no cost
Dental and vision plans
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Parenting benefits
Flexible spending account options
Generous vacation time
Referral bonuses
Professional development
403(b) plan
Potential relocation allowance

About the Company

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe each and every child can go to college.
Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to a multi-state network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools.
IDEA Public Schools boasts national rankings on The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report’s top high schools lists.
IDEA serves over 80,000 college-bound students in 143 schools across Texas, Florida, Ohio.
IDEA is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college.
When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family.
You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.
The Staff Experience Team uses our Core Values to promote human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members.

Equal Opportunity

We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics: Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college. Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them. Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly. Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes. Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change. Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization. Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes. We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.