Supervisor of Counseling and Student Well-Being

The Wachusett Regional School District encourages all candidates who are committed to enriching the lives of our student population to apply.

Our Core Values are:Collaboration Empathy Inclusivity Integrity PerseveranceandResponsibility.

Our Mission:To ensure a vibrant inclusive and respectful educational community in which we:Fostera safe nurturing and welcomingenvironment. Provide all students with equitableopportunities for deep and meaningfullearning through multiple students to develop and apply theiruniquestrengths passions and our community to meet our goals while optimizing the effective and efficient use of our resources.

Position: Supervisor of Counseling and Student Well-Being

Location: Wachusett Regional School District

Pay Range: $95000 - $110000

Work Year: 200 Days

Representation:Individual Contract

Reports To: Director of Student Support

Position Overview

The Supervisor of Counseling and Student Well-Being provides districtwide leadership coordination and oversight of K12 school counseling services student well-being initiatives and related student support programs. Working under the direction of the Director of Student Support the Supervisor develops and supports a comprehensive vertically aligned system of counseling student wellness social-emotional learning and related student supports that promote the academic social emotional behavioral and post-secondary success of all students.

The Supervisor provides leadership and supervision to school counselors and collaborates with principals adjustment counselors school psychologists nurses educators special education staff families community agencies and outside providers to ensure coordinated equitable and evidence-based student support services across the District.

The Supervisor serves as a member of the District Student Support Leadership Team and assumes additional responsibilities related to student support services as assigned by the Director of Student Support.

Student Well-Being and Prevention

• Lead districtwide student well-being initiatives.
• Coordinate the Districts PK12 social-emotional learning framework.
• Promote positive school climate belonging resilience and prevention programming.
• Plan and provide professional development in SEL trauma-informed practices and student mental health.
• Support schools in embedding student well-being into daily instruction and school culture.

Counseling Leadership

• Provide districtwide leadership coordination supervision professional development and support for K12 school counseling programs and personnel.
• Supervise and evaluate school counselors.
• Develop and continuously improve a comprehensive vertically aligned K12 school counseling program.
• Establish consistent counseling practices across all schools.
• Coordinate college career and post-secondary readiness initiatives.
• Analyze counseling program data to improve student outcomes.
• Ensure alignment with the ASCA National Model and Massachusetts best practices.

Student Support Services

• Coordinate districtwide counseling and student support initiatives.
• Support medically fragile students in accessing home hospital supports.
• Support implementation of MTSS and Tier II/Tier III interventions.
• Coordinate McKinney-Vento services and ensure compliance with federal and state requirements.
• Coordinate transportation for students experiencing homelessness foster care and other protected populations.
• Support attendance improvement chronic absenteeism reduction and student re-entry.
• Coordinate community partnerships and parent education.
• Participate in crisis response threat assessment and emergency planning.

District Leadership

• Advise the Director of Student Support on counseling and student well-being initiatives.
• Collaborate with principals to strengthen student support systems.
• Use data to guide continuous improvement.
• Remain current on laws regulations and best practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in School Counseling Education Educational Leadership Psychology Social Work or related field.
• Appropriate Massachusetts DESE licensure.
• Successful K12 experience.
• Strong knowledge of counseling SEL MTSS and student mental health.

Preferred: counseling licensure administrative licensure supervisory experience and experience with McKinney-Vento foster care attendance transportation and community partnerships.

The Wachusett Regional School District does not discriminate on the basis of age race color sex religion national origin gender identity sexual orientation disability or any other class protected by law.

Required Experience:

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