School Counselor-DeWitt

Ithaca City School District; City of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 57,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Ithaca City School District is seeking a School Counselor for DeWitt, NY to support students in grades 6-12 with social, emotional, and academic growth. You will lead college and career readiness initiatives and collaborate with staff on data-driven programming within ICSD.

The role requires NYS School Counselor certification and a commitment to equity, with duties spanning data analysis, PLC collaboration, and district-wide counseling services.

Qualifications

• Must hold NYS School Counselor certification.
• Willingness to support district commitment to equity and access.

Responsibilities

• Support the social, emotional, and academic success of students in grades 6-12.
• Facilitate college and career readiness through programming and academic evaluations.
• Analyze data within a PLC to provide connections and programming ideas in ICSD.

Education

New York State School Counselor Certification

Job description

400 Lake Street • Ithaca, New York • 14850

NOTICE OF VACANCY

Position Title: School Counselor - DeWitt

Brief Description: Support the social, emotional, and academic success of students in grades 6-12. Facilitate college career readiness through programming and academic evaluations. Analyze data while working a PLC to provide additional outside connections and programming ideas in ICSD.

Location(s): DeWitt

Start Date: 10/19/2026

Posting Dates: 10/6/2026- Until Filled

Number of Vacancies: 1

FTE: 1

Application Requirements:

1. Resume/CV
2. Cover Letter
3. Proof of Certification (or pending certification)
4. Official Copy of transcripts: undergraduate and graduate
5. Three (3) Letters of Reference (highly preferred for external candidates)
6. MANDATORY Writing Sample (see prompt below)

The Ithaca City School District values diverse perspectives and life experiences. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans, people with disabilities, and those with lived experiences.

MANDATORY Writing Sample

A writing sample is required for the application to be completed. Please upload your writing sample separately or with your cover letter.

1. The ICSD has a diverse student population representing a variety of races, gender identities, learning needs, socio-economic status, sexual orientations, languages, national origins, etc. Describe your teaching strategies and/or experiences for effectively educating students from diverse backgrounds. Please give specific examples of how you respond effectively to students who have a variety of identities, and/or respond effectively to students who are different from your own identity. How do you ensure success for every student?
2. Tell us about any personal and professional experiences you have had that would help you help us to fulfill our district equity goals.
3. The Ithaca City School District is a 1:1 district in grades 3-12. Please provide examples of how you have used or your vision for using digital technology in instruction. Also, please provide evidence of how you stay current with students’ digital world.

Required Qualifications:

• The Ithaca City School District is committed to eliminating race, class, and disability as predictors of academic performance, co-curricular participation, and discipline. Qualified candidates will demonstrate a basic awareness of these commitments and a strong willingness to support these efforts.

• Possession of New York State certification as a School Counselor is required.

Desired Characteristics:

• An educational leader whose competency, energy, and commitment and understanding of the developmental period of middle school to help ensure student success.

• Proven ability to interact effectively with students and their families who represent cultures that are diverse in terms of race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and other characteristics in order to build an effective and collaborative school community and connections with local community agencies.

• Familiar with NYS academic requirements of middle and high school students, able to assist with student transition to middle school and to high school.

• Be a member of an interdisciplinary, problem solving team at grade level and school wide.

Salary Range:$56,918-$119,338 (10-month full-time basis) Based on the 26-27 ITA step and lane salary grid

About Us:

We envision 6000+ Thinkers. Thinking is foundational to the development of self and society. It is the cornerstone of all creative ideas and problem-solving, new scientific discoveries, new products and services, individual and organizational learning, education, business success, interpersonal and intrapersonal communications, all social change and even democracy itself. Our vision is what we see. It motivates us. Our vision is audacious.

Our mission is to engage, educate, and empower. We will strive to engage all students in the importance and relevance of thinking; to educate every learner to communicate, comprehend, and collaborate for understanding; and to empower all in the ICSD to achieve academic excellence.

Visit Our Website: ithacacityschools.org

The Ithaca City School District does not unlawfully discriminate in employment on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military status, veteran status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, or other federal/state protected status.