Upper School Counselor 

The Harley School, a Nursery through Grade 12 independent school in Rochester, New York, with approximately 500 students, seeks a full-time School Counselor to support students in Grades 9-12.

The Counselor will work with students, faculty, staff, and parents to promote the social, academic, and emotional success of students.   The ideal candidate will help to create a safe, healthy, and supportive learning environment that strengthens connections between home, school, and community.  

Responsibilities

• Provide responsive services—such as individual and small-group counseling—to meet students’ immediate needs and concerns
• Assist in schoolwide counseling program development with a preventative approach 
• Lead wellness programming that helps students develop healthy coping and decision-making skills
• Identify students in crisis or those at-risk to guide emergent problem-solving by faculty, staff and parents
• Serve as a resource and consultant for faculty, staff, and families on mental health, adolescent psychology, social-emotional growth, and learning differences 
• Conduct in-service and parent programs as requested
• Provide referrals to outside services and collaborate with school staff, parents, and outside professionals/agencies in planning to meet the needs of individual students

This is a full-time faculty appointment.  In addition to counseling, the individual who fills this position will be expected to engage in activities intended to foster connection to the Harley community.  This may include club sponsorship, class advising, coaching, chaperoning, committee work, or teaching.  Work days will run concurrent with the academic calendar.