Capitol Hill Day School is a progressive, coeducational day school in Washington DC, for approximately 225 students in grades PK-8. The School strives to nurture children’s academic, social, emotional, physical, and creative growth. Capitol Hill Day School teachers understand child development, recognize the value of play, and create learning communities where children form healthy relationships and take risks. True to its progressive roots, Capitol Hill Day School is a forward-thinking community, preparing students for the future.

At Capitol Hill Day School, learning is challenging, engaging, playful, and relevant to the real world. Students learn across subjects with an experiential curriculum that integrates not only academic subjects, but the arts, physical education, service learning, and technology.  Through an extensive field education program, students take part in experiences beyond the classroom related to topics of study.  Teachers collaborate with each other in developing, planning, and implementing curriculum; school-wide, they create a spirit of camaraderie through their interactions with students, parents, and other members of the staff. Also essential to the School’s program is its commitment to diversity, ensuring that students from varying backgrounds, cultures, and learning styles learn from and with each other. Emphasis is placed on building a classroom community that respects the needs and gifts of each individual while teaching children how to become caring, engaged members of the group.  

Capitol Hill Day School students graduate with a love of learning, strong critical thinking abilities, an understanding of important ideas, and a healthy sense of self. Students develop a deep respect for their community and for diversity in all its forms.

Differences in religion, socio-economic status, racial and cultural heritage, sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression create the opportunity for people to learn from each other as they learn with each other. As such, Capitol Hill Day School provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, termination, compensation, and training.

Counselor

The position duties include, but are not limited to, working with students, families, faculty/staff, external resources and are described below:

Work with Students

• Provide individual and group counseling to students
• Coordinate with external therapists and other specialists
• Work with Social Worker and other staff to support expansion of student programs around equity, identity, and inclusion
• Support the development of and implementation of behavior plans for students

Work with Families

• Provide resources to families around social emotional topics
• Consult with families around needs for children
• Provide information about stages of development

Work with Faculty/Staff

• Participate in grade level meetings, serving as a resource for student behavioral and emotional issues
• Work with Learning Specialist and Social Worker to identify students requiring psycho-educational testing and coordinate identified services with students, families and teachers
• Consult with Social Worker and staff on appropriate interventions for individual students
• Identify or develop social emotional learning materials for delivery by advisors/teachers

Work with External Resources

• Identify and cultivate external agencies and individuals to partner with to provide student, parent and family services
• Coordinate with the Social Worker on site to contact additional crisis resources as necessary

For the 2021-2022 school year, Capitol Hill Day School anticipates an opening for a Middle School Counselor, Grade 5 - Grade 8.