Counseling Intern Position
Katherine Delmar Burke School is an independent K-8 girls' school located on a 3.5 acre campus in San Francisco. Based on a 100-year tradition of educational excellence, Burke's today is one of California's leading elementary schools. The school combines strong academic and co-curricular programs with an emphasis on personal growth in a diverse and inclusive community. We emphasize the development of fundamental and higher level critical thinking skills in an atmosphere of creativity, exploration, and academic rigor. We seek to educate, encourage, and empower girls to be leaders today and tomorrow.
Burke's is seeking a Counseling Intern for the 2010-11 school year. The Counseling Intern will work with the School Counselor, Division Directors, and Assistant Head of School to serve as a resource to students, parents, teachers, and administrators on issues of psychological, social and emotional development.
Specific responsibilities may include: identifying priority topics and programs that the intern counselor will implement with small groups and in the classroom; working with the Division Directors, School Counselor, Assistant Head of School, and classroom teachers and advisors to develop a proactive approach through direct classroom teaching on social-emotional issues appropriate at specified grade levels; consulting with Upper School science teachers on curriculum related to health, nutrition, sexuality and body image; serving as a resource to L.S. teachers/U.S. advisors for planning and conducting class meetings & advisory group discussions and providing strategies to support our students; serving as a resource to individual parents for discussion of individual concerns or questions; and serving as a resource to Academic Administrators for planning or providing parent education.
Work Schedule: A total of 30 hours per week with additional time for in-services and extra meetings as required.
Requirements:
- A Master's degree (completed or near-completion) in a counseling-related field.
- Experience working with children and adults
- Facility with current literature on social-emotional development for children and adolescents
Please submit by e-mail a cover letter, resume, and list of references to jobs.interncounselor@kdbs.org
Applicant materials are encouraged by March 29, 2010.
