Hiring organization

Industry
Education
Job Location
Pennsylvania
Working Hours
School hours
Date posted
January 8, 2021
Valid through
January 31, 2021
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Position title
School Counselor
Description
Connecting the Pieces is seeking a School Counselor to provide services to students during traditional school hours who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional Disturbance, Specific Learning Disability, Intellectual Disability, Other Health Impairment as well as learners with no diagnosis but require assistance.
About Connecting the Pieces:
Connecting the Pieces serves as one of Pennsylvania’s most respected, educationally based behavior service provider. CTP works with top professionals and has built an impressive record of quality and support.
Connecting the Pieces delivers interventions that improves the lives of learners with special education needs and their families while working collaboratively with the school team. We offer comprehensive services to students who present with challenging behaviors and educational need. CTP provides individual attention to each student we serve while bringing all those working with the student together to ensure a collaborative effort in helping the student reach their fullest potential.
Position type: Contractor
Benefits of working as Contractor for CTP:
Flexibility in schedule creation within regular school hours (typically 8am-4pm) - select cases that fit your schedule availability.
Ability to set your own pay rate - you determine how much you make per hour.
Freedom to decide how much time you want to work each week - work as many cases (hours) or as few as you like (based on case availability).
Responsibilities
Provide services to students in the home, school, or community setting
Work on goals as identified in the student’s Individualized Educational Program (IEP)
Monitor student’s progress on IEP goals
Provide assistance and support to a student during times of transition, heightened stress, critical change, or other situations impeding student success
Provide counseling to students to address social and emotional concerns that may be a barrier to learning
Share strategies supporting student achievement with parents, teachers, and other members of the IEP team
Complete data analysis to identify student issues, needs and challenges and develop interventions to promote student success
Build a rapport with student(s) and team members
Work collaboratively and communicate with members of the IEP team
Obtain daily signatures/authorizations from parent or guardian
Input data into CTP and school specific systems regarding schedules, hours worked, attendance, cancellations, mileage, and other required information in a timely fashion
Qualifications
PA Certified School Counselor, PA Certified School Psychologist or Licensed Social Worker
1 to 2 Years’ Experience working with children who have special needs
Available during typical school hours
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to build a rapport with student(s) and team members
Well-organized and reliable
PA State and FBI clearances
Personal transportation preferred