Highline

Counselor

• The school counselor is a proactive, preventative role within our community.
• The school counselor is the restorative practices leader within the building, leading restorative conversations with students and supporting other staff members in leading conversations as well.
• The school counselor will work alongside the social worker to provide student services including conducting threat assessment, self harm reviews, and suicide risk reviews.
• The school counselor will lead small groups of students in developing social emotional tools through curriculums and self created activities.
• The school counselor is responsible for providing behavioral intervention support throughout the school.
• The counselor is responsible for ensuring that our students are engaging in prosocial behaviors during recess through organizing structured play opportunities for students.
• The school counselor is expected to collect data on students and identify students who may benefit from additional, more formal behavioral supports; the school counselor is expected to be a part of the team that creates and oversees the implementation of these supports.
• School counselors are expected to build positive relationships with their students and also hold them to high expectations.
• School counselors should work to ensure all families attend the student conferences held twice a year.
• School counselors are expected to participate in at least three evening or weekend events such as the music performances for their grade level, the Cultural Fair and the Fall festival.
• School counselors are expected to help plan and lead at least two event for families during the year such as a parent education meeting or a student demonstration of learning.
• School counselors are expected to attend all professional development as assigned by their principal and participate with respect and attention.
• They are expected to participate as a member of at least one network, school, board or parent group committee to support the ongoing work of improving our school and supporting school culture.

School Counselor – Northeast Campus