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Job Description
Ignite your desire to be the best!
Imagine an energy so positive so powerful it ignites your desire to be the best inspires you to bring out the best in others and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career.
At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way in a way that ignites our desire to be the best illuminates our educators best talents lights up the minds of our students and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education cultivating bright curious minds achieving awardwinning results upholding our values and engaging positively with our students parents and communities.
Position Overview
The role of the school counselor or social worker which is in alignment with the safe school
personnel guidance is to support the development of a safe and respectful positive school
climate according to the needs of the school and in order to address a variety of potential
barriers to academic success that may exist within the child home school and/or community.
1. Provide individual and group counseling services to students to support their academic
personal and socialemotional development.
2. Develop and implement schoolwide programs and initiatives that promote a positive
school culture and address the behavioral and social emotional needs of the student
population.
3. Collaborate with teachers administrators and other school staff to identify and address
student needs and provide appropriate referrals as needed.
4. Facilitate workshops and trainings for students families and staff on topics related to
student wellbeing such as stress management bullying prevention positive behavior
interventions and supports social and emotional learning traumainformed practices
suicide prevention and restorative justice.
5. Maintain confidential and accurate student records and reports including assessments
progress notes and referrals.
6. Analyze schoolwide data to identify areas for improvement and make recommendations
for programming enhancements in order to support the academic personal and
socialemotional growth of students.
7. Stay upto date with current research and best practices in the field of school counseling
and participate in professional development opportunities as needed.
8. Identify community resources connecting students families and staff to them as
needed and work with families to mobilize school and community resources.
9. Participate in special education section 504 school attendance meetings and
counseling services as appropriate.
10. Work alongside other school mental health staff school administration and/or outside
agencies to provide crisis support as deemed necessary.
Competencies
Engage diversity and difference in practice.
Selfmotivated and able to work in a quick paced environment.
Demonstrates empathy in communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to maintain composure and remain neutral when articulating knowledge and
imparting professional judgment in stressful situations.
Enjoys engaging in collaborative relationships with students staff and families while
working within a strong team dynamic.
Open to feedback and constructive criticism in order to continuously improve their own
performance.
Ability to maintain composure and remain neutral in stressful situations.
Requirements
Holds appropriate credential/endorsement as a school counselor or social worker from
the respective state Department of Education.
School counselor or school social work experience is preferred.
Travel between campuses may be required.
The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history and background
check and/or other state specific clearance requirements.
Work Environment and Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The Company will provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities to
help them perform the essential functions of the position. A request for such
accommodation should be directed to the employees immediate supervisor or Human
Resources. Duties are performed typically in school and/or office settings throughout the
division. May include frequent walking standing stooping lifting up to approximately 25
pounds and occasional lifting of equipment and/or materials weighing up to
approximately 40 pounds may be required.
Must be flexible with the working environment as specific duties assigned to the position
do not occur within a specific setting within the school environment; flexibility is needed.
Federal Funding
The position is federally funded. The continuation of this position will be revisited annually based
upon available funding.
Enjoy the benefits of being the best
Education is not a spectator sport so we encourage you work hard learn have fun and always do your best. If you raise your hand to accept the challenge of changing lives through education and give your very best to contribute to our students success youll experience:
A. our colorful school spirit
B. a fulfilling career
C. a culture of connection
D. our spirit of tradition
E. the benefits of being the best.
Hint: If asked in your interview how we ignite your desire to be the best the answer is All of the above
Enjoy industryleading pay rewards referral bonuses and paid timeoff. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical dental and vision benefits discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority even for parttime roles. Invest in your future with retirement plans Arizona has 401(k) plans with 6% employer matching Nevada participates in the Nevada State Retirement PERS and Texas participate in the Texas retirement TRS. Enhance your growth with promotion opportunities training mentoring and tuition reimbursement. Thrive in a welcoming supportive and inclusive environment where we celebrate the diversity of our team and our communities and uphold our values to treat others with fairness equality and respect as an equal opportunity employer.
Come be an educator with LTS
Every team member from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share skills to teach inspiration to offer and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best which is why we are proud to call all our employees educators.
Our smart talented diverse educators across Arizona Nevada and Texas are working together to change lives through education and make our charter schools the best placeto learn grow and work. Come be an educator at Legacy Traditional Schools and experience a positive collective energy so powerful it ignites your desire to be the best! Ignite your career. Apply Today!
Employment Type
Full-Time
