School Counselor (Grades 6-12 & Post-Graduate)

The Opportunity:

School Counselor, grades 6-12 + post-graduate

About Tremont School:

Tremont School is a small non-profit independent day school for grades 6-12 and post graduates located in Concord, MA. Tremont’s mission is to provide an innovative approach to education that (re)ignites a passion for learning, honors and embraces students’ individuality, and empowers them to be critical thinkers and compassionate citizens. Tremont’s core values are trust, connections, and independence.

Core Beliefs

• Strong communities are built on a foundation of respect for diversity.
• An inclusive and affirming community — one that honors the full spectrum of student identity, including race, culture, gender, neurodiversity, and more — is both an educational and moral imperative.
• Tremont is a highly relational school and collaboration among students, teachers, parents, and the community is paramount.
• Students thrive when they feel connected to what they are learning and contribute to a community.
• Teaching can be personalized, just as learning is.
• The richest learning environment integrates the physical, social, emotional and cognitive lives of young people.

Elements of Tremont’s evidence-based school design

• Developmentally appropriate, competency-based multi-age classrooms
• A humanistic approach, equally balancing students’ social, emotional and academic development
• Competency-based learning: all students in the school are working toward mastery of a common set of academic skills and interdisciplinary competencies
• Narrative feedback and Portfolio assessment (no letter or number grades)
• Living Curriculum: learning driven in-part by student interests and curiosities, not by static content
• Interdisciplinary, authentic learning experiences

• Master’s degree in School Counseling or related field
• Experience working with students in grades 6-12 and post-graduates
• Strong understanding of student development and learning theory
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with teachers, parents, and students
• Experience with competency-based education and narrative assessment