Share Email Opening Title Academic Resource Specialist (High School Counselor)  About the Organization Mission Statement: Inspired by the Daughters of Charity and the De La Salle Christian Brothers, in partnership with families, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's mission is to provide the finest education in an inclusive Catholic community of faith. We prepare our high school students to become service-oriented leaders with a commitment to living the Gospel. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (SHC) is a Lasallian Vincentian Catholic, co-educational college preparatory secondary school located in the heart of San Francisco, California. We provide academically rigorous, vibrant learning grounded in social justice and student centered pedagogy. Our entire community is committed to cultivating each student's unique talents and passions, providing myriad opportunities for students to discern and realize their individual intellectual, artistic, athletic, social, and spiritual potential. SHC is a San Francisco Archdiocesan High School that is cosponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, District of San Francisco New Orleans and the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. As an inclusive Catholic community of faith, we respect and support our students, faculty and staff and their sense of belonging in an increasingly diverse world. At SHC, such respect is grounded by our mission and carried out through our Lasallian Vincentian Catholic educational traditions. In these efforts, we prepare our students as future leaders to model our credo, "Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve".   Category Faculty   Description Position Summary This is a 5/5 (100% FTE) position, with occasional weekend and summer hours. Responsibilities and Duties Model for students the characteristics of a Lasallian/Vincentian educator; Support SHC’s mission, philosophy and Integral Student Outcomes; Within SHC’s college preparatory framework, facilitate learning for students with mild to moderate learning differences, supporting their academic achievement and social emotional learning: Provide direct and consultative academic support services for students with special needs within their learning diagnosis; Assists students in developing resiliency, self-advocacy, time management, study strategies, and communication skills. Work collaboratively with SHC teachers, administrators, and parents/guardians to implement strategies to support students with diagnosed learning differences: Determine appropriate accommodations and help coordinate those; Interpret a variety of assessment and diagnostic instruments at admissions and during students’ high school careers; Determine appropropriate accommodations and help coordinate those with students, faculty, families, and outside professionals when appropriate; Assist classroom teachers with implementation of instructional strategies, appropriate accommodations and modifications to meet varied needs of students; Preliminarily evaluate teacher and fellow counselor referrals for students who may exhibit signs of undiagnosed learning issues. When appropriate, provide an initial screening for learning issues and refer families for further evaluation; Collaborate toward the achievement of the SHC Counseling and Advising goals and curriculum: Conduct a minimum of one individual counseling session with each counselee per term; Regularly meet each class of counselees in counseling groups as scheduled by the program to cover segments of the counseling curriculum Establish and maintain groups for each class of counselees to communicate general information and answer questions on the school’s learning management system; Meet with students, their families, and teachers, to support student learning and to ensure successful navigation of the SHC curriculum to meet SHC graduation requirements; Respond to concerns noted by teachers, parents, or administrators about counselees in a timely fashion; Monitor students’ grades and follow up with students, teachers, and parents to address deficiencies in a timely manner; Document all contacts with students, parents, teachers, administrators, and other personnel in the school’s student information system; Serve as the liaison between home and school to minimize disruption in course completion for counselees who are absent from school for significant periods of time; Assist in the administration of standardized testing, particularly for students with extended time or verbal testing accommodations; Collaborate on periodic presentations or duties outside the school schedule; Research and promulgate best practices, resources, and assistive technologies to facilitate learning; Maintain highest standards of confidentiality.   Position Requirements Required Qualifications Master’s Degree in School Counseling (or the equivalent); Experience working with students with learning differences; Ability to work collaboratively to promote student learning. Desired Qualifications Experience in a Catholic college preparatory high school; Experience as a school counselor. The statements herein describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an employee assigned to this position and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so assigned. Certifications and/or Licensure Pupil Personnel Services Credential; or California Education Specialist Instruction Credential, Mild/Moderate or Moderate/Severe; or Education Specialist Instruction (M/M or M/S) Intern Eligibility through an accredited University/County education program and continued enrollment in that program. Education and/or Experience: Master’s Degree in School Counseling (or equivalent) Physical Demands: The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers to handle or feel as well as talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to stand and walk. The employee may lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt   EOE Statement To apply, submit resume and cover letter through the link above. Sacred Heart Cathedral is an equal opportunity employer: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship from the Archdiocese or Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will consider, for employment, qualified applicants with criminal histories. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.   This position is currently not accepting applications. 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