Green Acres School is seeking an experienced full-time counselor to work with students in Pre-K-8th grade. The school counselor provides counseling services to individuals and groups of students in a safe and welcoming environment. The counselor acts as a consultant to parents, teachers, and administrators. Duties and support services provided by the counselor include:

• Building relationships with students throughout the community;
• Providing behavior management assistance and crisis intervention when necessary;
• Working with students with social-emotional challenges, whether those challenges are clinically diagnosed or not;
• Communicating with families about their children, both sharing accounts from school and listening to accounts from home;
• Serving as a liaison for workshops and speakers that enhance education for students, staff, and parents;
• Participating in parent-teacher conferences as needed;
• Coordinating with our student support team about students across the school;
• Serving as a liaison for workshops and speakers that enhance education for students, staff, and parents;
• Developing and coordinating the social emotional component of student learning plans with teachers;
• Developing and maintaining a list of therapists and local resources for possible referral;
• Communicating with therapists and other professionals about students;
• Coordinating the gathering, editing, and sending of documentary evidence for social-emotional testing on behalf of outside professionals;
• Problem solving with teachers, parents, and outside professionals to develop appropriate supports for students with emotional challenges.

Requirements:

Green Acres seeks a dedicated and personable individual to serve as the school-wide counselor. The ideal candidate will have experience working in a school setting with children varying in age from Pre-K to early adolescence. The minimum education requirement is a master’s degree in a counseling-related field.

About Green Acres School:

Green Acres School is an independent, progressive school for students in Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade on a beautiful 15-acre campus in North Bethesda, Maryland, near Washington, DC.  With woods, a stream, athletic fields, playgrounds, and a natural amphitheater, the out-of-doors is an important part of the learning environment. The arts, physical education, and technology are effectively integrated with academic studies in a highly experiential program. In a learning environment that is joyful and supportive as well as challenging, Green Acres School provides authentic learning and leadership experiences. The Washington, DC area also provides many opportunities for rich, off-campus learning. To learn more about Green Acres School, please visit www.greenacres.org.

To apply:

Send cover letter, resume, statement of educational philosophy, and Green Acres School Employment Application form (available at www.greenacres.org) to employment@greenacres.org. All four items are necessary for an application to be considered. Questions may be addressed to Rebecca Geary, Head of School, at 301.881.4100 or rebeccag@greenacres.org.