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MISSION
ATC will provide a rigorous college preparatory education for our students in order to prepare them for their future. ATC strives to provide an environment which our students are challenged intellectually, have fun learning, support each other and are responsible members of our community.

COMPELLING PURPOSE
ATC is an inclusive community of scholars who boldly inspire and empower each other to think critically, build imaginatively, and courageously co-create a just world.

VALUES
Academic Rigor – ATC values rigorous academics in which students are challenged to reach their full intellectual potential, and are helped to think, analyze and articulately express their ideas.

Intellectual Curiosity - ATC cultivates fearless learners. ATC nurtures intellectual curiosity, critical thinking and academic achievement.

Supportive Environment - The ATC community accepts all of our students and seeks to nourish each student’s individuality, creativity, and self expression. ATC teachers strive to accept and encourage their peer’s creativity, diversity, and individual personalities.

Community Involvement and Responsible Citizenship - ATC values community involvement and responsible citizenship through encouraging all students to engage in community service each school year.

Preparation for the Future: ATC recognized that our world is rapidly changing. ATC strives to keep pace with the ever-changing values, world views and technology of the world in which we live so that our students are prepared for the future.

ATC offers competitive salary and benefits, please review our current salary table. Note: additional pay for Extended Learning Time Programs is provided in addition to the salary table amounts.

School Counselor SY 25-26

Santa Fe, NM

Full Time

Entry Level

School Overview

The Academy for Technology and the Classics is a grades 7-12 public charter school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We maintain a familial atmosphere with a dedicated and highly qualified faculty. Our teachers and staff are deeply collaborative, passionate about learning, have strong interpersonal skills, and commit to helping students reach their full potential. ATC is a nationally top-ranked, rigorous college preparatory school.

Job Summary

This position is a full-time, licensed school counselor position. As a college preparatory school, ATC employs two full-time counselors for a grades 7-12 enrollment of approximately 400 students.

Responsibilities and Duties

College and career readiness services to students in grades 7-12. Design and refine self-advocacy training for students. Provide direct programming to students regarding the college readiness and acceptance process. Support the planning and implementation of ATC’s "College Crew" student advisory program taught by faculty.
Wellness services to students in grades 7-12. ATC counselors collaborate closely with a diverse array of teams to develop and implement both prevention and intervention wellness programs for students and families, including but not limited to substance abuse, healthy relationships, and self-regulation skills.
Mental health services to students in grades 7-12. Provide crisis response services as needed. Short-term counseling and referrals for long-term support. Design and implement prevention and intervention group counseling as needed. Implementing assessments to discern mental health needs for students.
School operations. All faculty and staff assist in the orderly operation of the school and equitably apply and adhere to school policies/procedures. School counselors play a lead role in mediating and improving relationships between students, parents, and teachers.

Qualifications and Skills

Must possess or be able to obtain a New Mexico School Counseling license.
A Masters degree in school counseling, clinical counseling, social work, or equivalent is required.
Leading candidates will demonstrate an ability to thrive in a dynamic work environment to balance immediate needs and interruptions with programmatic and project work flows.
Leading candidates will demonstrate and model strong self-regulation and self-awareness skills.
Leading candidates will demonstrate proficiency in the social-emotional dimensions of working with educators, students, and families from diverse backgrounds. ATC understands that building effective relationships and rapport is the cornerstone to creating effective collaboration and shared responsibility for supporting all students’ personal, academic, social, and emotional growth in a rigorous environment that promotes intellectual risk for all students and staff.
Leading candidates will demonstrate proficiency in digital tools for guidance counseling and registrar functions, including but not limited to MS suite, Google suite, Scoir, and PowerSchool.

Benefits and Perks

ATC participates in both the New Mexico Educational Retirement (NMERB) and New Public Schools Insurance Authority (NMPSIA) benefit and insurance programs. Please visit NMERB and NMPSIA for further information on plan offerings. Voluntary benefits, insurance, and retirement programs are available on both pre-tax and taxed bases.
ATC contracts full-time faculty for an 8-hour day. This typically results in highly competitive compensation in comparison to other schools in the region. ATC believes in high expectations-high support.

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