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About the Role
Counseling In Schools (CIS) is seeking a School Based Counselor to promote the emotional and social growth of children, enabling them to thrive in school and succeed in life. This role involves direct work with young people within a school community, providing counseling, crisis support, and social-emotional programming.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual and group counseling to students based on identified needs
- Develop and facilitate social-emotional learning, prevention, and wellness groups
- Provide crisis intervention, de-escalation, and short-term support when needed
- Build trusting, culturally responsive relationships with students and families
- Collaborate with teachers, school administrators, support staff, and community partners
- Participate in student support meetings and contribute a mental health perspective to school-based planning
- Engage parents and caregivers as partners in supporting students
- Provide consultation and support to school staff around student social-emotional and behavioral needs
- Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation and program records
- Participate in CIS clinical supervision, professional development, and organizational initiatives
- Become an active and visible member of the school community
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Creative Arts Therapy, or another related mental health field
- Strong clinical, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Ability to build meaningful relationships with children, adolescents, families, and school staff
- Ability to work independently while also collaborating as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Strong organizational, documentation, and time-management skills
- Comfort working in a dynamic school environment and responding flexibly to student and school needs
- Experience with crisis intervention and de-escalation is preferred
- Previous school-based experience is a plus
- Bilingual and multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
- Applicants should reference in their cover letter: their preference(s) for elementary, middle or a high school program, and in which borough(s) they will work and identify languages spoken other than English.
Skills
- Clinical skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Crisis intervention
- De-escalation
- Organizational skills
- Documentation skills
- Time-management skills
Location
- Brooklyn
- Manhattan
Work Type
- Full-time
- 12-month staff
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Commensurate with experience
Education Level
- Master's Degree in Social Work
- Related Master's Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $55K-60K
Benefits
- 30 plus days of Paid Time Off (PTO) plus paid holidays
- Fully company-sponsored health care coverage (medical, dental, vision)
- Clinical Supervision and Licensing hours
- Transit Check Program
- 401(k) Plan with company contributions
- Life Insurance
- Referral Bonuses
About the Company
- Counseling In Schools (CIS) is a dynamic community-based organization founded in 1986.
- Mission: To promote the emotional and social growth of children so that they can thrive in school and succeed in life.
- CIS has created and fostered relationships with local schools, shelters, and communities to enable New York City’s children to thrive – academically, socially, and emotionally.
- Our expert team includes licensed mental health and youth development professionals who fully integrate into the community.
- We provide programs that equip children, families, teachers, and administrators with the right tools for preventing and coping with the challenges they face.
- We envision and work toward a bright future, full of possibilities, where each child can flourish and reach their full potential.