School Counselor Job at St. James' Episcopal School, Los Angeles, CA

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  • St. James' Episcopal School
  • Los Angeles, CA

Job Description

We are looking for a School Counselor who is confident in their ability to:

  • provide guidance and support to students, addressing their academic, social, and personal needs.
  • help students develop effective strategies to manage day to day challenges.
  • collaborate with families, teachers, and other school staff to support student success.
  • oversee the Center for Belonging as a place to support the social-emotional health of students.
  • offer programming for staff and families around important topics in child development.
  • be an active participant in the School’s Child Support Team (CST) overseen by the Learning Specialist.
  • develop and implement proactive programming to assist in students’ social-emotional development and to create a sense of belonging for each student and family.
  • implement crisis intervention when necessary.
  • participate enthusiastically in the greater life of the school.
  • perform other duties as assigned by the Head of School.

Candidates must be a licensed mental health provider. Experience in the field, particularly training in art, play, and/or sand therapy as well as trauma focused CBT, is advantageous but not required. This opportunity requires excellent strategies and skills in communication, collaboration, and organization with an appreciation for confidentiality, equity, belonging, and professional growth. About St. James’ Episcopal School St. James’ Episcopal School is a community that values academic rigor, compassion, curiosity, kindness, critical inquiry, and joy through excellence. We adhere to a strong belief that an elementary school’s primary purpose is to inculcate in children a lifelong love of learning, a commitment to community, a profound curiosity about people and the world, and gratitude for the opportunity to make our complex world more compassionate, empathetic, and nurturing to all of God’s children. While an Episcopal School, St. James’ celebrates all faith traditions. Established in 1968, and encompassing most of a block on St. Andrews Place and a preschool on Gramercy Place, St. James’ is a Preschool - Grade 6th school comprised of 380 students and 76 employees. 

St. James’ offers a robust and competitive salary and benefits package including 50% tuition remission for accepted children of full-time staff. St. James’ Episcopal School believes that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, age, sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local discrimination laws. Candidates interested in this position should email a cover letter and resume to [email protected] with the subject line “School Counselor”.

About St. James' Episcopal School

About St. James’ Episcopal School St. James’ Episcopal School is a community that values academic rigor, compassion, curiosity, kindness, critical inquiry, and joy through excellence. We adhere to a strong belief that an elementary school’s primary purpose is to inculcate in children a lifelong love of learning, a commitment to community, a profound curiosity about people and the world, and gratitude for the opportunity to make our complex world more compassionate, empathetic, and nurturing to all of God’s children. While an Episcopal School, St. James’ celebrates all faith traditions. Established in 1968, and encompassing most of a block on St. Andrews Place and a preschool on Gramercy Place, St. James’ is a Preschool - Grade 6th school comprised of 380 students and 76 employees. St. James’ Episcopal School believes that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, age, sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local discrimination laws.

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