Horizons - SEL Leadership Team

Position Summary

Provide SEL support and crisis intervention to Horizons SHU learners in grades PreK-8. Serve as a resource for Horizons SHU teachers/staff, and families. Principal

Duties & Responsibilities

Provide social-emotional support and facilitate co-regulatory practices with students who are struggling to maintain emotional regulation. Help to foster and maintain an emotionally safe and trauma-informed environment at Horizons SHU. Coordinate and/or provide students with individual sessions as needed, as well as facilitate group work that engages dyads, small groups and/or affinity groups, and classrooms. Engage in classroom observation and provide consultation to teachers regarding student social emotional learning, student behavior, individual student situations, community building, inclusive practices, and classroom management. Maintain records of student progress/data. Maintain and model professional boundaries and mutually respectful relationships with students, colleagues, supervisors, and community partners with the foundation of open communication, respect, and collaboration. Interface with families and provide feedback and resources for their children. Provide and/or collaborate on professional learning for staff. Support and complete mandated reporting processes when needed. Other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, & Other Attributes Minimum 2-4 years of experience working with children in a PreK-8 educational setting preferred. Knowledge of trauma-responsive practices and working with under-resourced communities preferred. Strong commitment to the Horizons SHU mission, working agreement, and community values. Effective oral and communication skills. Experience/comfort working with a wide range of abilities and differentiating learning to meet the needs of all students. Experience teaching social-emotional learning and with mentoring. Experience with building community. Willingness to connect with the Horizons SHU community after the summer program by attending school-year events. Demonstrated skills and abilities to mentor and coach classroom staff. Unusual Working Conditions This is a seasonal summer program position. Staff are required to attend all training, professional learning, onboarding, programming, community events, and clean-up/reporting days. This is a full-day position. Training Days generally run 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Program days are 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Dates of Program: Training week: 6/22 through 6/26/26 Program Days: 6/29 through 8/7/26 Clean-up & Reporting Days: 8/10 & 8/11/26 This job posting provides an overview of the role's general nature and expected tasks. It is not meant to be a comprehensive list of all duties performed. The university reserves the right to modify or reassign job responsibilities at any time. This posting description does not constitute an employment contract, either explicit or implied. Sacred Heart University is a space that respects and embraces differences, recognizes the unique contributions that individuals can make, and creates a community that maximizes the potential of all faculty and staff. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live.