Job Title: High School Counselor 

Reports to: Dean of Students

Status: Full Time; Exempt

A private school with a public purpose, Lick-Wilmerding High School develops the head, heart, and hands of highly motivated students from all walks of life, inspiring them to become lifelong learners who contribute to the world with confidence and compassion.

Lick-Wilmerding High School, located in San Francisco, serves 550 students in grades 9–12. An independent, coed day school, LWHS combines a distinguished college preparatory curriculum with an outstanding program in the technical arts. The school is committed to maintaining a work community that is engaging and supportive. Adult community members are collaborative, creative, critical thinkers, intellectually curious, and excited about the work they do. For more details about employment at LWHS, including benefits, please visit https://www.lwhs.org/about/employment. 

Position Description: 

Lick-Wilmerding High School seeks a mental health professional with a master’s level degree or higher in a mental health discipline, experience working in a high school setting, as well as experience working with adolescents, adults, families, and professionals in the mental health field, to serve as a high school counselor in support of the health and wellness of the Lick-Wilmerding community. This role requires an ongoing partnership and collaboration with families, deans, advisors, teachers, and other student support personnel to meet student needs.  The counselor is a growth-minded individual who continually seeks out and engages in professional development opportunities. The job will include duties in the following areas:

Responsibilities:

• Meets with students for crisis intervention, counseling, and support services
• Maintains office hours to meet with students and their families or faculty/advisors
• Consults with outside mental health providers to coordinate student support
• Provides appropriate referrals for students in need of long-term mental health resources
• Participates in planning and delivery of mental health and wellness related programming to students, parenting adults and faculty/staff
• Attend the Student Support Services Team meetings and collaborate with faculty, staff and administration to coordinate support of individual students (Learning Strategies Center, College Counseling, The Center for Civic Engagement, Advisors, etc.)
• Maintains privacy of student records
• In coordination with the counseling department, is available for emergency consultation during school breaks

Skills:

• Fierce advocacy for students and their needs
• A willingness to engage across difference with empathy and understanding
• Social and emotional acuity 
• An understanding of your own identity and related positionalities
• A profound openness to feedback and improvement, modeling lifelong learning of practice as well as subject area

Job Specific Qualifications:

• Possess a minimum 3 years experience working in a school setting
• Hold a credential (PPSC), license (MFT, LPCC, LCSW, PSY, etc.), or be eligible within the first year 
• Display a deep commitment to equity and working with a diverse student population in a dynamic high school setting
• Be passionate about working in schools 
• Have strong organizational, as well as written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrate professionalism and integrity
• Possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with others
• Show initiative, optimism, and flexibility 

To Apply:

Please apply here, and upload a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information of three references, one of whom should be a direct supervisor. No phone calls regarding this position please. 

About Lick-Wilmerding High School

Mission Statement: A private school with public purpose, Lick-Wilmerding High School develops the head, heart, and hands of highly motivated students from all walks of life, inspiring them to become lifelong learners who contribute to the world with confidence and compassion.

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