Career Center
Fresno, California, California
Merced, California
Davis, California
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Redwood City, California
Posted: 17-Apr-23
Location: Los Angeles, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: Range $85,000 - $115,000
Required Education:
The Middle School Counselor works with the school’s 6th through 8th graders and with the rest of the middle school leadership team, as well as supports a faculty and staff of 30. Reporting to the Director of Middle School, the counselor serves on the Student Support Team.
Specific responsibilities of the middle and upper school counselor include, but are not limited to:
- Utilizing clinical knowledge and constructs to collaborate with teachers, parents, administrators, and outside professionals to establish developmentally appropriate strategies for supporting students academically, emotionally, socially, and behaviorally
- Intervening when a student or students require responsive services, including counseling, consultation, referral, and/or information
- Providing parent education that deepens parents’ understanding of Wildwood’s programs as they relate to advisory, decision-making, health and wellness, and parenting
- Teaching middle and upper school components of the health curriculum; educating students about healthy decision-making, especially with regard to choices surrounding tobacco, drugs, alcohol, and sex
- Interfacing as necessary with outside mental health resources as well as local and state agencies responsible for providing services to children in need
Core responsibilities of all Wildwood School administrators include:
- Actively participating in and contributing to the daily operation of the school
- Supporting the work of recruitment, retention, evaluation, and support of faculty
- Designing and implementing professional development opportunities
Designing and implementing parent education programs; and participating in the admission process (namely interviewing and serving on the admission committee)
Wildwood School seeks an ambitious, confident, friendly, and highly organized independent school thought leader with:
- Experience as a school counselor
- Degree(s) in psychology, social work, counseling, or related relevant discipline
- Exceptionally strong organizational, communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated commitment to anti-bias education and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging work
- Wisdom, judgment, and patience
- Superior skills in project management and systems implementation.
- A strong work ethic
- Genuine care for and inclination toward middle and upper school students
- Proven success working with parents and an excellent sense of humor
