Job Description

The Middle School Counselor will work with students, faculty, staff, and parents to promote the social, emotional, and academic success of students. Through an integrative and collaborative approach, the ideal candidate will promote a safe, healthy, and supportive learning environment that strengthens connections between home, school, and community.

Every candidate is expected to demonstrate a commitment to engaging in ongoing DE & I work, including their own professional growth, the integration of a culturally responsive curriculum and pedagogy, and continued learning opportunities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide responsive services—such as individual and small-group counseling—to meet adolescent students’ immediate needs and concerns
• Collaborate with school leadership and faculty to create advisory content
• Teach/co-teach courses focusing on SEL concepts, skills and strategies
• Identify students in crisis or those at-risk to guide emergent problem-solving by faculty, staff and parents
• Serve as a resource and consultant for faculty, staff, and families on mental health, adolescent psychology, social-emotional growth, and learning differences
• Support restorative practices in small- and large-group
• Provide referrals to outside services and collaborate with school staff, parents, and outside professionals/agencies in planning to meet the needs of individual students

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, cultural competency, and demonstrated ability to build and sustain positive and respectful relationships with a commitment to adolescent education
• Commitment to continual growth in understanding personal biases and role within societal systems
• Enthusiasm to become part of our vibrant school community, broadly engaging with students and colleagues
• Ability to collaborate with parents/guardians to develop individualized support and appropriate scaffolding for students
• Commitment to nurturing the whole child by caring for the emotional and social needs of each student and experience working as an advisor
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive relationships with students, families, and colleagues
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Flexibility and adaptability to meet the diverse needs of students and our community
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, educational software such as Google Suite, Blackbaud/Education Edge, and the ability to learn new and evolving technology
• Possess the minimum of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university, with graduate degree and/or counseling credential preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to interpret educational and psychological testing results and help others utilize such data
• Knowledge of differentiated instruction based on student learning needs

To Apply:

In the interest of promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce, The Harley School welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and identities. Our School’s mission statement begins, “We are a diverse, inclusive community of learners.” Along with a cover letter and résumé, we ask that you provide a personal statement on how you see yourself promoting diversity and inclusivity if you join the Harley community.

Submit a cover letter, resume, and diversity statement to jobs@harleyschool.org and include Counselor in the subject line.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $44,500.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

About The Harley School

At The Harley School, we foster a thriving environment in which we all become our truest and best selves. Our values, both in school and beyond, are: community, academic excellence, joy in learning, wellness, and sustainability. We believe children are innately curious about the world and joyfully engaged in it. Our faculty cultivate an environment of academic exploration, where taking risks, making mistakes, and engaging in constructive discourse are integral to intellectual growth. Sustainability is an essential element of the framework that drives curriculum and community decision-making in ways that allow us to care for the planet and each other. We encourage compassionate connection within a diverse community, where each individual is valued and supported to reach their full potential. Harley’s breadth of educational opportunities provides an environment for innovation, creativity, and scholarly pursuits that set the stage for student contributions to the greater good while, as our motto states, they “Become What Thou Art.”

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