WHSN0347466-0000
2025-08-25T00:00:00
2025-05-30T00:00:00
Opening for September 2025School CounselorProbationary Position(Bilingual Preferred)West Hempstead Secondary School Are you passionate about empowering students to explore their talents, conquer challenges, and pave their path to success? Do you possess the empathy, collaborative spirit, and deep understanding of academic, emotional, and social development that truly allows you to connect with students? We're seeking an exceptional School Counselor who can ignite the spark within each student, helping them identify their unique strengths, interests, and aspirations. Through your guidance and expertise, you'll apprentice students into their areas of passion, fostering inquiry and growth that transforms them into confident, productive adults. If you're ready to make a lasting impact on young minds and shape the future leaders of tomorrow, we want you to join the RamFam. Unlock the extraordinary potential of every student!If you are interested, here is what year one is all about. We want a support staff member whoProvides academic support and guidanceAssists students with college and career readinessSupports the personal and social development of students.Facilitates crisis intervention and responseAdvocates for all students by fostering an inclusive, safe and supportive school climate.Collaborate with students, families and staff to reduce chronic absenteeism through student engagement and empowerment. Realistically, we need someone with the proper certifications. However, you need to understand our students' individual and group needs or utilize our vast professional development opportunities to hone your craft. You will be expected to be able to provide feedback that advances student learning. The successful candidate will naturally attend to the social-emotional component of learning and discuss why teaching "moves" have or have not worked.While this is all about year one and beyond, day one is good, too. There are things like compensation, the district, the staff, and the location. However, none of this matters unless "Year One and Beyond" makes career sense for you. Desired Skills and Experience If you can accomplish the above, you have what it takes. Realistically, it would help if you had the proper certification and hands-on knowledge of academic standards, special education, and English as a New Language. If you have it, you know why. If you do not, ask someone who does, and if they think you can do the work or they will help you through it, let's talk. NYS Certification is RequiredQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest, updated resume, and certification by June 11, 2025 online at www.olasjobs.org:Dina Reilly, Assistant SuperintendentWest Hempstead UFSD252 Chestnut StreetWest Hempstead, NY 11552E.O.E.
Counselor
West Hempstead UFSD
Long Island
Fixed