Career Center

Status: Full Time, Exempt, Academic Year

A current CT license in Counseling or a related field (LPC, LMFT, LCSW) a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in counseling adolescents is required.

Reports to: Director of Counseling & Wellness

The Ethel Walker School announces a search for a full-time Counselor & Wellness Educator. The successful candidate will be eager to both provide guidance, support, empowerment, and wellness education to a residential academic girls+ community and to learning; they will be student centered, wellness and solution focused. Candidates must be well versed in current mental health trends and willing to be proactive in the education of the community. They must have flexibility, adaptability, and the motivation to work both independently and as a member of a team. Respect for confidentiality and diversity is crucial, as is possessing strong cross-cultural competency skills. Experience running groups, workshops and teaching are an integral aspect of the position.

Responsibilities:

 The counselor will be working within the entire school community with a strong focus given to Middle School student needs.  The counselor will form strong relationships with both students and teachers, which will allow for collaboration when creating academic and/or social-emotional plans for individual students.

• Provide direct clinical work, including crisis, short term and ongoing individual counseling utilizing evidence based and trauma-informed therapeutic interventions
• Maintain active working relationships with student’s outside providers
• Maintain clinical documentation within the laws and regulations of your licensing body and the state of CT department of public health.
• Provide counseling or workshops around relevant topics (but not limited to):
  • Developing social and emotional skills
  • Forming and maintaining healthy relationships
  • Cultivating empathy and compassion
  • Conflict resolution and peer mediation
  • Identity based support and empowerment
  • Fostering resilience
• Work closely with the Director of Academic Support to collaborate to create and implement academic and/or social-emotional plans for individual students.
• Serve as a member of the Wellness team, working collaboratively to identify students that are in need of additional support.
• Work closely with teachers and other staff to determine student needs, offer guidance and interventions, assist with communication, and advocate for the students
• Create educational materials, including weekly Wellness newsletters for the community

Teaching Requirements

Partnering with the Director of Counseling & Wellness to build and implement a Wellness curriculum including the following:

• Student Seminars
• Faculty Professional Development
• Community Workshops

Community Requirements

• On call evenings and weekends with the Director
• Attend required community events including but not limited to evening banquets, concerts and community dinners
• Obtain a Public Passenger Endorsement for your driver's license to drive students if necessary for off campus mental health appointments
• Exhibit a high degree of flexibility and adaptability
• Participate in personal and professional development
• Carry out other duties as assigned

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. The Ethel Walker School is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status.

To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter, contact list of three (3) professional references in one (1) document careers@my.ethelwalker.org.

For information on The Ethel Walker School please visit our website at www.ethelwalker.org

Founded in 1911, The Ethel Walker School (www.ethelwalker.org) is an independent, college-preparatory, boarding and day school for girls in grades 6 through 12. Walker’s is committed to a diverse, well-rounded and joyful student body with broad emphasis on scholarship, the arts, athletics, and service. It is a foundational experience for the students yielding lifelong intellectual curiosity, academic and life success, and commitment to community. The campus is located on 175 expansive acres in Simsbury, Connecticut. Recent large-scale projects have beautified and advanced the functionality and marketability of the school and physical campus. This includes the completion of the approximately 70,000 square-foot Centennial Center, a state-of-the-art, multi-use facility housing impressive athletic facilities including a pool, squash, basketball and volleyball courts, dance studios, student center, athletic training room, and medical services. Walker’s boasts a nationally recognized equestrian program operating with over fifty horses on-site, a hundred+ acre on-campus facility with a nationally renowned head of riding and superb equestrian trainers. Recent renovations have entailed building excellent science laboratories/classrooms, middle school and residence hall updates as well as new outdoor turf and grass fields.

About The Ethel Walker School

Founded in 1911, The Ethel Walker School (www.ethelwalker.org) is an independent, college- preparatory, boarding and day school for girls in grades 6 through 12. Walker’s is committed to a diverse, well-rounded and joyful student body with broad emphasis on scholarship, the arts, athletics, and service. It is a foundational experience for the students yielding lifelong intellectual curiosity, academic and life success, and commitment to community. The campus is located on 175 expansive acres in Simsbury, Connecticut. Recent large-scale projects have beautified and advanced the functionality and marketability of the school and physical campus. This includes the completion of the approximately 70,000 square-foot Centennial Center, a state-of-the-art, multi-use facility housing impressive athletic facilities including a pool, squash, basketball and volleyball courts, dance studios, student center, athletic training room, and medical services. Walker’s boasts a nationally recognized equestrian program operating with over fifty horses on-site, a hundred+ acre on-campus facility with a nationally renowned head of riding and superb equestrian trainers. Recent renovations have ...entailed building excellent science laboratories/classrooms, middle school and residence hall updates as well as new outdoor turf and grass fields. https://www.ethelwalker.org The Ethel Walker School is an equal opportunity employer.

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