COE Spring Forum YouTube link

Thank you everyone who joined us last night for the COE Spring 2022 Education Issues Forum on “Supporting Educators in Challenging Times.” We appreciated hearing from all of the panelists, especially Kirsten Perry, a counseling program alumnus. Special thanks to Dr. Rebecca Michel for moderating the forum.
In case you missed it, you can watch the forum again here: https://youtu.be/sfP-QJJHsLs

Job Opening: School Counselors, Director of Student Services

Civitas Education Partners is hiring 2 full-time school counselors and 1 Director of Student Services (who will oversee a counseling department). While experience is great, they are also looking for highly motivated recent graduates. They would love to collaborate with DePaul to find their next team member.

It’s a great opportunity for someone who wants to work with Chicago students. We do not have a Chicago residency requirement.

https://civitasedpartners.applicantpool.com/jobs/

Questions? Want to submit your resume? Contact Keith Hebert, Director of Post-Secondary Outcomes, at khebert@civitasedpartners.org.

School Counselor/Social Worker Positions – Eureka CUSD 140

Eureka CUSD #140 is in search of two School Counselor/Social Workers, one for grades K-4 (Davenport Elementary), and one for grades 5-8 (Eureka Middle School) for the upcoming school year. Ideal candidates have a strong work ethic, value a collaborative community and have strong interpersonal communication skills. There will be an opportunity to develop a comprehensive counseling program in collaboration with school leaders. Congerville-Eureka-Goodfield CUSD 140 is a unit district serving approximately 1500 students. It is located 25 minutes from Bloomington/Normal and Peoria, Illinois. Candidates must have a valid Professional Educator License as a School Counselor/School Social Worker or LPC/LCPC and are willing to become school certified. The position(s) will remain open until filled. Apply online at our district website: https://www.district140.org/district/employment-opportunities. Contact Principal Kelly Nichols (Eureka Middle School) 309-467-5718, kelly.nichols@district140.org, or Brian Hoelscher (Davenport Elementary) 309-467-3012, brian.hoelscher@district140.org.

Submit Your 2022 ICA Conference Proposal

The 74th Annual ICA Conference will be held November 11-12, 2022 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Lisle, IL.

The theme for this year’s conference is Clarity, Community and Connection: Post Pandemic Transitions.

Proposals should be 60 minutes or 90 minutes in length. Workshop proposals are due May 31, 2022. All proposals must be submitted electronically using the proposal submission form by the deadline.

Workshop submissions that focus on practical applications that counselors can put into practice are a plus!

Please use the following link to access the proposal submission form:

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FORM
Please note:

Poster presentations will be on either Friday or Saturday, so poster presenters need to select the day they want to display their poster.

Pre-conference sessions will be offered in a virtual format and must be co-sponsored by an ICA division.

There is a COVID-19 virtual contingency question included on the form.

Edit your proposal before submitting. If chosen, your title and description will be used as-is in conference materials.

If you have any questions, please contact the ICA office at 815-787-8787 or ilcounseling.org@gmail.com and we will be happy to assist you.

Register/submit your questions today! CSL Town Hall Meetings

Please register and submit questions by today, Monday, May 16!

Register: https://depaul.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvfuisrz8rG9wx9qdVQ–KWt9vVfvQtHAn

Submit Questions: https://forms.gle/dykZsDVM2YGx2dLk9

Town Hall Meetings will take place on Wednesday May 18 from noon-1pm and Thursday May 19 from 4:30-5:30pm. Counseling Faculty members will share information and answer questions about the program.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Job Posting: Middle & High School Counselor (Greater Denver area, CO)

Aurora West College Prep Academy is seeking one more middle school counselor and one more high school counselor. AWCPA is a 6-12 middle/high Title One school in Aurora, Colorado (just outside of Denver). This is a growing counseling team of counselors and social workers with strong administrative support. The caseload for high school is 240-250 and slightly higher for middle school. DePaul grads are strongly encouraged to apply!

Listing (make sure the AWCPA- Aurora West College Prep Academy application is chosen): https://www.applitrack.com/aurorak12/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Licensed+-+Counselor&AppliTrackJobId=21892&AppliTrackLayoutMode=detail&AppliTrackViewPosting=1

  • Position Type: Licensed – Counselor/School Counselor
  • Date Posted: 5/4/2022
  • Location: AWCPA – Aurora West College Prep Academy

Interested? Email Sandgren Dinkel (DePaul grad/current school counselor) a resume/cover letter at sbdinkel@aurorak12.org or call her 773-706-8782.