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Location

Somerset, NJ | United States

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Job description

Rutgers Preparatory School

Rutgers Preparatory School i s seeking an experienced and innovative individual for a full-time faculty position in our Upper School as an Upper School Counselor beginning August 2024. The Counselor is also a member of the administrative team responsible for partnering with faculty and parents. The Counselor will be a vital member of the Health and Wellness Department. This position reports to the Director of Health and Wellness and the Upper School Principal.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, and an ability to take initiative and implement programming for students, faculty and parents as well as a willingness to collaborate.

Key Responsibilities 

• Provide individual support to students with identified concerns and needs
• Identify at-risk students and implement interventions to enhance success
• Work with the Upper School faculty to promote a positive emotional and academic climate in the school
• Consult with teachers, parents, and administrators regarding concerns about the social and emotional welfare of students
• Provide and organize faculty and family education sessions on SEL related topics
• Assist families in addressing school-related problems
• Refer families to and consult with outside agencies, organizations, and specialists when necessary and serve as a liaison between outside mental health providers and the school
• Respond to crises as needed
• Collaborate with Learning Specialists, Upper School Administration and College Counseling Department on a regular basis
• Provide support to faculty when needed
• The counselor will play an important role in building a healthy, safe, inclusive culture for all students. Rutgers Prep celebrates diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and seeks candidates who share those values.  

For more information about the school, please refer to our website:

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and references to: [email protected]

About Rutgers Preparatory School

Our Mission: Through excellence in education, we inspire students to discover and pursue their passions, embrace intellectual curiosity and creativity, and lead with confidence. Rutgers Prep provides a positive value of self where our students are training to be the leaders of tomorrow. Within a climate of trust, safety, and support, our students embrace intellectual curiosity and creativity in a coeducational college prep school serving over 700 students from age three to grade twelve. Our families speak more than 50 languages and come from over 90 zip codes and twelve countries, and our alumni now live and work all over the world.We offer the following benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability Insurance, EAP, FSA, 403(b), Vacation/PDOs

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