Hannah Joyce
Belcamp,MD
Summary
Student-centered High School Counselor with 5 years of experience guiding students on academic, personal/social, and career decisions. Skilled at counseling students of diverse backgrounds and forging relationships with all stakeholders. Focused on keeping students on track with their long-term goals with supportive approach. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude and team mindset.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
High School Counselor
Aberdeen High School/Harford County Public Schools
2018.08 - Current
- Deliver high-quality services to students needing academic, social, and emotional support.
- Provide crisis counseling and trauma response for grief and loss, self-harm, abuse, and suicidal ideation
- Support students through challenging developmental milestones and crisis situations and coordinate outside service referrals for those needing extra assistance.
- Build schedules around students' strengths and long-term goals, customizing different approaches for college preparatory, technical school, or military pathways.
- Diversify counseling approach to students of various cultural and economic backgrounds, students with disabilities, and students of all sexual orientations and gender identities
- Help students complete admissions applications and pursue scholarships to fund education at state, private and vocational schools.
- Organize and present at community outreach events for parents and students, including evening presentations on getting academically struggling students back on track, on college information, and on dual enrollment, workforce training, and apprenticeship opportunities.
- Maintain positive relationships and open communication with students and parents regarding academic progress, college and career opportunities, and upcoming events and deadlines.
- Collaborate with parents, school faculty and social workers to address problems and grow student success.
- Analyze data to identify students' needs to inform the development of both school-wide and targeted interventions
- Develop classroom and group guidance lessons for topics such as career exploration, college planning, grief and loss, anxiety, social skills, and diversity and incorporate mixed media in instruction.
- Manage large caseload of 504s and work collaboratively with parents, students, and teachers to implement classroom accommodations
- Advocate for students at IEP and SST meetings
Senior Admissions Counselor
College Aid Professionals Of Pennsylvania
2015.08 - 2018.02
- For this non-profit organization, worked with high school students on their college admissions goals
- Conducted one-on-one and group sessions with high school students to help them with college applications, admissions essays, interview skills, and resume building
- Assessed students' career objectives using the Holland Code interest profiler
- Provided guidance on academics, testing, scholarships, and college major selection
- Presented resume development workshops and edited resumes
- Researched community service and job shadowing opportunities for students
Education
Master of Education - School Counseling
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA05.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA05.2014
Skills
- Proficient in Naviance, Google Programs, and Microsoft Office Applications
- Knowledgeable of HCPS Blueprint efforts
- Knowledgeable of community resources
- Highly trained in suicide prevention and abuse identification
- Effective school counseling program planner
- Active Listener
- Highly organized
Certification
- M.Ed. in School Counseling with Advanced Professional Certificate
- Student Assistance Program (SAP) trained and certified
- ASCA College Admissions Specialist
- ASCA Grief and Loss Specialist
- ASCA Closing the Achievement Gap Specialist
- Suicide Prevention Theory and Practice Certified
- Trained in Restorative Practices
Memberships and Leadership Roles
- American School Counseling Association (ASCA) Member
- Service Learning Coordinator
- PBIS Team Member
- School Counseling Liaison for SMA
- Scholarship Co-Coordinator
- School Counseling Newsletter and Webpage Coordinator
Timeline
High School Counselor
Aberdeen High School/Harford County Public Schools
2018.08 - Current
Senior Admissions Counselor
College Aid Professionals Of Pennsylvania
2015.08 - 2018.02
Master of Education - School Counseling
Lehigh University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Gettysburg College
- M.Ed. in School Counseling with Advanced Professional Certificate
- Student Assistance Program (SAP) trained and certified
- ASCA College Admissions Specialist
- ASCA Grief and Loss Specialist
- ASCA Closing the Achievement Gap Specialist
- Suicide Prevention Theory and Practice Certified
- Trained in Restorative Practices
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