At-Risk Counselor MPMS
Job Description
MT. PLEASANT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL JOB POSTING
The following position is available for the 2026-2027 school year.
REPORTS TO: Building Principal / State & Federal Programs Director
| FTE | Position | Building |
| 1.0 | At-Risk Counselor | MPMS |
**This position is grant funded, which requires an annual review of the funding source to determine continuation of the position.
Required Qualifications:
- Master's Degree In Counseling
- Experience working with school age students.
- Professional tact, diplomacy and presentation with administrators, staff, teachers, students, parents and community members
- Competency in oral and written communications
Responsibilities:
- Collaboration with other counselors and colleagues, regarding grade level programming and planning
- Provide Tier I counseling intervention programming for all students
- Provide individual or small group counseling sessions for at-risk identified youth as needed
- Provide key positive behavioral instruction in classrooms to support building-wide PBIS processes.
- Monitor identified at-risk students with attendance, tardiness, and behavior problems and follow up with students on these issues with personal interaction and contacts.
- Attend MTSS meetings when invited for specific students
- Encourage educational success through interaction and mentoring of identified at-risk students
- Other duties as may be devised to assist at-risk students to succeed in the high school setting.
- Maintain records of daily schedule for audit purposes
Compensation:
According to the negotiated Master Agreement with the Mt. Pleasant Support Personnel Association.
APPLICATION: https://www.mtpleasantschools.net/o/mpps/page/employment
MT. PLEASANT PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS A DRUG-FREE
WORKPLACE AND DISTRICT POLICY REQUIRES DRUG
TESTING FOR ALL POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES
Screening Will Begin Immediately
Non-Discrimination Statement The District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition), age, height, weight, familial status, marital status, military service, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or any other legally protected basis, and prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment and retaliation, in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about unlawful discrimination, including unlawful harassment and retaliation, may be referred to the District's applicable Coordinator and/or an agency with jurisdiction, such as the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the Department of Justice. |