School Counselor – Gifted & Twice-Exceptional (2e) Students

FlexSchool, Inc.; Berkeley Heights (NJ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

FlexSchool in Berkeley Heights, NJ seeks a warm School Counselor to support gifted and twice-exceptional students. The role collaborates with teachers, families, and leadership to foster a neurodiversity-affirming environment where students feel understood and able to learn.

You will provide individual and group counseling, participate in IEP processes, and help develop proactive supports. This full-time academic-year position emphasizes relationships, regulation strategies, and adaptive

Qualifications

• Master's degree in School Counseling or related field preferred.
• 2+ years of school-based counseling experience preferred.
• Experience with twice-exceptional learners strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with CPS or DIR/Floortime approaches preferred.
• Understanding of sensory needs and emotional regulation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Build trusting relationships with students through daily presence.
• Provide individual and group counseling and IEP-mandated counseling.
• Facilitate weekly small-group counseling sessions.
• Promote social-emotional learning and self-advocacy.
• Collaborate with teachers and families to design supports.
• Lead staff trainings and participate in student meetings.

Skills

School counseling

Neurodiversity-affirming

IEP meetings

Group counseling

Collaboration with families

Education

Master's in School Counseling

Job description

FlexSchool is seeking a warm, collaborative School Counselor (or professional in a related field) to join our community and support our gifted and twice-exceptional (2e) students.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a small elementary program designed for students who learn and experience the world in different ways. Our counselor works closely with students, teachers, families, and school leadership to create a supportive, neurodiversity-affirming environment where students feel understood, connected, and able to learn.

What You'll Do

• Build trusting relationships with students through regular classroom presence and informal connection throughout the school day.
• Provide proactive and responsive support during periods of overwhelm or dysregulation.
• Maintain a welcoming support space students can access for recharging, emotional or sensory regulation, and problem-solving.
• Provide individual counseling and IEP-mandated counseling services as needed.
• Facilitate weekly small-group counseling sessions.
• Teach health and social-emotional learning with a focus on self-understanding, relationships, emotional well-being, and self-advocacy.
• Partner with teachers to understand individual student profiles and develop proactive, neurodiversity-affirming supports that promote engagement, participation, and access.
• Collaborate with the Head of School to develop individualized student support and safety plans when needed.
• Maintain regular, collaborative communication with families and outside service providers.
• Develop and update student learning profiles using evaluations and input from students, families, staff, and outside providers.
• Participate in IEP meetings, student articulation meetings, and professional development; participate in and, as appropriate, lead staff training.
• Collaborate with school leadership and admissions in reviewing and supporting prospective students, including consultation with outside clinicians when appropriate.
• Supervise counseling interns, if applicable.

You May Be a Great Fit If You...

• Genuinely enjoy working with gifted, neurodivergent, and twice-exceptional students.
• Approach behavior with curiosity rather than assuming defiance or lack of motivation.
• Understand the importance of relationships and connection in helping students feel safe and ready to learn.
• Can provide clear structure while preserving student autonomy and choice.
• Are comfortable adapting your plans or counseling approach when something isn't working.
• Stay calm, flexible, and supportive when students are having a hard time.
• Understand that regulation may look different for different students.
• Are creative, enthusiastic, collaborative, and reflective.
• Bring warmth and a sense of humor to your work with students.
• Are open to feedback and ongoing learning about neurodiversity, autism, 2e development, and disability-affirming practice.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in School Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field preferred.
• 2+ years of experience working with children in a school, counseling, or related setting preferred.
• Experience supporting twice-exceptional learners strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with neurodiversity-affirming approaches such as Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) or DIR/Floortime, co-regulation, and strengths-based student support preferred.
• Understanding of sensory needs, executive functioning, emotional regulation, and developmental differences.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.

Schedule

This is a full-time, academic-year position at our Berkeley Heights, NJ campus. Typical hours are approximately 7:45am-4pm, with participation in key school events and professional activities throughout the academic year.

About FlexSchool

FlexSchool is a small, relationship-centered school serving gifted and twice-exceptional learners. Our approach recognizes that students thrive when they are understood as individuals and provided with the flexibility, connection, and support they need to access learning.