Lower School School Counselor

St. Mary Academy – Bay View seeks an experienced and compassionate practitioner to serve as the Lower School School Counselor for Pre-K through Grade 5.

This full-time role provides direct counseling services, implements division-wide social-emotional programs, and collaborates closely with teachers, parents, and administrators to foster a safe and supportive learning environment.

The counselor will support students’ academic, social, and emotional development, helping to ensure each child is known, supported, and able to thrive.

St. Mary Academy – Bay View is an all-girls, independent, Mercy Catholic school located in Riverside, Rhode Island, serving a diverse population of girls from Pre-K through Grade 12.

A sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Education, St. Mary Academy – Bay View fosters academic excellence in an innovative and creative learning environment.

For more than 150 years, Bay View has empowered each student to be a confident, independent, compassionate, and socially conscious faith-filled young woman.

• Provide short-term individual counseling and check-ins for students;
• Facilitate small groups focused on social skills, friendship, emotional regulation, anxiety, executive functioning, etc.;
• Support crisis response and student re-entry planning;
• Develop and deliver classroom lessons on topics such as social skills, conflict resolution, and emotional regulation;
• Assist in developing student support plans and behavioral interventions; and
• Conduct observations to better understand behavioral, emotional, or social concerns.

• Consult with teachers regarding behavioral, emotional, and developmental concerns;
• Support teachers in implementing developmentally appropriate classroom management practices;
• Provide professional learning related to social-emotional learning and counseling best practices;
• Collaborate with the school community to develop and implement social-emotional learning initiatives;
• Participate in ongoing professional development to stay current on best practices in school counseling.