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Bard High School Early College BrooklynGuidance CounselorApply Here:https://apply.interfolio.com/168041

About the Bard High School Early Colleges

Bard High School Early College Brooklyn, a partnership between Bard College and the New York City Department of Education, invites applications for a guidance counselor to join our staff at Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) Brooklyn for the 2025-2026 academic year.

The Bard Early Colleges (BEC) are founded on the belief that, for many young people, college can and should start at an earlier age. Acting on this belief, Bard Early College enables students to begin serious college study in place of the traditional 11th and 12th grades, at no cost to students or families. The Bard Early Colleges offer a unique home for young people’s intellectual ambition: as both tuition-free, branch campuses of Bard College and public high schools, they award a high school diploma and a Bard College Associate in Arts degree (and 60 transferable credits) by the end of the 12th grade. Students are taught by Bard College faculty in undergraduate seminar classes, all deeply rooted in the liberal arts and sciences, in Bard College’s commitment to excellence in teaching, and in Bard’s mission as a private college in the public interest.

Now entering its third decade, the Bard Early College network enrolls over 3,000 young people in campuses in Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Hudson, New York; Newark, New Jersey; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; Baltimore, Maryland; and Washington, D.C.

Position Summary:

The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to students' emotional, social, and academic health, and will be committed to providing comprehensive guidance and support to students throughout their high school experience. The successful candidate will provide guidance and support to students and families throughout the college application process, from researching colleges to submitting applications and making decisions.

Responsibilities:

Because roles in small schools are varied and complex, serious consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate in their resume and cover letter experience and/or willingness to commit to the school’s mission and core beliefs and to become involved in these essential aspects:

+ Counseling students, individually and in groups, regarding academic readiness, discipline-related guidance issues, social and emotional development, substance abuse (if trained), conflict mediation, and graduation requirements, and making appropriate referrals

+ Collaborating to develop and implement behavior intervention plans to support the academic, social and emotional development of students

+ Collaborate with teachers and provide expertise on socio-emotional aspects of learning to develop a guidance-based Advisory curriculum

+ Serving as a faculty-advisor to a small “advisory group” of students throughout their duration in school, and attending professional meetings to support this work

+ Participating in regular faculty development and being involved in collaborating on the school’s guidance program

+ Maintaining current student academic records and regularly communicating with students and families students’ academic progress towards meeting graduation requirements

+ Guiding students in preparing their college and career readiness plans by assisting with registration for PSAT and SAT, registration and preparation for filing the FAFSA, and preparation and mailing of college applications

+ Identifying and making appropriate referrals to meet and support students’ academic, social, and/or mental health needs

+ Developing and maintaining partnerships with participating educational institutions, industry partners, and community-based organizations to support school initiatives including job shadowing, internships, and other academic opportunities

+ Seeking out resources and services outside our school to improve the emotional, social and academic well-being of our students and their families

Start Date: August 2025

Compensation: The salary range is based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement payscale for this position: https://www.uft.org/your-rights/salary/doe-and-city-salary-schedules/school-counselor-salary-schedule

Qualifications

+ Licensed certified Guidance Counselor in New York City schools, bilingual Spanish, Bengali, or Arabic preferred, with satisfactory ratings and attendance.

+ Interest in engaging and challenging younger students with diverse racial and economic backgrounds

+ Strong organizational and communication skills

+ Familiarity with early college programs is strongly preferred

+ Evidence of successful counseling strategies with regard to academic readiness, discipline-related guidance issues, social and emotional development, substance abuse (if trained), and conflict mediation

+ Ability to offer assistance to staff and teachers around guidance based topics in Advisory programs

+ Knowledge of and experience with contemporary issues that affect youth living in high poverty communities and provide strategies to staff in promoting social and emotional competence throughout the building

+ Familiarity with professional literature and best practice in social and emotional intelligences, and adolescent development

+ Commitment to developing professional goals and objectives in collaboration with the administration that will monitor progress and assess effectiveness in enhancing student development and achievement

+ Ability to retrieve, organize, and report student data using all NYCDOE data systems (e.g. STARS, AIS, SESIS, OORS, ATS, etc.)

+ Evidence of success in forming successful partnerships with community-based organizations and other organizations that offer social and emotional supports to students

+ Knowledge of or ability to make referrals for students in need of additional services or alternative placements

+ Strong knowledge of college readiness, college preparation and willing to assist in the development of a college-bound school culture

+ Knowledge of both ELL/ESL standards and Special Education compliance requirements

Application Instructions

To apply, please upload a letter of interest, resume and a list of 3 references, including their complete contact information, including if possible, one from a current supervisor. Other references might include a colleague with whom the applicant has collaborated, and/or a professional organization or staff development representative.

Please upload these through the Interfolio job application link provided here: https://apply.interfolio.com/168041

Then Click on the "Apply Now" button found on the upper right corner of the Interfolio page.

Review of applications begins immediately and will proceed until the position is filled.

Questions:

Contact the Dean of Students, Shawn Steele at [email protected]. Please indicate in the subject line of your email that it is an Inquiry about the FT Guidance Counselor position at BHSEC Brooklyn.

Bard High School Early College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. Women and members of under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Visit https://www.bard.edu/earlycollege/about/ for more information on our schools.

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