Director of Guidance

Position Summary:      

The Director of Guidance oversees the counseling and programming that relates to our students’ overall wellbeing. Counseling students and helping them progress in school and in life is a priority. The Director also creates a department of helping hands and works with the Administrators, Grade Deans, Faculty members, and parents. 

The social-emotional well-being of our students is more important than ever. To ensure a high-quality school counseling program, we need to attract our students with outreach and proactivity.

Position Responsibilities:

Guidance responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Counseling: Provide short individual counseling on a regular basis for students including social/emotional support, educational/study skills guidance, and co-curricular coordination 

• Creating and running parent programs to be both proactive and responsive to the needs of our community

• Admissions: Interviews, decision making 

• Enhance and implement social-emotional and health and wellness curricula and programs 

• Serve as a case manager for students with social-emotional needs to to oversee a holistic approach to supporting the student, including interfacing with students’ parents/guardians, caregivers, faculty, learning specialists, outside professionals, and administration as needed 

• Help students resolve teacher and classroom concerns and assist students in developing advocacy and problem-solving skills 

• Work with educators to integrate social-emotional/values-based and relational arts curricula into all content areas and be a resource to faculty by creating programs to help them support students

• Welcome and assist new students and their families as they integrate into the school community 

• Attend weekly grade level meetings to collect and provide information pertaining to individual students, student groups, and/or grades as deemed necessary and appropriate

Experience & Educational Background:

MSW and 2-3 years of experience required.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills

• Creative, flexible and warm

• Trust-worthy, perceptive

• Committed to high levels of integrity

• Eager to grow our school’s guidance department

About Us:        

Founded in 1886, Yeshiva University (YU) has a strong tradition of combining Jewish scholarship with academic excellence and achievement in the liberal arts, sciences, medicine, law, business, social work, Jewish studies, education, psychology, and more. 

We are a leading global educational institution that employs 2,000 people across our various campus locations — Wilf Campus, Beren Campus, Brookdale Center, Resnick Campus in the Bronx, the Gruss Institute in Jerusalem, the Boys High School in Manhattan and the Girls High School in Queens. From the distinguished faculty who teach here, to the dedicated staff, we work to fulfill our mission through all that we teach, by all that we do and for all those we serve.  We seek to attract and retain engaged and committed individuals who contribute to an exciting working environment, where there is a sense of community and belonging, balanced with a significant cross section of people from diverse backgrounds working and studying together.

The University offers an excellent compensation package, and a broad range of employee benefit plans, including immediate participation in the University’s retirement plan. Staff members are typically eligible for four weeks paid vacation each year and have access to a shuttle to nearby subway locations.

Equal Employment Opportunity:           

Yeshiva University is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.