School Counselor

April 17, 2023

Central Catholic Jr.-Sr. High School
2410 S. 9th Street, Lafayette, IN 47909

Reports to: Principal and Director of Student Services
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Central Catholic Jr/Sr. High School:
Central Catholic Jr./Sr. High School, established in 1957, is a Roman Catholic Jr./Sr. High school, grades 7-12 serving the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana. Central Catholic is an A rated school by the Indiana Department of Education and has over 450 students. Central Catholic graduates 100% of its students and has over 90% move on to college.

Central Catholic is part of the Lafayette Catholic School System (LCSS). LCSS is a four campus, pre-K through 12 system that provides a Christ centered education to students in the Tippecanoe County, Indiana area. More than 1000 students are enrolled systemwide. The 4 schools that are part of LCSS are St. Mary Cathedral (pre-K - 3), St. Boniface (4 - 6), St. Lawrence (preK - 6), and Central Catholic Jr. / Sr. High School (7 - 12).

Overall Responsibility:
The Lafayette Catholic School System is looking for a Junior High/High School Counselor to provide academic advising, along with career and college counseling for all students. In addition, the candidate must be able to provide individual social-emotional and/or adaptive behavioral support for individuals or groups of students. A successful candidate will advocate for students and systemic change when an aspect of the learning environment is interfering with learning and assist in managing the student services program in a positive and effective manner.

Major Job Responsibilities include:

ADVISOR (Academic Advisor and College/Career Exploration)
- To incorporate the Indiana School Counseling Competencies in the areas of academic, career, and social-emotional development into daily work with students, parents and staff.
- To develop and present lessons in a variety of settings including classrooms and small group meetings in the following areas:
  - Academic development
  - Career development
  - Social-Emotional development
COUNSELING
- To provide student assistance for students having personal or social concerns that interfere with learning including individual counseling, group counseling, crisis counseling, and referrals to outside agencies.
- To provide consultation to administrators, teachers, and parents regarding individuals or groups of students.
STUDENT ADVOCACY
- To participate in and/or facilitate school improvement initiatives, promote the concept of high achievement for all students, advocate for a supportive learning environment for all students, promote an understanding of various ethnic or cultural groups, and provide assistance for teachers who are striving to help all students learn.
- To work with teachers and families to develop support plans to meet the needs of students’ academic and social-emotional needs at school.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
- To design an efficient system of “behind the scenes” activities that support the academic advising, counseling, and advocacy initiatives including the development of program foundation (mission, vision, belief statements), activity preparation, school and community networking, professional development activities, record keeping related to school counseling and school counseling evaluation activities.
SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM ADVOCACY
- To communicate about the school counseling program to students, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members.
- To seek resources (time, funding, personnel) to support the school counseling program.
PROFESSIONALISM
- To adhere to ethical standards of the state and national school counselor associations.
- To adhere to preferred practices prescribed by state and national school counselor associations.
- To demonstrate knowledge of local, state, and federal policies, regulations, and laws pertaining to school counseling.
- Demonstrate continuous personal growth and professional development.

Skills:

Strong written and oral communication abilities.
Strong planning and organizational skills.
Ability to build parent and student relationships.
Ability to collaborate inside and outside of the department.
Leadership skills to drive ongoing program development and continuous improvement initiatives.

Education and Experience Qualifications:

Meet the licensing requirements for “School Counselor” as defined by the Indiana Professional Standards Board.
3-5 years of recent experience in the middle and/or high school
Preferred knowledge and experience with Naviance for college and career planning
Experience with Student Information Systems (SIS) preferred, but not required.
Experience coordinating and administering standardized testing is preferred, but not required.
Experience developing the master schedule is preferred, but not required.

Our Gospel Values:
This position is a leadership position with a Catholic mission serving the Lafayette, Indiana area. Many successful organizations identify the unique characteristics that make individuals successful within their organizations. A successful candidate will possess and demonstrate the following qualities, which are part of our Gospel Values:

Community: We work cooperatively and collaboratively with teachers, coaches, and parents to provide a supportive community.
Servant Leadership: We give of ourselves to others in a habitual, firm, and decisive way. It leads us to give the best of ourselves and our talents for the good of others.
Respect: We respect the dignity of each human person regardless of the person’s race, religion, social, economic, cultural, or personal status.
Gratitude: We are thankful for every gift and every lesson we learn.
Humility and Understanding: We seek first to understand and humbly foster resolution of conflict directly with each other and directly with parents, teachers, coaches, and administrators.
Wellness: We promote the wellbeing of the entire self - body, mind, heart and soul - through prayer, exercise, moderation, self-control, modesty, and purity.
Patience and Perseverance: We help our students and each other have the courage, patience, and endurance to push beyond perceived limitations.
Diligence: We encourage our students and each other to work with careful and planned persistence to ensure our God given talents will be fully discovered and maximized.
Integrity: We seek the truth in our actions and words.

Details:

Full time position
Paid personal days
Paid sick days
403(b) Retirement
Health and benefit package
50% Tuition discount
Professional Development

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.