Summary of Position:

Milton Academy is seeking a Lower School Counselor starting in August 2026.

The Lower School Counselor will support students’ ability to learn and teachers’ ability to teach by promoting mental health, learning, and prosocial behavior. They work with families, educators, and other professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments. The Lower School Counselor has strong knowledge of mental health and child development and, in collaboration with the Learning Resource Team, is responsible for facilitating student support services in the Lower School. The counselor will work with the Lower School Learning Resources Team and provide classroom support, including social-emotional curricula, short-term school-based counseling identified from data collected in the child study team process, participate in regular meetings with teachers about student support, and document and communicate interventions and progress with team members and caregivers. They will also engage with students as part of school life and handle all administrative responsibilities of the role, including regularly updating student notes in the school’s electronic health records system. The Lower School Counselor works to ensure the Lower School is a safe, healthy, and positive learning environment for all students.

Salary Range: For the 2025–26 academic year, faculty salaries range from $50,000 to $120,000 annually. Placement within this range is determined by years of experience, in alignment with Milton Academy’s faculty salary scale, which is designed to ensure equitable pay progression.

Housing Stipend: Lower and Middle School Faculty members are not eligible to live on campus as part of the Upper School residential life program; therefore, they will also receive an annual stipend of $12,600 (in 2025-26) in addition to the base salary listed above.

NOTE: Compensation for leave coverage positions will be prorated based on the duration of the appointment.

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A valid Massachusetts license to practice therapy as LMHCC, LICSW, School Psychologist, or Clinical Psychologist.

About Milton Academy

Milton Academy is an independent college preparatory K–12 school, boarding and day in grades 9–12, located just outside Boston. Milton Academy cultivates in our students a passion for learning and a respect for others. Milton students grow by developing their own identities, learning from and listening to the lived experiences of others, and living and working among peers whose differences they accept with respect and care. In our ongoing work to create an environment that confronts bias, injustice, and bigotry, we encourage each other to be open to learning, explore our histories and identities, and seek to understand the world around us with a critical lens. At Milton, we prepare students to partner with their future communities to create a more just world and to have the courage to speak up and live by our motto, “Dare to be true.”

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