What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Counseling position at Cushing Academy?
Cushing Academy seeks to hire a Director of Counseling to begin July 1, 2022. The Director of Counseling will manage and coordinate all areas of clinical counseling concerning student needs, parent and professional communication, and collaboration with administration and faculty.
For the convenience of the Academy, the successful candidate will be required to reside in Academy-provided campus housing during the Academic year.
Responsibilities include assessing, diagnosing, and managing a large caseload of diverse adolescents, providing ongoing psychotherapy and/or adjustment counseling, overseeing an "on-call" student crisis program, and maintaining a positive professional relationship with all school community members. Additional duties include reviewing psychological testing of applicants and students, hiring and training school counseling personnel, collaborating with Cushing's consulting psychiatrist and the Director of Health Services, and participating in regular administrative meetings.
In addition to professional licensure, qualified candidates will have a master's or doctoral degree in one of the following: school counseling, social work, marriage and family counseling, mental health counseling, or professional counseling. Familiarity with independent high schools is necessary, and boarding school experience is particularly helpful.
Successful candidates will have an exceptional ability to develop and maintain positive and healthy relationships with a diverse range of adolescents. Candidates should demonstrate an ongoing commitment to creating and supporting an inclusive educational environment and a willingness to examine their own educational practices through an anti-oppression and anti-racist framework.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Psychiatry
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Education:
- Master's (Preferred)
Work Location: One location