Share Email Opening Apply Now Title 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 Counseling & Advising   Description POSITION TITLE: School Counselor SUPERVISED BY: Principal FLSA STATUS: Full-time (5/5) EFFECTIVE DATE: August 2024 COMPENSATION: $69,626 - $109,376 per year Position Summary This is a 5/5 (100% FTE) position. Our school counselors serve a range of students, providing both academic and personal support. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Model Lasallian/Vincentian charisms; Support SHC’s mission, philosophy and Integral Student Outcomes; Facilitate academic development and social emotional well-being; Collaborate to achieve the Counseling and Advising department goals; Promote positive and effective working relationships among school counselors and college advisors, and with SHC teachers, administrators, parents/guardians, and external agencies; Assist with the development and implementation of the SHC Counseling Curriculum, regularly meeting with and communicating with groups of counselees; In collaboration with the Mental Health Specialist and Deans, assist with the development and implementation of our Advisory program (to develop community and social emotional skills); Maintain Counseling Group pages on our learning management system (Schoology), providing students and families with timely and useful information; Respond to and support students experiencing anxiety, grief, or other mental health difficulties, addressing both immediate concerns and liaising with off-campus therapists when needed; 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, including understanding prerequisites for honors and AP courses, Wellness and co-curricular participation; Facilitate required or optional summer school attendance; and Access each student’s optimal post-secondary educational opportunity; Respond to communication from students, teachers, parents, or administrators promptly; Monitor students’ academic achievement and follow up with students, teachers, and parents to address deficiencies in a timely manner; Collaborate with department colleagues and teachers to help students who are diagnosed with learning differences while at SHC to employ effective learning strategies; Consistently and confidentially document all contacts with students, parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and other personnel in the school’s student information system (PowerSchool); Serve as the liaison between families, school, and medical care providers for counselees who are absent from school for significant periods of time, with a goal of minimizing disruption in course completion; Assist in the administration of annual standardized testing, such as the PSAT and AP exams; Collaborate on periodic presentations to colleagues and families on academic and social emotional skills and challenges. Engage in professional learning as an essential part of being a reflective practitioner and as part of the school’s ongoing commitment to excellence; Actively participate in SHC’s strategic initiatives to strengthen meaningful diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging practices, especially strategies to support equitable learning, culturally responsive teaching, social emotional learning, and universal design for learning (as stipulated by the DEIB strategic plan adopted by SHC Board of Regents in 2021); Participate in the four-year New Faculty Professional Development and Support Program; Engage in the mission of SHC and the charisms of the Daughters of Charity and De La Salle Christian Brothers and Department of Catholic Schools through formation programs.   Position Requirements Required Qualifications Pupil Personnel Services Credential (or equivalent); Experience working with high school students in an educational setting; Demonstrated relational, organizational, collaboration/communication skills. Desired Qualifications Masters in School Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Social Work (or equivalent); Experience in a Catholic school; Experience as a school counselor; Familiarity with best therapeutic practices in supporting adolescent mental health. 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, Marriage and Family Therapist License, or Clinical Social Worker License (or equivalent). Education and/or Experience: Masters in School Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Social Work (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 communicate. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to move around both campuses. 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 Sacred Heart Cathedral is an equal opportunity employer: The Archdiocese of San Francisco will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation. The Archdiocese of San Francisco 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 accepting applications. 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