N-6 Counselor and Learning Support Coordinator is a dynamic and multifaceted role.  The ideal candidate will bring an entrepreneurial spirit and dedication to serving all constituents. The role supports students' academic, social, and emotional well-being from nursery to sixth grade. Responsibilities include facilitating support team meetings, collaborating with specialists, consulting with teachers and parents, overseeing evaluations, and coordinating learning and behavior plans. The role also involves supporting mental health awareness, providing short-term counseling, and liaising with external treatment providers. We particularly welcome candidates with a Masters Degree or higher in a relevant field, (e.g., psychology (MS, PhD), social work (MSW).) for clinical care of children.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

Lower School Responsibilities (Grades N-4, 165 students) 

• Co-clerk and facilitate grade-level and specialist student support team meetings
• Collaborate with reading and math specialists regarding student profiles and differentiated instruction
• Consult with teachers, advisors, staff, and parents around students' social, emotional, behavioral, and academic well-being
• Coordinate with teacher teams and parents to implement learning, behavior plans, and provide professional development as needed. 
• Coordinate independent practitioners (occupational and speech and language therapy) within the school setting
• Actively engage with the school community to promote social, emotional, educational and mental health awareness through classroom visitation, teaching, staff professional development, and provide student programming, support groups, and parent programs. This includes working directly with classes, small groups, and individuals, both proactively and reactively on issues of social-emotional well-being 
• Proactively support the academic, social, and emotional transition needs between 4th and 5th grade
• Act as lead communicator with outside treatment providers and parents regarding coordination of care
• Provide short-term counseling and group work for individual community members
• Other duties as assigned

Middle School Responsibilities (Grades 5-6, 85 students)

• Attend MS Student Support Meetings
• Work collaboratively with MS academic support coordinator regarding student needs and evaluation recommendations
• Actively engage with the school community to promote social, emotional, educational and mental health awareness through classroom visitation, teaching, staff professional development, and provide student programming, support groups, and parent programs. This includes working directly with classes, small groups, and individuals, both proactively and reactively on issues of social-emotional well-being 
• Meet with grade level teachers as needed; meet with and make recommendations to division heads; and coordinate with the 7th through 12th grade counselor when appropriate on school-wide initiatives 
• Teach SEL workshop classes in 5th grade and 6th grade
• Act as lead communicator with outside treatment providers and parents regarding coordination of care
• Provide short-term counseling and group work for individual community members
• Other duties as assigned

About Moses Brown School

Founded in 1784, Moses Brown School has been a leader in education for over 235 years. We have a proven tradition of academic excellence, a commitment to great teaching, and a dedication to fostering character and confidence in young people. Our stunning 33-acre campus—formerly the farm of 18th-century Quaker abolitionist leader Moses Brown—provides expansive academic, artistic, and athletic facilities right in the heart of Providence. We are a Quaker school, one of the oldest and largest of a network of 80 Friends schools in the U.S. While each is independent, we all share the same essential mission: to nurture and celebrate each child’s special gifts, talents, and identities—what Quakers refer to as their Inner Light. Rooted in the Quaker values of simplicity and integrity, community and equality, care and peace, we apply these values every day to create an academic culture of deep reflection, expansive curiosity, and spirited inquiry. At Moses Brown School,100 faculty members serve nearly 800 students ages 3-18, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 8:1. We offer a rigorous academic program, and highly motivated Upper School students can also choose from among dozens of AP and ...honors courses for additional challenge. Small classes and advisories help cultivate the strong connections with faculty that are a hallmark of the Upper School. The student experience is incredibly varied, including 17 musical and performance groups across the school, 50 clubs and activities, and 63 athletic teams competing in 17 different sports. And while individual achievement is celebrated, learning at Moses Brown is a shared enterprise. We foster a close sense of community, evident in collaborative relationships between students and teachers and in our weekly meeting for worship. Our diverse community is strong enough to hold hundreds of brilliant, unique, independent-minded people. With $7 million awarded annually in need-based financial aid, Moses Brown partners with many families to make a shared investment in bright, caring, and thoughtful children from all socioeconomic backgrounds. And with 28% of our student body being people of color, our community reflects the demographics of our drawing area. Ours is an education that is time-tested, fully immersive, and ever more relevant to today’s world. To learn more about Moses Brown School, please visit www.mosesbrown.org.

Show more

Show less

Connections working at Moses Brown School