Ashley McGrath
North Liberty
Summary
Adept School Counselor offering 7 years of experience counseling students on mental health, academics and interpersonal conflicts. Driven to help students achieve success by providing guidance on career options, higher education choices and life planning. Attentive in identifying early warning signs of harmful behavior in students to provide preventive counseling. Consistent in meeting the established goals of the counseling program.
I excel in student advocacy and interpersonal skills, significantly enhancing academic and personal outcomes. Spearheaded innovative counseling programs, achieving a notable increase in student success rates. Expert in standardized testing and adept at fostering meaningful parent-teacher collaborations.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Elementary School Counselor
St. Pius X Elementary School
07.2023 - Current
- Administered functional behavioral assessments and developed behavior intervention plans to target maladaptive behaviors.
- Collaborated with behavioral aides, teachers, psychiatrists and school nurses to assess student needs and strengths.
- Maintained confidential behavioral data, special education reports and services reports.
- Used educational assessment strategies such as Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and Student Study Teams (SST) to assist teachers with educational placement of students.
- Conducted group and individual counseling services to elementary students to meet developmental, preventive and remedial needs of students with learning disabilities.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Developed and implemented individualized academic plans for students.
- Provided resources to support students in achieving career goals.
- Collaborated with parents, school faculty and social workers to address problems and grow student success.
- Monitored student progress to drive successful academic outcomes.
- Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
- Developed and implemented student guidance plans to foster academic success.
- Collaborated with parents and teachers to help students reach potential.
- Used standardized assessments to evaluate abilities, interests and characteristics of different students.
- Helped students develop organizational, time management and study skills.
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
- PBIS lead school.
- Proctor state testing, for 504 and IEP accommodations.
- Taught guidance lessons.
- Created and implemented 504 plans.
- On the leadership team to make decisions in students best interest.
K-12 School Counselor
The Burlington School
03.2018 - 06.2023
- Identified and addressed concerns of incoming students and parents.
- Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust, and rapport to deescalate situations.
- Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni, and administration.
- Regularly met with enrolled students to confirm success and identify problem areas.
- Partnered with parents and guardians to promote student success in school environment.
- Developed and implemented individualized behavior plans to assist students with achieving academic and behavioral goals.
- Collaborated with teachers and other school personnel to create individualized education plans for students with special needs.
- Coordinated with outside agencies to determine students receive appropriate services and resources.
- Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Monitored student progress to drive successful academic outcomes.
- Analyzed student academic records to assess educational and career goals.
- Developed and implemented individualized academic plans for students.
- Advocated for students to access available resources.
- Used standardized assessments to evaluate abilities, interests and characteristics of different students.
- Collaborated with parents and teachers to help students reach potential.
- On leadership team to make decision best for the students.
- Implemented accommodation plans.
- Taught guidance lessons K-8.
Human Resources Director
Greenline Innovations
02.2016 - 01.2017
- Answered employee inquiries regarding health benefits and 401k options.
- Created and implemented forward-thinking initiatives to improve employee engagement.
- Maintained company compliance with local, state, and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards.
- Monitored and handled employee claims involving performance-based and harassment incidents.
- Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands.
- Directed job fairs to bring in local talent for long term and seasonal positions.
- Developed incentive program for hiring of and retaining of employees.
- Monitored administration of benefits program to maintain compliance with employee insurance program.
- Provided immediate updates to entire employee pool when policies and procedures were altered.
- Handled on-boarding process for newly hired employees and distributed all paperwork.
- Managed other HR staff and oversaw completion of tasks and initiatives.
- Interviewed potential hires, negotiated salaries and benefits and performed reference checks.
- Educated employees on company policy and kept employee handbook current.
Interim Elementary School Counselor
Dodgeville School
08.2015 - 12.2015
- Collaborated with behavioral aides, teachers, psychiatrists and school nurses to assess student needs and strengths.
- Administered functional behavioral assessments and developed behavior intervention plans to target maladaptive behaviors.
- Maintained confidential behavioral data, special education reports and services reports.
- Conducted group and individual counseling services to elementary students to meet developmental, preventive and remedial needs of students with learning disabilities.
- Advocated for students to access available resources.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Developed and implemented student guidance plans to foster academic success.
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
- Collaborated with parents and teachers to help students reach potential.
High School Inter School Counselor
Bayonne
01.2015 - 06.2015
- Collaborated with teachers and other school personnel to create individualized education plans for students with special needs.
- Educated students on college admissions process and scholarship requirements.
- Used standardized assessments to evaluate abilities, interests and characteristics of different students.
- Monitored student progress to drive successful academic outcomes.
- Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
- Provided resources to support students in achieving career goals.
- Advocated for students to access available resources.
- Administered NJCAN/ Career Assessment Navigator.
- Helped with College applications/transcripts.
- Helped students with the introductory to high school, career counseling, SAT/ACT readiness, college preparation, and applications.
Education
Master of Arts - School Counseling
Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ05-2015
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Lafayette College
Easton05-2013
Skills
- Advising
- Learning development
- Student remediation
- Substance abuse education
- Academic advising
- Needs assessment
- Classroom management
- Interpersonal skills
- Advocacy
- Grief counseling
- Childhood development
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Guidance curriculum
- Lesson plans
- Suicide prevention
- Group counseling
- Observation reports
- Individual counseling
- Counseling
- Student advocacy
- Standardized testing
Timeline
Elementary School Counselor
St. Pius X Elementary School
07.2023 - Current
K-12 School Counselor
The Burlington School
03.2018 - 06.2023
Human Resources Director
Greenline Innovations
02.2016 - 01.2017
Interim Elementary School Counselor
Dodgeville School
08.2015 - 12.2015
High School Inter School Counselor
Bayonne
01.2015 - 06.2015
Master of Arts - School Counseling
Saint Peter's University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Lafayette College
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