Licensed School Counselor

Do you want a rewarding career working with children and adults with a variety of special needs? Do you have patience, integrity, initiative, and dedication? If so, then APTS would like the opportunity to speak with you.

Alternative Paths Training School's (APTS) mission is to provide students with the knowledge and practical skills essential for their successful integration into the community.

Alternative Paths Training School is looking for a School Counselor for our Fredericksburg, VA campus.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• All planning and implementation of direct (individual and group), indirect/consultative, and embedded counseling and social-emotional learning (SEL) activities.
• Performs non-caseload consultative service as needed. The counselor may be asked to provide insight to direct care professionals or IEP Team members regarding how to implement or employ a strategy/ies to support a student’s deficit area. Consultative hours are approved on a per year basis.
• All planning and implementation of risk assessment in conjunction with the threat assessment team.
• Regular communication with parents/guardians/guardian ad litem of students, as appropriate.
• Quarterly data collection and assessment of current counseling goals, planning and execution of progress reporting.
• Periodic data collection and assessment of current IEP goals, recommending modifications, changes, and remediations as necessary.
• Generating annual and projected IEP goals for succeeding years.
• Values working in a multicultural, diverse, and multi-modality environment.
• Communicates in a professional and scholarly tone both verbally and electronically with a broad variety of people, including other team members and management. Understands and upholds the ASCA, ACA, NASP, or SSWAA Code of Ethics to include maintaining appropriate professional boundaries, avoidance of dual relationships, standards of confidentiality, high fidelity of therapeutic content.
• Maintains a professional presentation and demeanor as defined by the APTS Handbook and Related Services| Therapy Best Practices Manual.
• Other duties as assigned.

Educational and Licensing Qualifications:

• An earned master’s degree in counseling, social work, or school psychology from a regionally accredited college or university is required.
• Must possess a current Professional License in School Counseling, School Psychology.
• Social Work or Clinical Counseling. In lieu of a 5-year Renewable Virginia License, an initial 3-year Non-Renewable Virginia License may qualify the individual if he/she is actively working toward a 5-year license with the appropriate endorsement, and possesses the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job functions.

APTS or any of its subsidiaries, does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. APTS® is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.

Pay: From $68,000.00 per year

License/Certification:

• School Counseling Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person