Empowerment Academy Charter School is hiring a School Counselor for the 2026-2027 School Year and beyond at our High School! As our school is growing, we will be adding SEL Support.PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF CERTIFIED BY THE NJ DOE AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR OR SOCIAL WORKER.Base Salary: $70,500 - $90,000+Competitive Raises Year to Year and Paid Summer Training! OUR SCHOOLEmpowerment Academy is a dynamic and successful charter school that truly supports its teachers and staff. Empowerment has 3 of its own campuses, and BelovED is our "sister school." We serve a mix of students that are among the most diverse in America while enjoying the cultural vibrance of Jersey City, Hoboken and New York City. Our staff is a dedicated group of individuals passionate about closing the achievement gap and providing a quality educational program. WE VALUE OUR FACULTYAt Empowerment Academy, we emphasize teamwork and community and truly value our faculty:Evidencing this, compared to those with similar experience, OUR FACULTY MEMBERS ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST PAID IN NEW JERSEY;Moreover, we seek to achieve academic success without burning out teachers by meshing an effective education program with effective teacher supports and professional development.TEACHER SUPPORTSTeachers at Empowerment Academy are part of a school-wide team. They receive career-long coaching and professional development support from school leaders; work with their peers in professional learning communities (PLCs) to plan lessons and solve problems; and partner with an array of specialists to meet scholars' diverse needs.Examples of such teacher supports include:Abundant planning periods during the school day;A research-based curriculum and supporting curricular materials; High-quality formative assessments, aligned with the curriculum, that help identify when students have not achieved mastery of a skill, concept, or knowledge item; andFull-time reading and math specialists who tutor students struggling to master an essential skill, and counselors and social workers who help students struggling with non-academic problems.