Berkshire School seeks a School Counselor or Psychologist to begin in August 2020. Working collaboratively with the Counseling Office, this full-time, ten-month position will help support the approximately 405 students at Berkshire School.
In addition to providing direct support and interventions for students, they will advise school leaders regarding school-wide practices and work with faculty members and families to ensure student health and learning.
Salary is competitive and includes meals when school is in session. Health and retirement benefits, including TIAA-CREF, are part of the compensation package. Funding exists to support advanced degree work, as well as participation in professional conferences, workshops, summer study, and travel.
Berkshire School strives to create a global community that reflects the world around us and the backgrounds, experiences, identities, genders, perspectives, races, religions and talents that each member brings to our school. We believe that a diverse and inclusive community supports and respects all cultures, ethnicities, languages, philosophies, political views and sexual orientations that exist within and beyond our school.
Successful candidates for this position will:
● Have five or more years of relevant experience providing counseling and academic support services to adolescents, ideally within an independent school setting.
● Ensure that students, families, and faculty members know the psychologist/counselor is available to provide students effective and helpful emotional, psychological, and social support.
● Act as a resource for teachers and administrators, developing action plans for students needing support, and broadly assisting the faculty’s efforts to best serve Berkshire students.
● Execute student risk assessments based on best professional practices.
● Develop strong relationships with external health professionals to ensure that Berkshire students are connected with external resources when needed or appropriate.
● Ensure that families of students with emotional and other needs are well-counseled and, when appropriate, connected with external expertise.
● Collaborate with faculty and staff members to advance schoolwide education and programming.
● Serve on-call in a weekend and evening rotation with the members of the Counseling Office.
● Promote student well being; provide preventative services; and respond to student emotional, psychological, academic, and social needs.
Qualifications:
● We will consider psychologists, mental health counselors, and clinical social workers.
● Potential candidates should have earned a Master’s Degree or PsyD/Ph.D. in psychology, social work, school counseling, or a related field.
● Potential candidates should hold a Massachusetts state license in their field or be license eligible.
● Experience and expertise working with upper school students both individually and in groups is required.
● All clinical theoretical orientations are welcome, but a working knowledge of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is desirable.
Send inquiries to:
Jean Woodward Maher
Associate Head of School
Berkshire School
245 North Undermountain Road
Sheffield, MA 01257
email jmaher@berkshireschool.org
fax 413-229-1010
More information about Berkshire School at this link https://www.berkshireschool.org/about-us