Sabot School, a progressive Preschool-Grade 8 school in Richmond, and a leader in the Reggio Emilia Approach®,  seeks a School Counselor to support our growing community.

The School Counselor is a key member of the Learning Support Services Team and supports the social, emotional, behavioral, and academic well-being of students across Early Childhood, Lower School, and Middle School.

This role works collaboratively with students, families, faculty, Program Directors, and school leadership to foster a healthy, inclusive, and supportive school environment where children can thrive in all domains of development.

In addition to providing direct student support, the School Counselor serves as the primary coordinator for student accommodation plans and helps streamline and strengthen school-wide support services. This includes managing accommodation plans, coordinating student support processes, partnering with outside providers, and helping define a clear and consistent structure for student support across divisions.

This position requires a warm, relational, highly organized professional who understands child development, values collaboration, and can help shape a comprehensive and proactive support model for the school.

While this position is year-round, the pace of work varies throughout the year.

For a full position description visit the posting on our website.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in School Counseling, Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related field required
• Licensure or certification appropriate to counseling role preferred
• Minimum of 3–5 years of experience working with children and adolescents in a school setting preferred
• Strong knowledge of child development from early childhood through adolescence
• Experience managing student accommodation plans and collaborating around learning support services strongly preferred
• Experience reviewing educational evaluations and supporting classroom accommodations preferred
• Strong understanding of student support systems, accommodations, and collaborative intervention planning
• Excellent communication, organization, and relationship-building skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, professionalism, and sound judgment
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in school communities
• Experience in an independent school setting preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to stand, walk, and move around for extended periods during supervision and activities, both indoors and outdoors.
• Ability to lift and carry materials or equipment weighing up to 15 lbs.
• Capability to walk up and down two flights of stairs.
• Ability to respond promptly to emergencies, which may involve running, lifting, or assisting children to safety.
• Alertness and ability to supervise children during physical activities, such as outdoor play, while ensuring a safe environment.

About Sabot School

Sabot School was founded in 2007 through the merger of Sabot School and Stony Point School, bringing together both an innovative early childhood program and a Pre-K through 8th grade program. Sabot has fully embraced the Reggio Emilia Approach throughout its program from preschool through the eighth grade. At Sabot, children are seen as capable thinkers and theorists. Working together, students research and come to understand themselves and their world in a deeper way. As articulated in the mission statement of Sabot, it is a school designed to sustain children’s quest for meaning and understanding, harness the power of their theories and ideas, and guide their inquiry and research. Sabot provides the resources and support for teachers and students to research, represent, and reflect together, in relationship, on challenging problems with curiosity, creativity, imagination and innovation. Students maintain their individuality while working together in community, celebrating each student’s unique gifts and talents. The historic campus in south Richmond celebrates its natural beauty which adjoins the 106 acre Larus Park, providing a unique location for innovation, discovery and learning.

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