Job Description:        School Counselor

Classification:            Part Time, Salaried, Exempt (10 Months)

Approximately 24 hours per week, during the school year.

Reports to:                 Assistant Head of School and Head of School

Job Summary:

The School Counselor provides short term, individual and/or group counseling to students in grades 9-12. The school counselor partners with school administration, faculty and staff, and health center, and works to ensure that wellness is integrated into the educational curriculum, programming, mission, values and promises of Foxcroft School. The School Counselor provides counseling services using competencies and professional  knowledge in an effort to assist students in learning healthy coping skills, self awareness, problem solving, responsibility, resiliency, self esteem and interpersonal skills, in order to support students’ healthy social/emotional growth and development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide short-term individual and/or group counseling to students grades 9-12
• Consult and collaborate with parents, caregivers, and outside treatment providers
• Partner with the Health Center, Learning Center, deans, and administrators regarding the mental health needs of students.
• Facilitate crisis responses in urgent student or community mental health situations
• Consult regularly with teachers about student mental health needs, and participate in student support team meetings
• Refer to outside professionals for students needing psychotherapy, neuropsychological evaluations, or other social-emotional supports
• Serve as a key member of the Safe Space team

No job description can anticipate all responsibilities as such; there may be other assigned duties.

Professional Qualifications:

• A master’s or doctoral degree in psychology, social work, counseling, school counseling, or a related field is required.
• The counselor must be a licensed practitioner in their field of practice.
• Significant experience working as a counselor or therapist with diverse adolescents and families.
• Previous experience working in schools, collaborating closely with schools, or working in other multidisciplinary settings is preferred.
• Candidates should be knowledgeable about diversity, equity, and inclusion, and approach counseling through a multicultural lens.

Personal Attributes:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to convey clear, inspiring messages orally and in writing
• Ability to work independently and make decisions in accordance with established policies and regulations.
• A high degree of discretion and confidentiality must be held.

Other Qualifications:

 All prospective employees must be able to clear a fingerprint and background check and TB screening.

Our community welcomes and celebrates the diverse histories, experiences, and identities of each of its members, and we believe that shared experiences - formal and informal - within a diverse community foster authentic human relationships and growth.

Physical Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position an incumbent is required to regularly remain sedentary for long periods of time in meetings and while processing information and paper work both manually and on a computer.

The employee is required to stand; walk; use hands and arms to reach and hands to type and manipulate a computer keyboard and mouse. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus. Additionally, the incumbent must be able to converse in clear English both written and orally, over a telephone and in person. The employee is regularly required to listen, physically direct, and speak.

Occasionally, an incumbent may be required to lift up to 25 pounds, traverse uneven terrain and climb stairs while moving about campus, bend and stoop. Work hours may vary and include days, nights, and weekends. Employees may be required to drive a vehicle for student needs and/or on School business. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet; however, variations in noise level may occur when the employee attends school functions such as assemblies, school dances, and other events.

About Foxcroft School

The School Founded in 1914, Foxcroft School is a college-preparatory boarding and day school for girls in grades 9-12. The school is located on 500 acres in Middleburg, Virginia, 50 miles west of Washington, D.C. It is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools and the National Association of Independent Schools. The Student Body Foxcroft is, by design, a small, residential school. The 2015-16 student body is 70 percent boarding students with a total of 167 girls from 18 states, Washington D.C., and 14 countries. Seventeen percent are U.S. students of color, 25 percent international students and more than 30 percent receive financial aid. More than 15 percent of the students are related to alumnae -- an impressive testament to the relationship between the School and its graduates. Academic Excellence Foxcroft curriculum offerings number 83 courses and 14 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, as well as academic support through the Learning Center and the Math and English Labs. In 2015, 21 students -- including 10 members of the (then) Junior Class, earned AP Scholar recognition from the College Board. Seven girls earned AP Scholar with Distinction Award ...status by achieving an average of at least 3.5 (out of five) on all the AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more tests. Nationwide, only 22 percent of students who take AP Exams earn such recognition. (AP Scholars must earn a grade of three or higher on three or more AP Exams.) Fabulous Faculty The student:faculty ratio is 6:1 and 83 percent of the teaching faculty have advanced degrees. About 85 percent of the faculty live on campus and all are available outside of class for extra help, review, and additional work. A diverse group, 16 percent of our classroom teachers are people of color/multiracial, and individual members have lived and worked all over the world, including Egypt, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, and Switzerland. Above and Beyond Foxcroft is at the forefront of STEM education and inspiring girls to pursue these vital fields of study: More than 35 percent of its 2014 graduates chose STEM fields as their majors in college -- compared to 20 percent nationally. Science and Math faculty incorporate new teaching strategies, technologies, projects, and service learning into students’ lives and School facilities include STEM lab, an engineering workshop, an Animal Room and interactive whiteboards in every classroom. In addition, the Read Observatory houses a Newtonian-Cassegrain reflecting telescope, two 8-inch Celestron telescopes, and astrophotography and solar-observing accessories. After Foxcroft Members of the Class of 2015 received 128 acceptances to 85 colleges and universities across the country and around the world. See a full list of acceptances in the College Counseling section of our website.

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