Are you passionate about contributing to creating a new vision for what special education can look like? If you are excited about changing children's and youth's lives for a better future? We at Seneca are looking for a dynamic Student Counselor.
Join our team as a Student Counselor, where you'll play a crucial role in guiding students between the 5th and 8th grades toward academic success amidst any challenges they may face. You'll enrich their educational journey through personalized academic and behavioral plans, fostering a supportive and empowering learning environment. The Student Counselor collaborates with a team to create a holistic, humanizing, and empowering learning environment for students. Through a strengths-based approach, they craft personalized interventions that respect each student's unique and intersecting identities, guiding them toward their goals. By partnering with families and educational providers, the Counselor establishes a robust support network that extends beyond the school, nurturing students' growth and success in all facets of life.
About The ProgramSeneca's Unconditional Education Programs are compromise with providing an integrated, responsive special educational model that promotes equitable opportunities for all students. Our team of passionate staff is always willing to work collaboratively and innovatively to do whatever it takes to ensure that the needs of all students are met and to establish best practices for serving youth with disabilities.
About SenecaSeneca Family of Agencies has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for several consecutive years. We’re committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of excellent mental health, community-based, and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourage people of color to apply. Our programs deeply engage in conversations and training on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.

• Work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team with teachers, therapists, and other specialists/educational staff
• Foster strong therapeutic relationships with students that support engagement at school and in progress towards individualized goals
• Assist with academic instruction, providing individual and group instruction, as directed
• Aid in the implementation of classroom modifications and accommodations as identified by students’ individualized education plans (IEP) or other plans
• Provide direct behavioral intervention that decreases engagement in behaviors that have impeded school success and increases engagement in replacement behaviors that support academic learning, positive relationship building, and effective community participation
• Provide effective supervision of students at all times to maintain safety
• Utilize crisis communication and de-escalation techniques as per Seneca's Equilibrium model training. This may include intervening with the clients' behavioral program through physical management of the clients, if applicable. Training in additional crisis intervention modalities such as CPI may be required
• Contribute to a strong school culture by participating in or leading activities that celebrate success and promote joy. This may include small group activities, classroom activities, and school-wide activities
• Communicate effectively with families and all others involved in the daily life of the student, including other Seneca programs or outside agencies

Required

• Experience/education requirements
• Bachelor’s degree OR
• Associate’s degree or equivalent 1 year of applicable work experience OR
• High school diploma/GED 2 years of applicable work experience
• Applicable experience includes any paid or unpaid experience working with youth or families, or working in the social services field
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Valid driver's license and insurance; insurable by Seneca's automobile policy
• Clearance of TB test, fingerprints, and any other mandatory State/Federal licensing or certification requirements
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccinations

Preferred

• Experience with Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) - Preferred

Skills Of An Ideal Candidate

• Successful experience leading activities for youth
• Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm

• As of July 7th, starting at $22.28 - $24.78
• Actual salary is dependent on creditable experience above the minimum qualifications for the role
• Additional compensation provided upon passing bilingual language proficiency exam
• Salary increases each year
• Mileage reimbursement
• Comprehensive employee benefits package
• Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, and fertility coverage
• Long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance
• 50% paid premiums for dependents
• 403b retirement plan
• Employer-Paid Assistance Plan
• 5 weeks of flexible paid time off, 11 paid holidays
• Abundant promotional opportunities across the agency in California and Washington

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