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Posted: 18-Jan-23
Location: Denver, Colorado
Type: Full Time
Employment Opportunity at Stanley British Primary School
Position:
Middle School Counselor
Position to begin August 2023 for the 2023-2024 school year. This position reports to the Head of Middle School and is charged with providing counseling support to students in the middle school. We are looking for candidates with a strong understanding of child and adolescent development and an appreciation of the various challenges faced by students in middle school.
About Stanley BPS:
Stanley British Primary School, located in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood, is a progressive independent school serving 470 children from transitional kindergarten through 8th grade. For 50 years, Stanley classrooms have been filled with engaged learners guided by inspired teachers. At Stanley, a child's education goes well beyond academics - our teachers and our instruction principles give children the opportunity to reach their full potential academically, creatively, socially, emotionally and physically. We asked parents, teachers, staff and students to reflect on why they chose Stanley BPS. The answers we heard reflect a place and a philosophy unlike any other in the Denver independent school landscape. Teaching and learning at Stanley goes beyond a simple education. Students here have a chance to play, to choose, to interact and to own and embrace their own learning. SBPS is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive school community. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
We value:
- An inclusive and diverse community
- Joyfulness
- Lifelong learning
- Positive and constructive communication
- Creativity, flexibility, and resourcefulness
- An understanding of children and childhood
- Commitment to making a positive difference in the world
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support students with social-emotional growth by facilitating groups and individual sessions with children needing extra support.
- Respond to students in emotional distress as needed and in consultation with advisors, classroom teachers, and the Head of Middle School.
- Create and update support plans for students as needed, with specific social, emotional, or mental health goals, and communicate with the Head of Middle School, teachers, and learning specialists about these plans to ensure they are implemented appropriately.
- Communicate with families and teachers when a child is in need of social-emotional support.
- Connect with outside therapists working with middle school students to ensure continuity of care for students.
- Communicate more broadly to grade level and/or all-school constituencies around topics of relevance (such as: stress, bullying, substance abuse, healthy eating habits, self-care, human development). This communication might include updates on best practices or current strategies being considered in schools, and could take the form of updates in the weekly newsletter, communications from the Head of Middle School, grade-level coffee chats, presenting at middle school team meetings, collaborating with TK-5 social emotional teachers, etc.
- When appropriate, participate in planning and collaboration related to cross division parent education events, and in consultation with school administrators.
- Attend meetings of middle school grade-level faculty to proactively share information about strategies to support students of concern and to coordinate communication and support plans.
- Coordinate with middle school grade-level coordinators to integrate social-emotional learning and topics of relevance into grade-level classes. Collaborate with the Head of Middle School and grade-level coordinators, develop an annual approach to social-emotional curriculum planning, implementation, and evaluation at grade levels.
- Maintain a network of local, outside mental health professionals and make referrals to outside resources when warranted.
- Coordinate health and human development curriculums, sexual harassment, and Prevention Solutions trainings for students yearly, and coordinate related communication and caregiver education.
- Maintain and adhere to the school’s policies on confidentiality, mandatory reporting, and harassment and bullying.
- Reports to the Head of Middle School.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
- Commit to a flexible schedule that includes night and weekend consultation and communication with the faculty, administrators, and families.
- Support teaching restorative justice concepts to middle school faculty and implement these practices within the middle school community.
- Participate in all full-staff professional development, and any social-emotional teacher specific trainings, particularly related to confidentiality, mandatory reporting, and harassment.
- Involvement in student-life activities including school assemblies, dances, clubs, electives, student grade-level meetings, and traveling on middle school overnight trips, such as homeroom camping trip the 6th-grade trip, 7th-grade Moab trip, and the 8th-grade England trip.
- Participate in all full-staff professional development, and any social-emotional teacher specific trainings, particularly related to confidentiality, mandatory reporting, and harassment.
- Assist in leading family group meetings, which are dedicated to social-emotional learning in groups of TK-8 learners and faculty and staff.
- Take a proactive approach to stay engaged with mental health and social-emotional education trends within independent schools.
Desired Qualifications and Background Experience:
- An appreciation for and understanding of Stanley British Primary’s philosophy of education, including the 7 goals for learners of self-awareness, collaboration, respect, curiosity, perseverance, academic resourcefulness, and joyful, lifelong learning
- A deep enjoyment of working with kids and getting to know them as individual people, honoring and valuing each individual child.
- A commitment to, enjoyment of, and appreciation of the development needs of middle school students.
- A commitment to improving one’s craft and growing professionally, modeling the joyful, lifelong learning we seek to impart on our students.
- A bachelor’s degree is required; the ideal applicant for this position will have a master's or doctorate degree in Counseling, Psychology or Social Work, with current licensure in Colorado and experience as a teacher or counselor at the middle school level.
- Experience working in a diverse environment.
- Highly organized and attentive to detail, able to keep track of a wide variety of dates, deadlines and logistics.
- A willingness to pitch in and help out wherever needed.
- A self-starter who is attentive to the needs of individual faculty and of the overall middle school team.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Familiarity and comfort with a range of technology, including the Google platform, and Microsoft suite software.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary range is $49,000 - $75,000 based on experience and education
The salary range listed is just one component of Stanley’s total compensation for employees. Stanley provides excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, retirement, paid time off in addition to paid fall, holiday and spring breaks, paid parental leave, tuition remission and professional development.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Stanley BPS is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all persons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of Stanley BPS, including admissions, employment and access to services and programs.
To Apply:
To initiate an application, send a cover letter and resume to:
Susan Farr
Stanley British Primary School
Executive Assistant to the Head of School
susan.farr@stanleybps.org
Interviews will start as resumes are received. We will be accepting resumes until our position is filled.
