Kehillah Jewish High School is seeking an experienced full-time School Counselor

 Kehillah Jewish High School is seeking an experienced full-time School Counselor to advance student personal/social development and support academic growth. Working closely with the Director of Jewish Life and Learning and the Director of Learning Services, the School Counselor will collaborate and consult with parents and faculty regarding student academic and emotional needs to provide a dynamic learning environment.

Kehillah is a supportive teaching community that embraces collaboration, outside-the-box thinking, and innovative pedagogy. We are a community that fosters a culture of mutual respect, diversity, and inclusion. You'll find colleagues here who will encourage you to find your strengths, grow, and who will always care. Each student is challenged, actively encouraged, and supported to reach their potential.

If you want to join a community of passionate educators who empower students with the wisdom of Jewish values and strength to flourish in a rapidly changing world, we would love to meet you.

This is a Full-Time position beginning August 1, 2021.

Essential Functions

• Develop, plan, implement, and evaluate a school counseling and guidance program that includes personal and social development.
• Lead 10th Grade Health and Wellness Seminar.
• Provide school-wide prevention and intervention strategies and counseling services.
• Provide short-term counseling to individual students and groups with identified concerns and needs.
• Collaborate with other staff to design and implement wellness programming for students and staff.
• Offer educational and wellness-related programming to parents, using a combination of in-person and online offerings.
• Be available to manage immediate concerns such as a threat of self-harm.
• Mediate conflict between students and teachers.
• Communicate with outside mental health and medical providers as needed, and provide appropriate follow-up to school personnel.
• Consult and collaborate effectively with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and other educational/community resources regarding students with identified concerns and needs.
• Partner with Learning Services to develop appropriate interventions and accommodations for students with mental health needs.
• Implement developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented group activities to meet student needs and school goals.
• Assist Director of Jewish Life and Learning in developing programming to develop life skills including goal-setting, support plans, assertiveness training, and related topics.
• Work as a member of the Student Support Team.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all students counseled.
• Implement an effective referral and follow-up process, as needed.
• Maintain current and appropriate resources for students, staff, and families.
• Attend and conduct staff and faculty in-service meetings to develop professional attitudes and skills including suicide prevention efforts.
• Communicate the goals of the comprehensive school counseling program to educate stakeholders (i.e., administrators, teachers, students, parents, and community/business leaders).
• Adhere to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the school counseling profession.
• Teach one class (as needed).

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experienced with school-based clinical work and child and adolescent development.
• Proficient in evaluating social-emotional needs, crisis intervention, and collaborative treatment.
• Experienced counseling students from diverse backgrounds and supporting neurodiversity.
• Shows a high level of professionalism and willingness to "go the extra mile" to reach goals for students.
• Applies common sense and extreme diplomacy, discretion, and confidentiality in written and oral forms.
• Actively pursues professional development throughout the year to improve skills and knowledge in current trends.

Core Competencies

• Adept at managing conflict with individuals and teams.
• Strong work ethic: shows initiative, demonstrates professionalism and sustains integrity in all interactions.
• A growth mindset and ability to give and receive guidance, constructive feedback, and support.
• Applies common sense, extreme diplomacy, discretion, integrity, and confidentiality in all communications.
• Demonstrates genuine humility and respect when interacting with others, regardless of their point of view.
• Approachable and engaging personality, able to connect with multiple constituencies.
• Innovative and collaborative in all aspects of work.
• Excellent oral, written, and non-verbal communication skills, with a particular talent for active listening.
• Takes personal responsibility for the continuous learning of new knowledge, skills, and experiences.
• Makes timely and quality decisions based on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment.
• Passionate about supporting equal access to learning in a diverse community.
• Results-oriented and goal-focused.

 

Qualifications

• California licensed clinician registered and in good standing with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Credentialed School Counselor (PPSC or equivalent) and member of ASCA.
• Experienced working at independent schools preferred.
• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field with a minimum of 5 years of experience with school-based clinical work.

 

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met 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 job, the employee may be required to:

 

• Hearing and speaking to exchange information.
• Regularly use close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Work at a desk and computer screen for extended periods of time.
• Work in a traditional climate-controlled environment and occasionally outdoors.
• Navigate a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and diverse contacts which may at times be stressful.
• Occasionally lift up to 10 lbs.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate all office equipment including, but not limited to, computers, copy machines, and telephones.
• Travel safely and comfortably across a two-story, 50,000 sq. ft. campus several times in a workday.
• Sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.
• Turn, bend, kneel, crouch, or reach overhead to retrieve materials and may occasionally use a ladder.
• Available and willing to attend and work on overnight trips.

 

Please apply on the Careers page on our website: Kehillah Careers

 

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