MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR

2024-2025 

OUR MISSION

Gilman is a diverse community dedicated to educating boys in mind, body, and spirit through particular emphasis upon academic excellence, athletic participation, and aesthetic appreciation. Gilman seeks to produce men of character and integrity who have the skills and ability to make a positive contribution to the communities in which they live and work. 

OUR COMMITMENT

Educating the Whole Boy

For more than a century, Gilman’s mission has remained exceedingly focused: to unlock the greatness within each boy by educating the entire boy — mind, body, and spirit. To accomplish that goal, we provide space and opportunity for crucial learning and self-expression to take place. We believe that boys experience transformative learning when they connect disciplines, people, and ideas in ways that deepen their sense of self and serve the needs of others.

Our rich and comprehensive program, our immeasurably talented and interesting faculty and students, and our belief in the character traits embodied by the Gilman Five — Honor, Integrity, Respect, Humility, and Excellence — combine to form the foundation of an educational environment dedicated to helping boys grow into men of character.

Community, Inclusion, and Equity

Gilman’s commitment to community, inclusion, and equity is founded on the belief that our community is strengthened by the vibrant exchange that occurs when individuals with different backgrounds and heritages share their perspectives with one another. Through the recognition and acceptance of our many differences, we learn to appreciate and respect the complexity of the world in which we live and develop essential skills that help us forge productive relationships with those around us.

We are proud of our history as a school that has, for several generations, taken the lead on matters of diversity, inclusion, and equity. Gilman students and faculty come from many different backgrounds: 41% of students and 22% of faculty identify as people of color. We continue to build on that legacy through our steadfast commitment to inclusion and equity initiatives on local, state, and national levels.

OUR SCHOOL

Gilman School is a pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade private independent day school for boys. Set on a 57-acre campus in the northern part of Baltimore City, Gilman serves roughly 1,000 students in three divisions. The School has a full-time faculty of nearly 140, and the average class size is 16 students.

POSITION SUMMARY

Gilman School seeks a Professional School Counselor to work with students in grades 6-8 beginning in August 2024. The Middle School Counselor will be responsible for providing comprehensive counseling services to support the social, emotional, and intellectual development of adolescent boys. In addition, the Middle School Counselor will work closely with counselors and other professionals in the lower, middle, and upper schools to create and maintain programs to support the mental health, wellness, and transition of the students across divisions. The ideal candidate will offer skills and experience in program administration, short-term individual counseling, classroom guidance, group counseling, prevention, rapport building, referral, and programming to support parents and families. This is a full-time academic year position, reporting to the Head of the Middle School and Director of Counseling Services.

Priority Application Deadline: Friday, March 22, 2024

Qualified applications received after the priority deadline may be considered depending on the size of the applicant pool.

WHAT YOU WILL DO: 

• Create and implement a comprehensive guidance curriculum supporting students’ social, emotional, and academic development as well as programs for social skills, digital citizenship, drug and alcohol awareness, and character education 

• As needed, provide individual and group counseling, classroom guidance, and support for students in the middle school and other divisions.

• Provide crisis intervention and referrals as necessary to families and faculty

• Provide consultation to, collaboration with, and programs for faculty, parents, and administrators regarding students' developmental and social-emotional needs.

• Establish and maintain a referral list of support service specialists for families

• Collaborate with school counselors in lower and upper schools to support students across divisions

• Engage in an ongoing process of needs assessment, evaluation, and revision of the role as necessary to meet the needs of the school community

• Collaborate with the academic support faculty as a member of the Student Support Team

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED: 

• Master’s degree in School Counseling or related field

• Experience working in a school setting 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as public speaking/presentation and rapport-building skills

• Demonstrated leadership and facilitative skills

• Technological proficiencies in the areas of communication, presentation, and record-keeping

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

• POSITION TITLE: Middle School Counselor 

• STATUS/FLSA: Full Time

• HOURS OF WORK: TBD

EOE

Gilman School is an equal opportunity employer and educator who fully and actively supports equal access for all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information or Testing, Family and Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint, or otherwise oppose discrimination.