School Counselor

Position Title: School Counselor Reports To:

Assistant Head of School Position Provides Support/Services to: · Middlebridge Students · Middlebridge Families · Middlebridge Faculty · Liaison for off-campus professionals Position Summary: To provide professional, clinical, and mental health counseling to students, as well as individual, couples, and group counseling and psychotherapy in both short- and long-term modalities contingent on need, as well as crisis de-escalation and intervention as needed. Primary Duties:

Individual counseling and/or Psychotherapy: Meet regularly with a caseload of students Document and maintain clinician records as appropriate/required Crisis de-escalation and intervention: Meet and assess students as needed Group counseling and facilitation:

Run and facilitate groups such as Women’s Group, Men’s Group, LGBTQ Group, New Student Group. Consultation, education, and training of faculty on mental health issues Communication and support to student parent(s), families, and caretakers Meet regularly with the Assistant Head of School to discuss students’ growth, progress, and counseling goals. Attend school professional development days and daily faculty meetings.

Meet with MBS faculty to provide student guidance and insights as needed. Communicate and collaborate with outside clinicians and physicians to support students and families. If interested, the school counselor may teach daily Emotional Intelligence Classes Design and create Emotional intelligence Curriculums Teach daily Emotional Intelligence classes Meet with the Emotional Intelligence Department to discuss and collaborate on the curriculum