School Counselor - 2025-2026

Description

Job Title:  School Counselor

Department: Student Support

FTE/ Benefits Status: Full Time -  Benefited

Supervisor: Director of Counselor

Visa Eligibility: Not Eligible

International School of Denver (ISDenver) is an independent school that teaches the curricula and fulfills the highest educational standards of the United States, China, France, and Spain to prepare its students to thrive in a diverse and competitive global society. ISDenver is a prestigious International Baccalaureate World School offering immersion bilingual international education from PreK-G8, and is accredited by the Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS) and participating governments. To learn more about ISDenver, please visit our website.

Staff and Faculty members are the cornerstone of our school. In addition to driving the school’s operations, they must also embody the school’s values and believe in the school’s mission:

ISDenver Values: Diversity, Integrity, Compassion, Responsibility, Perseverance

ISDenver Mission: Our inclusive, globally minded community develops highly motivated and academically successful bilingual learners who are inter-culturally adept and make positive contributions in a complex world.

Position Summary: The ISDenver counselor provides social-emotional support, consultation, and intervention services to promote nurturing environments and relationships among children, families, and staff; provides prevention based social emotional and behavior support to families and children; helps provide skills to staff and families around social and emotional development.

Duties & Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that people of color and people who do not identify as cisgender men are less likely to apply to jobs unless their experience specifically matches the qualifications. At ISDenver we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the candidate we are looking for!

Overview:

• Provide research-based social emotional and behavior support to families and children through individual and group sessions

• Provide skills to staff and families around social and emotional development.

• Provide social emotional support, consultation, and intervention services to promote nurturing environments and relationships among children, families and staff.

• Provide support and coaching to teachers and other staff with implementing SEL, classroom management strategies, and executive functionings techniques

• Facilitate group counseling/behavior sessions, including lunch groups, social skills groups, or affinity groups

• Push in regularly to each classroom for SEL lessons and/or DEIB lessons in grades K1-G5 and in Advisory grades 6-8.

• Conduct Classroom observations when necessary

• Meet regularly with the principal and student support staff/counselors to make sure all students in your caseload are supported

• Support the admissions team through shadow experiences, observations, interviews, and transition programming.

• Work collaboratively with Director of Counseling and Directors/Principals on newsletter and parent education throughout the year

Other Details:

• Together with the student support team, familiarize yourself with outside local resources.

• Work closely with Principal/Directors to create behavior learning plans or behavior goal charts.

• Collaborate in the implementation of a DEIB based Social and Emotional curriculum

• Maintain timely and accurate documentation through registrar system

• Work closely with other counselors and principals to facilitate transitions (K1 new to school, K3 to G1, G3 to G4, and G5 to G6)

• Support other counselors as a member of the counseling team that may require you to push into divisions you are not primarily assigned to.

• You may be expected to work outside hours if deemed necessary by the Director of Counseling or Building Principal. This includes responding to student crises, family emergencies or other matters that may arise.

• Duties assigned by building Principals, including recess, before school or after school, and lunch duty

• Work with students who have non-academic diagnosis, such as executive functioning or ADHD delays that aren’t academic specific.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, & Personal Characteristics we are looking for:

We are looking for people who support our mission and values and want to join us in creating a nurturing, supportive, and caring environment for our students. We take great pride in how much our students love to be at our school and with our staff; a true desire to create an environment where our students are known and cared for is imperative for any candidate.

• Masters degree or equivalent in counseling from a CACREP institution (required)

• NCC certification (preferred)

• Two years experience working in ECE, Elementary, or Middle School as appropriate (preferred)

• English proficiency with excellent verbal and written communication skills (required)

  • Level B2 required, C1 preferred (based on Common European Framework of References for Languages) or equivalent certification such as TOEFL or IETLS.

• Knowledge of and proficiency in age and developmentally appropriate teaching methods (required)

• Ability to demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills

• Computer literacy (specifically in Google Suite)

• Ability to work well independently or as part of a team, and provide direction to others when needed

• Ability to exercise sound judgment

• Eagerness to engage with co-curricular, extra-curricular, school community, and PTO activities that promote the school’s programs and reputation

• Experience with or commitment to learning the International Baccalaureate Programme

• Collaborative, team-oriented, globally- and open-minded, innovative, and compassionate

• Professionalism, punctuality, and reliability

• Commitment to learning about and implementing DEIB practices in the classroom and school community

• Lived experience, including international work experience, and an appreciation and respect for all cultures a plus

Physical Demands:

• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee may occasionally be required to bend, stoop or kneel.

Location and Schedule: Expected work hours are 7:45am-3:45pm, M-F; you may have to work outside of these hours periodically. This job does not have remote work flexibility. All employees must be based in Denver, CO.

Benefits (please see ISDenver benefits summary information here):

• Generous Time Off:

  • Paid leave for all full-time staff: Thanksgiving break (3 days), winter break (2 weeks), 4th of july week (1 week)

  • Faculty: summer break (~ 2 months), October, February, and April breaks (1 week each), 6 days FTO (prorated for part-time positions)

  • FTO encompasses most time off such as sick, personal, and vacation time

• Cigna Medical, Dental and Vision insurance with significant school contribution to Medical and Dental

• Employer-paid Life, Long- and Short-Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, and AD&D

• Supplemental insurance available through Colonial

• Employer contribution to 401k regardless of employee participation

• Partial tuition remission and discounted co-curricular clubs for children enrolled at ISDenver

• Discounted summer and break camps for children of full-time staff (ISDenver enrollment not required)

• J-1 visa sponsorship

• Relocation allowance

• Free daily lunch

• Professional Development opportunities

• Staff appreciation and cultural celebration events

• ...and more!

Salary Range: $45,000-65000, DOE

No phone calls or emails, please. Candidates selected for interviews will be contacted directly.

Interviews: Interviews may be conducted in person, by telephone or via video conferencing. Only applicants to be invited for an interview will be contacted; no phone calls or emails, please. ISDenver does not consider nor save information sent for non-posted positions.

Notes:

• Job descriptions are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

• All employees are required to undergo, at minimum, a Colorado Department of Human Services required background check prior to employment. Certain positions may require more extensive background checks.

• Racism, misogyny, classism, ableism, homophobia, and transphobia do not represent the values of ISDenver and will not be tolerated.

ISDenver celebrates diversity and values the strengths that come with having a diverse community. People of color, LGBTQIA candidates, and people from other historically marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply. ISDenver is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Salary : $45,000 - $65,000