Position Type:
Student Support Services/School Counselor
Date Posted:
7/17/2026
Location:
Westfield Middle School
Date Available:
08/03/2026
WESTFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
COUNSELOR
Reports to: Middle School Principal
Terms: 200 days, 7.5 hours per day
Essential Functions
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Implement a comprehensive school counseling program to support the academic, social emotional, and college and career development of all students.
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Intentionally build visible, trusting relationships with students, staff, and parents to foster connection, belonging, and support throughout the school community.
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Design and implement comprehensive Tier 1 school counseling programming that reaches all students.
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Provide intentional and targeted Tier 2 school counseling interventions for identified students to support developmentally appropriate academic, social emotional, and college and career readiness skills.
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Provide intensified Tier 3 school counseling support through appropriate referrals and interventions for students experiencing emergency or crisis situations.
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Collaboratively design and implement student support systems with administrators, social workers, mentors, mental health providers, and community partners to ensure coordinated preventative and responsive care for students.
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Collaborate with administrators and teacher teams to analyze student data to identify needs, inform programming, guide interventions, monitor growth, and ensure students receive appropriate support or extension opportunities.
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Support the transition of new students to the middle school building as needed.
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Remain current in the counseling field through professional affiliations, workshops, and training.
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Attend, as needed, special education conferences as the student advocate.
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Assist with Parent/Teacher/Team Conferences/Meetings during the school year.
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Perform other tasks and assume other duties as may be assigned or delegated by the Middle School Principal.
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.General Supervision
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Supervise lunch duties as assigned by assistant principal
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Supervise halls by being in the halls with regularity during the passing periods.
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Be available at the beginning and end of the day for bus duty or in the building as designated by the assistant principal.
Qualifications:
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Hold a valid Elementary/Secondary School Counselor license
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Meet State requirements for position
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Meet all other requirements of experience and character that the Board of Trustees shall require
