2025-2026 Student Success Counselor Lower School - High School

Duties and Responsibilities:

As a Lower School Student Success Counselor responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide social/emotional and academic support to students who display one or more behaviors:
  • Failures in multiple classes
  • Current/History of legal involvement
  • Suspicion of gang participation
  • Multiple Out School Suspensions or behavioral issues in school
  • Teen Dating Violence
  • Ongoing truancy  10 days)
  • Negative attention seeking behavioral patterns
• Academic Guidance:
  • Via PowerSchool reports monitor your caseloads grades and academic progress.
  • Identify and support students who are in danger of repeating their grade and communicate with parents on students progress towards graduation.
  • Review credits and graduation progress with students who are in summer school.
  • Identify and communicate with alternative high schools and programs to link students who have expressed a desire to transfer. 

• Counseling and Career Guidance Support   The goal is for our atrisk students to be engaged at KIPP NYC College Prep as a functioning student advancing toward HS graduation.  The Lower School Student Success Counselor will have a reduced caseload concentrating on the neediest 5 of our student population where the Lower School Student Success Counselor will have either a primary role in intervention services or support another counselor or social worker in their work with an atrisk student and their family.  Additional external services from other social service agencies will be sought out when deemed appropriate.

• Alternative High School GED or Trade School Options When applicable and by choice of the student and family the Transitional Counselor will support in helping students find alternative high school GED or trade school (ie Job Corps) options. Referrals will be made to programs that best fit the needs of the student. 

• Home Visits The Student Success Counselor will conduct home visits as needed  with students and families. Home visits will be approved by the Director of Counseling and will always include at least two staff members to conduct the visit together. 

• Advocacy Students who are at risk or involved with legal concerns will meet with the counselor weekly to provide updates. The Student Success Counselor will also act as an advocate or a liaison to outside parties that require updates about the student. 

• Partnerships In partnership with the Upper School SSC the Lower School SSC will research build and maintain partnerships with transitional schools postsecondary programs and community based organizations that can provide certifications and additional opportunities for students. 

• Record Keeping Update DeansList and SESIS (for mandated students) contact notes documenting student counseling sessions and counseling cases and notes for more sensitive information through DeansList and Powerschool as necessary.  Keep your own confidential electronic notes or paper files securely in a password protected document or in a locked filing cabinet.

Qualifications :

• Masters in Social Work or School Counseling
• Three to five years of experience working with high school students
• Experience working with atrisk youth preferred
• Patience zest grit selfcontrol hope love social intelligence gratitude and a sense of humor 
• A passion for being part of a teamoriented missiondriven school culture
• Documented track record of personal and professional success
• Extensive knowledge of adolescent development

Additional Information :

KIPP NYC offers a competitive salary ranging from $70829 $136704 per year.  Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience relevant to the role NYS initial or professional certification and longevity within the KIPP network. KIPP NYC will evaluate a candidates years of experience certification and longevity at point of hire to determine the step/level a new hire will be placed within our teacher salary scale. 

KIPP NYC offers a generous benefits package including but not limited to the following:

• Robust benefits that include medical dental and vision.
• Generous TimeOff including 5 school vacation weeks sick and personal days and an extended summer break.
• Up to 12 weeks 100 parental leave.
• Bright Horizon Backup Child and Elder care.
• Employer paid Life Insurance and Short term/Long term disability.
• Employee incentives including 8 Weeks paid Sabbatical after 10 years annual professional development funds and tuition reimbursement.

This description is intended to describe the type of work being performed by a person assigned to this position.  It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required by the employee.

This role is based in NYC and will require travel to our schools. If you relocate outside of a commutable distance or out of the state of NY your employment will be subject to review which may include separation from KIPP NYC. You must notify HR if you move or have plans to relocate.

KIPP NYC LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KIPP NYC LLC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.

KIPP NYC LLC does not offer visa sponsorship or work authorization. 

KIPP NYC LLC is an antiracist organization that believes in the importance of being diverse equitable and inclusive. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment that includes employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving students and families throughout New York City. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime