TITLE: School Counseling Assistant Part-Time- (Grant Funded Position) 10 Month Position
LOCATION: Jefferson-Lewis BOCES with assignment at LaFargeville Central School District
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: 0.6 FTE = $18,000 - $21,000, Commensurate with education/experience and in keeping with the agreement. NYS Retirement membership, tax deferred annuities, employee assistance program, and generous sick and personal day policies.
STARTING DATE: December 1, 2026
RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES: School Counseling Assistants hired by the JLHHO BOCES, on behalf of the targeted schools will:
· Focus efforts on the secondary population of students identified as most in need in terms of an MTSS framework (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support).
· Assist district faculty and staff in supporting students and their families to resolve attendance, learning, behavioral, or other educational barriers.
· Serve to support LaFargeville CSD in implementation of the social emotional learning curriculum, Positive Action, with students in grades 6-12.
· Collaborate regularly with BOCES colleagues and MTSS Coordinator.
· Act as a member of relevant district committees possibly including, but not limited to, MTSS Tier I Team and Tier II/III Team, Attendance Team, and Grade Level Teams.
· Engage in data-based decision-making with district staff to identify student supports at Tiers I, II, III.
· Support grant initiatives such as development of an MTSS framework, reducing Chronic Absenteeism, improving Family Engagement, increasing Graduation Rates, and incorporating Social/Emotional Learning.
· Work with the School Counselor and Community School Coordinator to fill gaps in needed outreach.
· Establish relationships with Bohlen Tech Career & Technical Education (CTE) instructors to support student attendance and grades.
· Monitor and post daily attendance for students and staff.
· Act on grant’s intent to reengage disconnected students by bringing them back to an educational program in the local school, at BOCES, or to workforce development or other training with the range of grant partners.
· Assist CTE students with finding internships or career-relevant volunteer experiences (liaising with the BOCES leaders for this), identifying barriers to such experiences (e.g., transportation) and working with district and other leaders to address these barriers, establishing pre-internship type experiences for youth including community service and volunteering.
Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS registered college or university with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, child development, education, or closely related field and one year of experience working with youth;
OR
Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS registered college or university with an associate’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, child development, education, or closely related field and three years of experience working with youth; or any equivalent combination of training and experience as defined above.
Applicant must meet civil service requirements & pass a civil service examination with results being reachable status.