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Feb 5 2024
The St.
Paul’s Schools is pleased to announce an opening for a full-time Upper School Counselor at St.
Paul’s School for Girls for the 2024-2025.
The St.
Paul’s Schools is pleased to announce an opening for a full-time Upper School Counselor at St.
Paul’s School for Girls for the 2024-2025.
School Overview Voted one of Baltimore’s top workplaces, the St.
Paul’s Schools is a family of independent schools located in Brooklandville, Maryland.
With more than 1,400 students from ages 6 months to grade 12, St.
Paul’s Pre and Lower School (coed), St.
Paul’s School for Girls, and St.
Paul’s School for Boys share a 120-acre campus, an Episcopal affiliation, and a focus on developing confident well-rounded students who will use their education and ethics to improve the world.
In July 2018, the schools unified under the umbrella of The St.
Paul's Schools, with a single board of trustees and one president, but each school retains its individual traditions and its gender-specific programs.
A coordinated structure allows The St.
Paul’s Schools to preserve the small-school feel within each school while sharing resources and certain programs to maximize opportunities for students.
With St.
Paul’s unique model, boys and girls are taught together and separately at just the right times in their development.
Specifically, St.
Paul's School for Girls has over 430 girls in grades 5-12 with approximately 310 in our upper school.
St.
Paul’s School for Girls educates hearts and minds in an inclusive community that is grounded in the Episcopal values of respect, integrity, and spiritual growth.
We empower voice, nurture intellectual curiosity and creativity, and inspire confident leaders who serve in the world.
Position Description The primary role of the school counselor is to promote and enhance the overall mental, social, and academic well-being of the students within the educational setting.
The counselor is responsible for overseeing the school wide program that provides wellness, counseling, and consultation services to the school community.
Major Responsibilities · Design and teach developmentally appropriate curriculum for 9th and 10th grade health and life skills classes.
· Provide short term counseling and life skills coaching to students in upper school related to academic and developmental concerns and issues.
· Offer group counseling and/or classroom guidance for social skills development, decision making, stress management, friendships, and other developmentally appropriate topics as requested by the classroom teacher, advisor, class deans, and administration.
· Respond immediately to assess and address extraordinary events and potential crisis situations within the school community.
· Make appropriate student referrals to private practitioners in the broader community and serve as the upper school liaison to off-campus mental health providers.
· Offer consultation to faculty, learning services team, administration, and parents regarding social and emotional support for students with particular needs.
· Develop faculty workshops and in-service training programs for teachers regarding adolescent emotional and social development, current issues, and classroom management.
· In coordination with the TSPS Counseling department, coordinate and implement parent education program for the whole school community that focuses on social needs and issues of students grades 9-12.
In addition, plan SPSG specific programming, as needed, in partnership with Upper School Head.
· Serve as active member of all upper team meetings, as well as upper school student support teams, including partnership with athletic trainer, chaplain and DEI coordinator.
· Collaborate with the US Dean of Students to recruit, train, and supervise students as part of SPSG’s Peer Mentors program, oversee US advisory program and partner with SPSG MS Counselor on 5-12 programming, where applicable.
· Consult with school nurses regarding student physical and emotional health.
· Performs all other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Minimum of five years of experience working with upper school students.
Independent school counseling experience preferred.
Must be license eligible, with fully licensed being preferred.
Master’s Degree in Counseling required.
Experience in the classroom preferred.
Strong interpersonal, communication, writing and organizational skills.
Professionalism, confidentiality, and courteous attitude when working with students, parents, and faculty.
Strong computer skills, including online tools that support learning, data analysis, and organization.
Ability to function well both independently and in a team setting while demonstrating the ability to meet deadlines, lead initiatives, and be proactive.
In addition to teaching, full-time faculty members serve as student advisors and contribute in other significant ways to the work of the community.
We are especially interested in candidates with coaching experience and/or those who can demonstrate initiative and serve as coaches in a variety of significant ways outside of the classroom.
Other supervisory responsibilities and duties are shared among faculty members.
The St.
Paul’s Schools are committed to creating a supportive learning environment where all individuals are valued for their unique contributions and are able to achieve their highest potential.
We strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive environment is the best learning environment for our students and prepares them to live, work, and thrive in an increasingly global and multicultural community.
We reject all prejudice, particularly those based on race, national and ethnic origin, religion, socioeconomic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and physical characteristics.
As you know, COVID-19 has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization.
While COVID-19 is highly contagious, the School is taking precautions and implementing safety measures to prevent the spread.
All members of the School community have a shared responsibility to support and comply with policies and protocols to protect the health and safety of our community.
As an additional mitigation measure and to further aid in preventing the spread of COVID-19, the School is requiring all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and to provide documentation demonstrating that they are vaccinated unless they have been granted a religious or medical exemption to this policy as an accommodation.
Full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program which includes, but is not limited to, medical, dental, vision, disability and 403(b).
Other supplemental benefits include lunch stipend, fitness center and tuition remission.
Salary is commensurate with experience.
Interested candidates can send their cover letter, resume and list of references to Shannon Duckett, Executive Director of Human Resources, at sduckett@stpaulsmd.
org.
The St.
Paul’s Schools is an equal opportunity employer.
Paul’s Schools is pleased to announce an opening for a full-time Upper School Counselor at St.
Paul’s School for Girls for the 2024-2025.
The St.
Paul’s Schools is pleased to announce an opening for a full-time Upper School Counselor at St.
Paul’s School for Girls for the 2024-2025.
School Overview Voted one of Baltimore’s top workplaces, the St.
Paul’s Schools is a family of independent schools located in Brooklandville, Maryland.
With more than 1,400 students from ages 6 months to grade 12, St.
Paul’s Pre and Lower School (coed), St.
Paul’s School for Girls, and St.
Paul’s School for Boys share a 120-acre campus, an Episcopal affiliation, and a focus on developing confident well-rounded students who will use their education and ethics to improve the world.
In July 2018, the schools unified under the umbrella of The St.
Paul's Schools, with a single board of trustees and one president, but each school retains its individual traditions and its gender-specific programs.
A coordinated structure allows The St.
Paul’s Schools to preserve the small-school feel within each school while sharing resources and certain programs to maximize opportunities for students.
With St.
Paul’s unique model, boys and girls are taught together and separately at just the right times in their development.
Specifically, St.
Paul's School for Girls has over 430 girls in grades 5-12 with approximately 310 in our upper school.
St.
Paul’s School for Girls educates hearts and minds in an inclusive community that is grounded in the Episcopal values of respect, integrity, and spiritual growth.
We empower voice, nurture intellectual curiosity and creativity, and inspire confident leaders who serve in the world.
Position Description The primary role of the school counselor is to promote and enhance the overall mental, social, and academic well-being of the students within the educational setting.
The counselor is responsible for overseeing the school wide program that provides wellness, counseling, and consultation services to the school community.
Major Responsibilities · Design and teach developmentally appropriate curriculum for 9th and 10th grade health and life skills classes.
· Provide short term counseling and life skills coaching to students in upper school related to academic and developmental concerns and issues.
· Offer group counseling and/or classroom guidance for social skills development, decision making, stress management, friendships, and other developmentally appropriate topics as requested by the classroom teacher, advisor, class deans, and administration.
· Respond immediately to assess and address extraordinary events and potential crisis situations within the school community.
· Make appropriate student referrals to private practitioners in the broader community and serve as the upper school liaison to off-campus mental health providers.
· Offer consultation to faculty, learning services team, administration, and parents regarding social and emotional support for students with particular needs.
· Develop faculty workshops and in-service training programs for teachers regarding adolescent emotional and social development, current issues, and classroom management.
· In coordination with the TSPS Counseling department, coordinate and implement parent education program for the whole school community that focuses on social needs and issues of students grades 9-12.
In addition, plan SPSG specific programming, as needed, in partnership with Upper School Head.
· Serve as active member of all upper team meetings, as well as upper school student support teams, including partnership with athletic trainer, chaplain and DEI coordinator.
· Collaborate with the US Dean of Students to recruit, train, and supervise students as part of SPSG’s Peer Mentors program, oversee US advisory program and partner with SPSG MS Counselor on 5-12 programming, where applicable.
· Consult with school nurses regarding student physical and emotional health.
· Performs all other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Minimum of five years of experience working with upper school students.
Independent school counseling experience preferred.
Must be license eligible, with fully licensed being preferred.
Master’s Degree in Counseling required.
Experience in the classroom preferred.
Strong interpersonal, communication, writing and organizational skills.
Professionalism, confidentiality, and courteous attitude when working with students, parents, and faculty.
Strong computer skills, including online tools that support learning, data analysis, and organization.
Ability to function well both independently and in a team setting while demonstrating the ability to meet deadlines, lead initiatives, and be proactive.
In addition to teaching, full-time faculty members serve as student advisors and contribute in other significant ways to the work of the community.
We are especially interested in candidates with coaching experience and/or those who can demonstrate initiative and serve as coaches in a variety of significant ways outside of the classroom.
Other supervisory responsibilities and duties are shared among faculty members.
The St.
Paul’s Schools are committed to creating a supportive learning environment where all individuals are valued for their unique contributions and are able to achieve their highest potential.
We strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive environment is the best learning environment for our students and prepares them to live, work, and thrive in an increasingly global and multicultural community.
We reject all prejudice, particularly those based on race, national and ethnic origin, religion, socioeconomic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and physical characteristics.
As you know, COVID-19 has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization.
While COVID-19 is highly contagious, the School is taking precautions and implementing safety measures to prevent the spread.
All members of the School community have a shared responsibility to support and comply with policies and protocols to protect the health and safety of our community.
As an additional mitigation measure and to further aid in preventing the spread of COVID-19, the School is requiring all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and to provide documentation demonstrating that they are vaccinated unless they have been granted a religious or medical exemption to this policy as an accommodation.
Full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program which includes, but is not limited to, medical, dental, vision, disability and 403(b).
Other supplemental benefits include lunch stipend, fitness center and tuition remission.
Salary is commensurate with experience.
Interested candidates can send their cover letter, resume and list of references to Shannon Duckett, Executive Director of Human Resources, at sduckett@stpaulsmd.
org.
The St.
Paul’s Schools is an equal opportunity employer.
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• Location : Brooklandville, MD
• Post ID: 9074493548
