Middle School Counselor (26-27 School Year)

Intrepid College Prep; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 53,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health benefits

Dedicated work space and equipment

MNPS Retirement System

Job summary

Intrepid College Prep in Nashville is seeking a dedicated School Counselor to support students across our 5-12 program, delivering comprehensive counseling services and collaborating with teachers, families, and community partners for college prep and SEL success.

The role emphasizes equity, reflective practice, and data-driven planning. Starting salary is $53,000 with health benefits and retirement options. ICP offers a supportive environment for historically underserved students.

Qualifications

• Dedication to the educational success of historically underserved students.
• Demonstrated ability to reflect and articulate lessons learned from past experience.
• Minimum of two years counseling experience in an urban public or charter school.
• Commitment to improving services through collaboration, best practices, regular assessment and data analysis.
• Effective communication skills with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Speaks Spanish or has experience with bilingual students (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Delivers comprehensive counseling services supporting academic and personal/social development of all students.
• Run individual and group counseling sessions with research-based social and emotional practices.
• Facilitate professional development for teachers on child development and its impact on student performance.
• Collaborate with external education and social services professionals to coordinate supports.
• Develop a written, annual plan with data-driven goals and sequencing.
• Utilize Early Warning Indicators to implement targeted interventions for at-risk students.
• Advocate and intervene for students whose needs impede their development.
• Demonstrate program accountability using data to measure outcomes.
• Partner with administrators, teachers, students, parents, and community to remove barriers.
• Protect confidentiality of records; adhere to state laws and policies.
• Collaborate with Scholar Support Team to support all learners.
• Engage in occasional evening/weekend recruitment and outreach events.

Skills

Dedication to student success

Reflective practice

Urban school counseling experience

Collaboration and teamwork

Effective communication

Spanish-speaking or bilingual support

Education

MS in School Counseling or MSW

Job description

Who We Are

Intrepid College Prep is a network of free, college preparatory public charter schools located in the Antioch area of Greater Nashville, Tennessee. We educate scholars at two campuses: Opportunity Academy Middle School and Independence Academy High School. Our 5-12 model ensures that scholars have the opportunity to engage in a rigorous, college-preparatory education for eight years prior to their transition to college and the professional opportunities that follow. We are an open-enrollment school, which means that our scholars do not have to take an entrance test or pay tuition to enroll.

Intrepid College Prep is a network of free, college preparatory public charter schools located in the Antioch area of Greater Nashville, Tennessee. We educate scholars at two campuses: Opportunity Academy Middle School and Independence Academy High School. Our 5-12 model ensures that scholars have the opportunity to engage in a rigorous, college-preparatory education for eight years prior to their transition to college and the professional opportunities that follow. We are an open-enrollment school, which means that our scholars do not have to take an entrance test or pay tuition to enroll.

Our Mission

Intrepid College Prep is committed to ensuring our scholars, educators, and families have the opportunity to unlock an unlimited future. By providing rigorous academic instruction and creating powerful relationships amongst our community’s members, we ignite passion, seek knowledge, and inspire the bravery needed to have a profound impact in our world.

Our core values are Ignite Passion, Seek Knowledge, and Inspire Bravery. While we ground our instruction in these values, we also strive to live them out as adults in our interactions with one another. We believe that professional development and intentional coaching can allow any person to develop the skills necessary to be an effective team member, but we know that rests upon the bedrock of these essential values.

Our Core Value: Ignite Passion

You are DISCIPLINED. You hold yourself to a high standard and you take pride in your ability to take initiative. You have strong personal organization skills and are intentional about how you use your time.

You are MISSION ALIGNED. You believe in helping to unlock the unlimited potential in all students through a college preparatory education. You believe that each and every student, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, gender identity, religion, or immigration status is deserving of an excellent education and capable of achieving it.

Our Core Value: Seek Knowledge

You are HUNGRY FOR FEEDBACK. You want to grow as a person and a professional. You want to learn from your peers and your coaches, even when it challenges you to put aside your ego.

You are NERDY. You have a deep love for your area of expertise and a genuine excitement to share it with others.

Our Core Value: Inspire Bravery

You are DRIVEN BY EQUITY. You are committed to being actively anti-racist in your interactions with fellow staff, students and families. You believe that education is inherently social justice work that requires us to begin with ourselves and our own biases.

You are INTROSPECTIVE. You are committed to personal development and prioritize your own wellness. You are reflective about your impact on others and feel comfortable acknowledging your own mistakes and quirks.

School Counselor Duties And Responsibilities

• Delivers comprehensive counseling services, activities, programs, and interventions critical to the academic and personal/social development of all students
• Run individual and group counseling sessions with research-based social and emotional practices
• Facilitate professional development for teachers to help them understand child development and how it affects student performance academically and social/emotionally
• Build relationships and collaborate with external education and social services professionals to develop appropriate agency services for students and families
• Develops a written, annual plan which is data driven and includes measurable goals which are appropriately scoped and sequenced based on the needs of the school and students
• Utilizes the Early Warning Indicators to implement targeted interventions for at-risk students
• Administers needs assessments regularly to identify and prioritize school and student needs
• Advocates and intervenes on behalf of each student whose immediate needs, concerns, or problems are impeding his/her academic and/or personal/social development
• Demonstrates program accountability using data to document the results of strategies and interventions that are used to improve student academic performance
• Partners with administrators, teachers, students, parents, and the community to remove barriers to student success and to close the achievement gap
• Protects confidentiality of records and information about students and staff. Must use discretion and adhere to all state laws and school policies when sharing any such information
• Collaborate with Scholar Support Team regularly to develop a plan to meet the needs of all learners
• Availability and willingness to engage in a limited number of evening/weekend student recruitment and parent outreach events

Qualifications

• Dedication to the educational success of historically underserved students
• Demonstrated evidence of the ability to reflect and articulate the lessons learned from past experience
• Minimum of two years counseling experience in an urban public school or charter school setting preferred, but not required
• Highest commitment to improving services through collaboration, best practices, regular assessment and data analysis
• Effective communication skills with students, parents, and colleagues
• Holds a MS in School Counseling or MSW with a minimum G.P.A. of 3.0
• Speaks Spanish or has experience working with bilingual students (preferred)

Commitment to Diversity

Intrepid College Prep is an equal opportunity employer. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Compensation

We offer a generous compensation package, including full health benefits. All staff members are equipped with the tools needed to succeed, including a dedicated work space, laptop computer, email, high-speed internet access, and all necessary supplies. Compensation is highly competitive; teachers are eligible to participate in the MNPS Retirement System.

Base salaries are determined by the ICP salary scale. Placement on the salary scale is determined by years of relevant, teaching experience. We do not negotiate salaries because of research that demonstrates the resulting impact of inequitable pay, primarily for women and people of color. Placement on the salary scale is solely determined by relevant experience.

Starting salary (Year 0) for a certified teacher with zero years of experience starts at $53,000. Please reach out to the hiring team for inquires regarding the salary scale.