Middle School PsychologistCounselor

Middle School Psychologist/Counselor

Working collaboratively with the divisions unit head and learning specialist this fulltime tenmonth position will help support the approximately 300 students in the Middle School. In addition to providing direct support and interventions for students they will advise school leaders regarding schoolwide practices offer programming to students and work with faculty members and families to ensure student health and learning.

About You

Successful candidates for this position will:

• Promote Middle School school student success; provide preventative services; and respond to student emotional psychological academic and social needs.
• Ensure that Middle School students families and faculty members know the psychologist/counselor is available to provide students with effective and helpful emotional psychological and social support.
• Act as a resource for teachers and administrators developing action plans for students needing support and broadly assisting the facultys efforts to best serve EA students.
• Execute student risk assessments based on best professional practices and follow up with students and families.
• Develop strong relationships with external health professionals to ensure that EA students are connected with external resources when needed or appropriate.
• Ensure that families of students with emotional and other needs are wellcounseled and when appropriate connected with external expertise.
• Thoughtfully read and interpret educational and psychoeducational reports including helping others understand how they impact individual students.
• Work with learning specialists to assist students academically.
• Lead small faculty meetings in support of student wellbeing and success.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff members in other divisions to advance schoolwide programming.

About Us

At The Episcopal Academy we are united by our shared mission rich history and dedication to excellence. An EA employee:

• Is kidcentered embraces school and life and shows it through actions and interactions with students colleagues and parents.
• Embodies and lives The Stripes.
• Consistently maintains high standards for their work and motivates others to achieve the same standard of excellence.
• Demonstrates a desire and willingness to constantly grow and learn both personally and professionally and sees others especially students as having the ability to learn and reach success.
• Fosters a positive culture by being optimistic selfless flexible and collaborative.
• Demonstrates a belief in and commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse school community.

Qualifications:.

• Potential candidates will have earned a Masters Degree or PsyD/Ph.D. in psychology education school counseling or a related field and be licensed in their field
• Experience and expertise working with middle school students are required.
• Understanding of common diagnostic formulation and coding (DSM5. Working understanding of current treatment approaches e.g. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Candidates with five or more years of relevant experience providing counseling and academic support services to adolescents ideally within an independent school setting will be viewed favorably.

To Apply

Interested candidates are welcome to apply by submitting the following materials as PDFs

• Cover letter expressing interest in this position
• Current rsum
• A list of references

The Episcopal Academy does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin age disability and familial affiliation or any other characteristic protected by law. We seek candidates who hope to help foster a school environment where all people are valued and where all perspectives are respected and appreciated.