School Counselor

Position: School Counselor

Manatee School For the Arts

MSA is looking for a highly effective School Counselor for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.

Qualifications:

• A master’s degree in Counseling from a program accredited program
• Florida Certification in School Counseling, K-12
• 3-5 Years Experience
• Bi-lingual Preferred

Reports To: Assistant Principal

Job Goals:

To empower students to be self advocating critical thinkers, who work towards achieving their goals for the future.

To collaborate with other counselors, classroom teachers, and administration to provide support and direction for students to be successful in their day to day work as well as ensuring they are progressing as needed to promote to the next grade level/graduate.

To provide the leadership and expertise necessary to ensure that the school’s counseling program is aligned with the mission, goals, and objectives of the school, and is an integral component of the learning/instructional program.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with students to develop critical life skills such as organization and time management

• Help students work through difficult situations and refer to extra-school resources when appropriate

• Collaborate with other educators and administrators to ensure counseling programs meet school goals

• Monitoring and recording student progress to ensure counseling programs are effective

• Positive collaboration with families/ teachers/ administrators/ community for student success

• Understanding student progression plans, course progressions, and properly scheduling students based on those progressions.

• Taking an active role in school improvement and accreditation activities

• Creating an environment that is conducive to active and participatory learning

• Remaining current in professional practices and developments to keep current with counseling practices

• Advocating for counseling program
• Other duties as necessary

Manatee School For the Arts
700 Haben Blvd. Palmetto, Florida, 34221,
Manatee County On Tampa Bay and the Gulf Beaches

* Competitive Salary and Benefits
* Outstanding working conditions
* Professional Environment
* Beautiful Communities for Families or Singles
* Small Classes and Great Support

Manatee School For the Arts is a charter public school established in 1998. We serve more than 2000 students in grades 6 through 12. MSA is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS-CASI) and is recognized by the State of Florida as a “High Performing” Charter School. The
Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools has designated Manatee School
For the Arts as a “Gold Seal of Excellence” school and we have been recognized by US News and World Report as a Top High School in America. Recently, we have been recognized as one of two Florida Arts Model School secondary schools by the Florida Association of Arts Educators.

Manatee School For the Arts is a total choice school. Our mainstream school draws a diverse student population from the entire county. MSA is based on arts infusion and multiple intelligences. While we offer a very wide range of arts electives, we strive to maintain a standard of excellence in our core academic program.

MSA seeks the best. We hire experienced faculty with proven track records and we consider new faculty who have demonstrated potential to become outstanding teachers. Faculty who are most successful at Manatee School For the Arts are individuals who are dedicated to student success. They are looking for an opportunity to have input into the curriculum and tailor their courses beyond the basic state requirements. They see themselves as professionals and want to be part of a team that strives to fulfill the mission of the school. They have high standards for themselves and expect the best performance possible

from their students. They are compassionate and they like children. They make choices in their classes that invite students to join the learning process. They are nurturing. However, they realize that nurturing often requires understanding and discipline applied equitably and consistently. They care.

Faculty at MSA are expected to know and understand Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligence learning theory and apply it to their classroom. A logical extension of that understanding is arts infusion. Faculty are expected to bring the arts (music, theatre, dance and visual art) into the classroom to help create pathways of learning for a broad range of student learning styles. They recognize that one size does not fit all and they adjust accordingly.

School Counselor Position: This is a 11 month, full time faculty position.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• school counseling: 3 years (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• School Counseling Certification (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Palmetto, FL 34221 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Palmetto, FL 34221: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $50,000 - $75,000