SFSN0316709-0059
2024-09-09T00:00:00
2024-08-30T00:00:00
The Madonna Heights School is a fully accredited New York State Regents Junior/Senior High School for adolescent girls who are struggling in their community school or live on the Madonna Heights campus at our Group Residence or Residential Treatment Facility. Small class sizes provide an active learning environment. Students have the opportunity to participate fully while receiving individual attention as they learn, explore and develop leadership potential. Day students are referred by their local school district.I. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:· Intake of academic information and placement of new students in proper classes when they arrive to the school building.· Retrieving academic transcripts of new students, usually contacting two to three schools as well as obtaining records during periods of hospitalizations.· Initial scheduling and scheduling changes including students who have difficulty with class work, placement changes due to the received transcripts, and students who have problems with other students in the class.· Reviewing academic transcripts to make sure students are placed properly in the right classes and are on track for graduation.· Meeting with students to review progress reports and report cards to discuss failures and how to improve grades for next marking period.· Reviewing and maintaining IEP’s so students are placed properly in class and that class number size is not out of configuration.· Support overall testing needs of school; registering students for exams; Regents, SAT, ACT, NYS Common Core Tests (7 & 8th grades) and maintaining records of scores. Also coordinating testing with school districts; request proctors when necessary, picking up and dropping off tests, determining grading for tests (if school district grades or MHS grades), ensuring that MHS maintains accurate records of all tests that are sent back to districts.· Meeting with students to complete Transition Data Collection Forms.· Developing and executing transition plan for student discharge.· Observing students and writing Behavior Intervention Plans in collaboration with Behavior Specialist, CSE Chair and clinical team.· Meeting with students who are having problems with class work, teachers and other students, etc.· Review intake referral packets· Schedule screening with students, parent/guardian· Admission of Day School students· And all other tasks as assigned by Principal.II. QUALIFICATIONS:· College Degree, NYS Certification· Acceptable clearance checks for State Central Register, Driver license and fingerprinting as required by the program.· Compliance with health regulations for physical/ mantoux testing.· Attending TCI class for certification/re-certification and passing a test upon completion of course is a minimum requirement for employment.
Counselor
SCO Family of Services
New York City
Hourly wage
Fixed