ETS, Guidance Counselor, CRLS

Cambridge Public Schools•Cambridge, MA

About The Position

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School Community: Cambridge Rindge & Latin School (CRLS) is a comprehensive high school divided into four Learning Communities designed to promote high levels of learning and achievement for all students. Honors courses are offered in all core classes (English, History, Mathematics, and Science); Advanced Placement (AP) courses are available to qualified students in grades 11 and 12. The mission of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School is to provide a quality education to every student through rigorous, comprehensive, and personalized teaching and learning. Working in partnership with families and the wider community, we maintain a nurturing, respectful, and safe environment where educators and students hold themselves to high standards. We value academic excellence, creativity, diversity, perseverance, collaboration, and responsible decision-making. Within and across our learning communities, we prepare lifelong learners who participate thoughtfully, responsibly, and productively in a global, democratic society. The Opportunity : The Cambridge Rindge and Latin School seeks a Guidance Counselor, Grades 9-12, to join our caring and innovative community. The successful candidate will have experience working with adolescents. A candidate with teaching experience is preferred. They will have an understanding of and experience with guidance and counseling activities. As a professional, the guidance counselor will display a collegial spirit that supports and enhances continual professional growth consistent with the educational goals and philosophies of our school community. Moreover, they will be fully committed to continuously learning, improving, reflecting, and working together to ensure that all students achieve at high levels.

Requirements

Understanding of and experience with guidance and counseling activities.
Previous experience working with adolescents.
Experience working with a multicultural student population in an urban school setting.
Bachelor’s degree required
Massachusetts DESE Certification: School Counselor required.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, alongside the ability to establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with a diverse staff and student body.
A strong work ethic, alongside a commitment to doing whatever it takes for students to excel.
Possess and demonstrate exemplary counseling and communication skills.
Demonstrate appropriate ethical behavior and professional conduct in the fulfillment of role and responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

Teaching experience preferred.
Master’s degree strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with all team members, including but not limited to other guidance counselors, school psychologists and social workers, teachers, administrators, special educators, instructional coaches, paraprofessionals, interventionists, and other support personnel.
Work to foster a safe, caring, and active learning community.
Partner with families and include them in the students’ learning and development, as well as encourage families to further the mission of the school.
Build on established partnerships with surrounding community institutions and organizations.
Facilitate transitions and counsel all students toward the realization of their full educational potential.
Establish a culture of high expectations that includes the shared belief that every student will pursue a dignified next step.
Develop, collect, analyze and interpret data.
Organize and integrate pre-college guidance and counseling into the guidance program.
Communicate regularly with students and families and involve families as partners in their child’s education.
Identify unique student needs and collaborate with team members to effectively address those needs .
Facilitate i-decide student training sessions.
Any other related duties as assigned.