Saint Charles Borromeo Academy is seeking a part time Counselor for the 2025-2026 school year. Partnering with parents in their role as primary educators, Saint Charles Borromeo Academy extends the mission of the Church in forming true disciples of Jesus Christ. Through a Catholic Classic Liberal Arts education centered on Christ, we provide an integrated approach fostering a love for truth, beauty, and goodness. We seek to instill a natural desire for wisdom and virtue in all students.

Role:

• Liaison between the parish, school, parents, students, and staff.
• Be available as needed for urgent or emergency conflict resolution.
• Will be responsible for performing her duties including assisting in creating a positive, Christ-like learning environment for all teachers and students.
• Will help students resolve problems that interfere with gaining the greatest benefit from the school's educational and spiritual opportunities.
• Oversees a positive behavior management system that supports scholars to make positive behavioral choices and allows them to correct and take responsibility for mistakes.
• Reports to the principal.
• Supports staff through professional development.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assists in the development, implementation, and evaluation of interventions related to social/emotional learning and behaviors.
• Receives referrals and confers with students.
• Assists the principal with response to and resolving parent, student and staff concerns.
• Monitors and organizes attendance concerns: emails/calls parents, attends meetings regarding absent or tardy issues.
• Attends SEP meetings with teachers as needed.
• Leads CARE team.
• Attends Crisis team meetings, reporting meetings to principal and priest, as well as staff, parents, and the community as needed.
• Participates in faculty meetings.
• Serves as a mentor to staff in dealing with classroom management issues and student discipline.
• Utilize school SEL program (Friendzy); adopt its principles and practices with students experiencing behavioral challenges.
• Theology of the Body with middle school
• Available as needed for referrals from parents and/or staff to meet with students.

• 35-40 hours per week (attend after school meetings on Wednesdays)
• Teaching Friendzy and Theology of the Body on a set schedule
• Meeting with individual students as needed during the lunch block hours or specified counseling hours.
• Providing monthly to quarterly professional development lessons to the staff based on needs.
• Have an arrival and dismissal post outside (front or back).
• Attendance at assembly time on Fridays, occasionally organizing assemblies.
• Understand and uphold the teachings of the Catholic Church at all times.
• Familiarity with the Catholic understanding of ministry is an asset

Note: All employees are required to consent to a background check, commit to our Code of Conduct policy, and complete online and in-person trainings prior to hire