Middle School Counselor

Middle School Counselor

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$60,000.00/hr - $90,000.00/hr

North Shore Country Day School, a JK‑12 independent day school near Chicago, seeks a clinically trained individual to serve as our full‑time Middle School Counselor. This is a 10‑month/school year position, beginning with the 2026‑27 school year. North Shore is eager to consider applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in independent school communities.

The successful candidate must be: clinically astute; collaborative; highly flexible; a self‑starter; creative; a strong written and oral communicator; and adept at working within multiple client systems.

The role of the Middle School Counselor involves a wide range of responsibilities including:

• Individual and group counseling for students
• Completion of risk assessments and safety plans for students experiencing emotional or behavioral crises. Coordination of follow‑up care
• Collaboration and consultation with individual parents and parent groups
• Collaboration and consultation with faculty, staff, and administrators, as well as with Learning Resources
• Collaboration with Lower and Upper School counselors to ensure continuity of student support K–12
• Provide faculty and parent programming during and outside of the school day
• Collaboration with administrators on disciplinary guidelines and coordinated supports for students, including use of restorative practices
• Help design, implement, and teach division‑wide SEL and wellness initiatives, including the middle school Advisory program
• Classroom observations of students and guidance for teachers
• Help design and implement community‑building programming for middle school students
• Participation on the Student Support Team
• Attendance/participation in weekly 6th, 7th, 8th grade team meetings
• Attendance/participation in Division, School, and Counseling Department meetings
• Referral to, and collaboration with, outside providers
• Participation in extracurricular activities, field trips, and overnight trips
• Supporting the overarching goals and objectives of the NSCD Counseling Program and the school as a whole
• Participation in Divisional EDI initiatives, including facilitation of affinity and/or interest groups
• Maintaining accurate documentation of counseling interactions through August Schools platform
• Attending school community events (Morning Ex, divisional meetings, curriculum nights, assemblies, orientation programs, among others)
• Counselors are also on‑call to provide support and/or crisis management to community members in the event of a need that arises in a different division, or during a local, national, or international crisis (such as a school shooting, etc.) that impacts the community

A minimum of a LCSW, LMFT, or LCPC is required for this position. Working in a school, or other related experience, is valued but not required. This is a 40+ hour/week position, 5 days/week. As we are a school that values lifelong learning, professional development is supported and encouraged.

Interested candidates are asked to submit a cover letter, a resume, a written statement detailing their philosophy/approach to their work, and a listing of three professional references.

The salary range for this position is $60,000-$90,000. North Shore offers competitive salaries that are commensurate with experience. Additionally, North Shore provides an excellent employee benefits program, including health and retirement benefits, tuition support for children’s attendance at North Shore, and professional development funding to support summer study, attendance at conferences/workshops, travel, and advanced degree work.

For more information about North Shore Country Day School and the opportunities available for members of our faculty, please go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). We are fully committed to a culturally diverse faculty and student body.

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