School Counselor

Irving, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Cistercian seeks an experienced School Counselor for the 202627 academic year to help provide part-time or full-time assistance to students with academic behavioral and emotional concerns and to their families:
Counseling for students requiring assistance in both Middle (Grades 5-8) and Upper School (Grades 9-12)
Screening for emotional behavioral or safety concerns
Parent consultation regarding their sons academic behavioral or emotional health
Intervention with students and families requesting assistance
Coordination of care and collaboration for students and parents working with a mental health provider outside of the school
Referrals to mental health providers in the community
Development and implementation of initiatives focused on bolstering the Health and Wellness of every student
Coordination of school-wide prevention initiatives focused on Substance Abuse and bullying prevention
Position Description: The School Counselor will work closely together with our current part-time counselor and with the Headmaster Division Heads Form Masters and School Nurse. The School Counselor is expected to have significant training and experience in counseling wellness education therapeutic intervention and program development.
Essential Functions: This position (whether part-time or full-time) is primarily responsible for the support of students in collaboration with Cistercian faculty Administration and students parents. The School Counselor reports directly to the Headmaster and meets regularly with him with the other counselors and with Division Heads and Form Masters to review student issues and plan programming that supports the students faculty and parents.
The School Counselor provides developmentally-appropriate individual counseling; addresses the developmental needs of students by designing and implementing Health and Wellness programming for students and faculty/staff; consults with and counsels parents on the personal success of their sons; consults with faculty on developmental issues which impact a students performance in the classroom; provides crisis intervention within the school setting; and makes appropriate referrals to outside agencies as needed.

Responsibilities include: The School Counselor is expected to:
build deep relationships with students families faculty and staff to foster a culture of community. S/he maintains strong lines of communication with families about student progress and goes above and beyond to support and collaborate closely with faculty/staff colleagues in the shared commitment to the Schools mission.
meet regularly with students and parents when appropriate for counseling and intervention and must be able to skillfully implement a wide variety of treatment modalities and strategies to meet individual student needs.
design and provide age-appropriate Health and Wellness programming focused on the social and emotional development of boys. This includes presentations at class meetings or assemblies as well as classroom-based Wellness programming.
provide faculty education at faculty meetings and/or faculty professional development days on important topics including but not limited to adolescent psychosocial development identifying anxiety/depression in teens responding to threats of self-harm or abuse and issues around substance abuse and addiction.
provide parent education to each grade level and to the Upper School parent community at large about important topics including but not limited to adolescent psychosocial development identifying anxiety/depression in teens and issues around substance abuse and addiction.
work with students in collaboration with the Form Masters and faculty to support and ease reintegration into academic life in the event of a prolonged absence.
engage in the lives of the students to build trust and rapport while maintaining excellent professional boundaries.
participate in student life in a variety of ways including but not limited to teaching Wellness classes supporting and advising in Hope Squad and related activities and attending School assemblies and liturgies.
remain current in his/her professional field attends professional conferences and stays up to date on research on adolescence.
keep a current list of excellent referrals for community evaluation and treatment should a student require care beyond the limits of short-term counseling.
maintain relationships with professional counseling peers at area schools.
maintain accurate confidential student records
Candidate Qualities Desired:
Education:
o Masters Degree in clinical or counseling psychology school counseling social work or related field required.
o PhD or PsyD in Clinical Counseling Psychology or School Psychology a plus.
o Licensed mental health professional preferred
Experience:
o working with adolescents of diverse backgrounds in a counseling setting and implementing a variety of treatment modalities required.
o working in a school setting preferred (preferably an independent school).
o developing and implementing student programs preferred.