Details
Posted: 03-Feb-23
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Type: Full Time
Categories:
School Counseling
Special Needs
Required Education:
Masters
School Profile: The Howard School educates students with language-based learning disabilities and learning differences through instruction designed to complement and address each student’s individual needs, and to help each student understand and advocate for his or her own learning process. The curriculum focuses on depth of understanding to make learning meaningful and therefore, maximize educational success.
Position Purpose: The School Counselor creates and implements a proactive program of emotional and mental health wellness to support students and provides collaborative services to address students’ emotional, social, behavioral, and/or learning needs. Position is currently focused on students in Middle School grades although The Howard School serves grades K-12.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Minimum Qualifications:
- Masters degree in a counseling related field
- Minimum 5 years post licensure/ certification experience preferred
- Evidence of remaining current in field
- Experience working with teachers, families, and children required
- Experience working with children with learning differences is preferred
- Licensure/certification, as appropriate, in given field
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work both collaboratively and independently
- Flexible teaching background and interest in teaching electives, coaching and/or advising clubs is a plus
- Fully vaccinated for COVID-19 preferred
Application:
Candidates are invited to visit www.howardschool.org for a more comprehensive job description and apply through email at HR@howardschool.org, or fax (404.377.0938), or post to:
The Howard School
C/O HR
1192 Foster ST, NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Howard School is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, disability/handicap, genetic information, uniform service member status or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
About The Howard School
The Howard School educates students with language-based learning disabilities and learning differences through instruction designed to complement and address each student’s individual needs, and to help each student understand and advocate for his or her own learning process. The curriculum focuses on depth of understanding to make learning meaningful and therefore, maximize educational success.
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