Upper School Mental Health & Wellness Counselor

Requirements / Qualifications Job Summary Job Summary Menlo School seeks a licensed Mental Health & Wellness Counselor for our Upper School (grades 9-12). Menlo is dedicated to promoting mental well-being and integrating healthy habits within our community. We encourage open and respectful communication between students and adults to develop essential self-management and self-advocacy skills. Join Menlo School in fostering a supportive and healthy environment for our students' mental well-being and growth. Primary Responsibilities: Provide confidential individual and group counseling to students, including social-emotional support, educational guidance, mediation, crisis services, and co-curricular coordination. Work collaboratively with two additional counselors to support the mental health needs of the Upper School student body; align efforts with the Middle School counselor as needed and ensure awareness of the 6-12th grade trajectory. Be the Counseling Team faculty lead on various parent education and/or support committees aimed at partnership and community cohesion (Menlo 9th Grade Parent Groups, Bi-Annual Parent Education Conference, Menlo Cares Program). Share our dedication to cultivating an ever more heterogeneous and inclusive community while committing to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. Serve as a member of the Student Support Team to provide comprehensive, tiered case management support for students with social-emotional and/or academic challenges. Collaborate with the Upper School Assistant Director and the Student Life team to integrate social-emotional/values-based curricula in classroom settings or on as needed basis with faculty. Provide and organize faculty and family education sessions on mental health/wellness related topics. Help students resolve teacher and classroom concerns and assist students in developing self advocacy and problem solving skills. Consult with and assist teachers and staff to enhance their effectiveness in helping students navigate academic, social, and em Requirements / Qualifications Requirements / Qualifications