Counselor - Cranbrook Upper School

Counselor – Cranbrook Upper School

Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School seeks a self-motivated, caring, experienced, and clinically licensed full-time Counselor with a minimum of three years’ school experience to join our school family for the 2023-2024 School Year. The successful candidate thrives while working with a globally diverse student body in a collaborative environment, commits to making a positive impact on the lives of adolescents through personal relationships, sets a positive tone, and treats students as individuals within the context of a broader community.

The Counselor works closely with the Director of Wellness, Upper School Head, Deans, faculty & counseling team to coordinate best practices of wellbeing, social-emotional and academic student supports. The Counselor also works in conjunction with the counseling team and the Dean of Students to provide advisory programming related to Social-Emotional Learning and other important mental health topics, and in conjunction with the Learning Support Services Coordinator to support students with mental health accommodations. This position works directly with the other Counselors, to provide ongoing support as outlined in The Cranbrook Counseling Program Vision, Practices & Policies guidelines. The Upper School Counselors support boarding students and areas of residential life on campus; support extra-curricular programing that supports the wellbeing of students; and help facilitate campus wellness teams and provide content and expertise for adult learning.

The successful candidate must have a master’s degree and current clinical professional license in Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling and a strong background in child development, psychopathology, treatment, and referral practices. A demonstrated ability to manage at-risk or crisis situations, knowledge of current law and best practices is also required. Strong candidates will demonstrate commitment to the overall wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff, promote best practices for reaching all students and have experience designing & disseminating professional learning opportunities. Effective communication, both verbally and in writing, and effective team building and facilitation skills are necessary. A minimum of three years of experience working in high school preferred.

Cranbrook is a PK-12 school with a vibrant boarding component in grades 9-12, providing the opportunity to live and work on our architecturally famous 319-acre campus. Often living and working in our residence halls, faculty engage students and support their development as members of a shared community. Eagerness to live among students, and to engage them in the evenings and on the weekends as a part of an exciting residential program, is particularly significant for this position. (Candidates are not required to live on campus, but it is preferred.)

Cranbrook offers competitive compensation and benefits that include medical, dental, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability, and retirement programs with employer contribution.

Founded by Detroit philanthropists George and Ellen Booth in 1904, Cranbrook Educational Community is one of the world’s leading centers of education, science, and art. Comprised of a graduate Academy of Art, contemporary Art Museum, Center for Collections and Research, House and Gardens, Institute of Science, and more than 1,600 students attending our Pre-K through 12 independent college preparatory Schools, Cranbrook welcomes thousands of visitors and students to its campus each year. Critics have called Cranbrook “the most enchanted and enchanting setting in America” and in 1989 it was designated a National Historic Landmark. The campus is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, about 20 miles north of downtown Detroit. For more, please visit our website: www.cranbrook.edu and take an aerial tour of the campus.

Interested candidates must submit a curriculum vitae or résumé, copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, statement of educational philosophy in relation to this position, and two or three letters of recommendation with contact information. Please be sure all documents are uploaded when you submit your application. Questions about this position can be directed to [email protected].