High School Counselor (2025-2026)

High School Counselor

The High School Counselor is responsible for offering counseling and guidance with the educational, personal, and social growth of all students. Through direct observation, group settings, one-on-one sessions, and work with teachers and parents to ensure the school curriculum and environment accommodates all students. This position maintains positive interpersonal relationships with students, parents, peers, and community members and provides the best possible opportunities for student development and growth, both educationally and personally.

Reporting Relationships:

Reports to: K-12 Restorative Interventions/Counseling Coordinator & High School Principal

Direct Reports: This is a non-supervisory position

Application Deadline: 

The application deadline for this posting is 3/18/2025. 

Compensation:

This is a full-time, 10-month 10 Contact Days position. Salaries start at $68,284 and go up based on education and years of licensed experience. Salary is outlined in the Teacher 10 Contact Days Salary Scale, which can be found here or on the school’s website under ‘Financial Transparency.’ See a detailed outline of benefits and additional compensation at the bottom of the job description.

Essential Functions:

• Provide personal/interpersonal counseling individual and/or group settings as well as both direct and indirect counseling services.
• Provide suicide prevention and intervention services when required.
• Collaborate with students, parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and staff to provide all students with services related to educational and career planning.
• Work collaboratively with counseling team to align student needs with post-secondary goals.
• Understand and promote a positive relationship with students, parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, staff and the community
• Contribute to the development and effectiveness of building and district programs within American School Counselor Association standards
• Ensure proper maintenance, accuracy, and confidentiality of students’ information.
• Use formal and informal methods to plan and implement appropriate evaluation strategies for continuous assessment of counseling services and to conduct annual needs assessments of all components of the counseling program.
• Collaborate with Pinnacle Charter School counselors (K-12) to ensure alignment and effective programming and support for students school-wide.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Masters in School Counseling.
• Spanish language skills preferred.
• Current Colorado provisional or professional Special Services Provider professional license for School Counseling.
• Experience working with low-income communities and in particular with children from low-income backgrounds to achieve exceptional results in academics preferred.
• Previous school counseling experience preferred
• Ability to collaborate and communicate while appreciating the diverse background of students, parents, peers, and the community
• Ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace, follow safety rules, practice safe work habits, utilize appropriate safety equipment and report unsafe conditions to the appropriate administrator
• Demonstrated commitment to mission and vision of the school
• Creative and flexible in time of change
• Demonstrated success as an innovator of creative solutions at work
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including restorative justice practices
• Excellent organization skills.
• Growth-oriented approach; always looking for ways to improve professionally.
• Professional appearance, attitude, and demeanor.

Working Conditions:

Exposure/Noise Level: Occasional exposure to airborne particles, fumes, and outdoor weather conditions.  Normal school environment with moderate to high noise level.

Mental Functions: Analyze, collaboration, communicate, compare, compilation of data, compute, coordinate, copy, direct, evaluate, instruct, interpersonal skills, present, report, synthesize.

Physical Activities: School and office environment, including computer interface. Bend, reach, sit, stand, stoop, talk, walk, and heavy person-to-person interaction with students, parents, peers, and community members.

Weight and Force Demands: Moderate physical activity (lifting, pulling, and pushing up to 25 pounds).

Other: May be required to work outside of normal working hours and travel for work related functions.

Note: In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the 2021-2022 school year, school staff are critical employees and are expected to perform work on campus as required.

Why work for Pinnacle?

As a member of the Pinnacle PACK, you will have the opportunity to be influential every day and make an impact in the lives of our students and our larger community! Our team and school community are diverse and we embrace that diversity as an encouraging, friendly, open, and supportive team and school. We invest in our team members by providing a balanced, growth-oriented, and supportive work environment while helping you achieve your career goals within and beyond Pinnacle. Additionally, we offer a robust, comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance and AD&D plans (100% employer paid options for the employee)!
• Participation in the Colorado Public Schools Retirement System PERA (click HERE to learn more)!
• PERA 401K, 403B, and Roth IRA retirement options!
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) to include Healthcare and Dependent Care!
• Voluntary life insurance for employees and dependents!
• Short and Long Term Disability!
• Colonial add-ons to include accident, critical illness, and hospital plans!
• Employee Assistance Program with up to three free counseling sessions!
• Paid Time Off 
  • PTO Days: 8/year

If you want to be part of a caring, supportive community and make a difference as part of the Pinnacle PACK, apply now!

About Pinnacle:

Pinnacle Charter School has served the community for more than 20 years. Authorized by the Colorado Charter School Institute, the Pinnacle is a Title I K-12 school supporting more than 2,000 students in achieving excellence in all aspects of their lives. The K-8 building is located at 1001 West 84th Avenue, Federal Heights, CO. The high school is located at 8412 Huron Street, Thornton, CO.  For more information visit https://www.pinnaclecharterschool.org/.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. Pinnacle Charter School is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a drug free work environment. We participate in E-Verify as part of our onboarding process.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Salary : $68,284 - $96,832