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The Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic schools serve more than 40,000 students in 154 elementary and high schools in Cook and Lake counties. It is one of the largest private school systems in the United States. Its schools have received 96 Blue Ribbon awards from the U.S. Department of Education over the past 10 years. 

Chicago Catholic Schools provides a top tier, spiritually and emotionally uplifting educational environment, surrounded and driven by faith. We foster and support a diverse community of learners. In fact, a quarter of our student body doesn’t identify as Catholic. The parents of these students value the academic excellence of a Catholic school education and the respect shown in our schools for beliefs, values and a higher sense of purpose.

Chicago Catholic Schools is part of the Archdiocese of Chicago, which is the third largest diocese in the United States and serves more than 2.2 million Catholics in The Archdiocese, pastored by Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, has more than 15,000 employees across its ministries, including Catholic Charities, the region’s largest nonprofit social service agency. The Archdiocese’s elementary and secondary schools comprise one of the largest U.S. private school systems.

Responsibilities listed are not limited to other duties assigned:

The school guidance counselor will assist students in our PreK-8 school setting as an advocate for the development of the whole child.

They will provide direct counseling services that support the social and emotional developmental needs of the students while bringing a collaborative, solutions-oriented attitude to our team.

Provide direct services to students in the areas of child and adolescent development, education strategies, self-management, and social interaction skills to help students in achieving success in school.

Provide crisis management to students and faculty.

Support students in mentally processing their challenges and/or adjustments to school through goal setting and action planning.

Contact and stay connected to parents to assist them in the understanding of and constructive participation in their child’s progress.

Build and maintain comprehensive, school-wide preventative needs programming.

Consult with other school personnel in gathering and sharing appropriate information, as well as to establish staff roles and responsibilities regarding student needs beyond general academic education.

Keep appropriate records of cases for use by school staff members and non-school reporting agencies.

Prepare and submit timely reports on students referred for evaluation.

communicate regularly with students, parents/guardians, colleagues and principal.

attend required faculty and staff meetings.

cooperate with the principal and staff members in school related meetings, activities and projects.

maintain confidentiality and discretion regarding school personnel, students and general school matters.