School Counselor
Job Title: Counselor
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Duration: 10 Month Contract annually renewable
Employment Category: Full Time, Faculty, M-F, 8-4
Purpose: Serves as a member of the counseling department to evaluate the needs of students with language based learning disabilities in an educational setting; to assist students in understanding and seeking solutions to social, emotional, or academic challenges; to serve as a resource pertaining to student behavior management and learning strategies; to participate in all counseling master planning activities; to be an active member of one of the division educational advisory teams; and to do other related functions as needed.
Reports to: Director of Counseling Services
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform their educational duties in a sound, professional manner, devoting their full professional time to supporting the Instructional program of the School and devoting their best effort, skills and attention to further the interest of the School, its students, faculty, administrators and program.
- Serve as a member of either the Lower or Upper School Educational Advisory Teams that will be responsible for all the students in the division, attending to their academic, social and emotional learning needs and general well-being.
- Perform duties including education reports, group and individual counseling of students, teacher consultations, parent consultations, attendance at staff meetings.
Required Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills:
- Working knowledge of child development, learning disabilities, and special education
- Ability to interact with a wide variety of people
- Ability to establish an effective rapport/relationship with children, parents, faculty and staff
- Ability to work collaboratively with members of the educational advisory team and learning support team
- Ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing
- Ability to adapt techniques to varying personalities and environments
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To apply, please submit a cover letter and current resume to careers@eaglehill.org.
Permanent Substitute Teacher
The Permanent Substitute plays an integral role in all facets of the program by helping to provide high-quality instruction that meets the needs of each child. This is a full-time position, Monday-Friday from 8:00 am-4:00 pm, and includes a comprehensive benefits package.
The Permanent Substitute will:
- Implement daily lessons, planned by the classroom teacher.
- Participate in staff development provided by the school, including Friday afternoon professional development.
- Perform assigned duties, including varied recess and daily duties.
- Complete all assigned paperwork and respond to requests for information either digitally or in hard copy format.
- Proctor non-academic classes (e.g., study hall, homeroom).
- Be assigned to specific classes to serve as a classroom assistant when not substituting.
Eagle Hill School’s mission, philosophy, and culture are grounded in a belief in the worth of every individual and the importance of treating all with respect and support. The Permanent Substitute is expected to embrace this collaborative viewpoint through daily interaction with all members of the Eagle Hill Community.
It is required that candidates will have at least a Bachelor’s Degree and will continue their education in a related instructional area (i.e., special education, literacy).
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Certified Special Education Teachers or Literacy Teachers
Accepting applications for qualified special education or literacy teachers for the 2023-2024 school year.
- It is expected that all teachers will have at least a Bachelor’s Degree and will complete a Master’s Degree in an appropriate instructional area (i.e. special education, literacy) and will apply for a Connecticut State certification in their instructional assignment area.
- Click here for a full job description.
- Applicants should upload their resume and letter of intent below.
The teacher plays an integral role in the instructional program by working with students, providing high-quality instruction that meets the needs of each child in his/her class. Close collaboration with colleagues ensures that the ‘team’ approach vital to each child’s success at Eagle Hill is supported. The school mission, philosophy, and culture are grounded in a belief in the worth of every individual and the importance of treating all with respect and support, and the teacher is expected to embrace this collaborative viewpoint through his/her daily interaction with all members of the Eagle Hill community.
Full-time teaching at Eagle Hill School:
School day is from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
- After 2 p.m., when the academic day ends, full-time teachers are involved in coaching, teaching an afternoon activity (i.e. cooking, drama, photography), or proctoring study halls
- All full-time faculty members have a two-week winter and two-week spring break (usually, the last two weeks of March)
- Each new full-time teacher is assigned a veteran Master Teacher as a mentor.