Job Description

SAR High School is a mission-driven, co-educational, Modern Orthodox Jewish high school committed to student-centered learning in a challenging and supportive environment.
At SAR High School, the Health and Wellness Coordinator (HaWC) is a mental health professional who is attached to 1 of the 4 grades and is an integral part of that grade level team. The grade level team consists of the HaWC, the Grade Level Coordinator (GLC), the school psychologists, and the grade level administrator. The HaWC has a strong presence on the grade level team and develops at least some connection to every student within the grade. The HaWC helps to plan and oversee grade-level programming and helps to facilitate a positive culture and a sense of community within the grade by collaborating with students, teachers, parents and the school administration. The HaWC also functions as part of the Mental Health and Wellness department, which comprises the 2 school psychologists and all 4 of the HaWCs; this department meets weekly and provides consultation and supervision by the school psychologists. As part of the Mental Health and Wellness department, the HaWC also teaches a section of the 10th grade Health class.
Hours: 8:45am-4:50pm, Monday-Thursday and until 1:10pm on Friday Salary: $75-80,000 commensurate with experience

About SAR Academy

Imagine a school with no walls or barriers, where every student is unique...welcome to SAR!

SAR Academy is a nursery through 8th grade Modern Orthodox co-educational day school dedicated to the belief that every child possesses a divine spark, has unique worth as an individual and should be encouraged to achieve according to his or her ability. Our warm environment promotes confidence, creativity and enthusiasm for learning. In our approach to academics, we nurture students to develop intellectual curiosity, critical thinking skills and a lifelong love of both Torah and Secular studies. We have created a program committed to excellence in every aspect of our educational goals:

- To foster a community of b’nai and b’not torah who demonstrate sensitivity for their peers, respect for their teachers and environment, loyalty to their country, and an appreciation of the differences in others.

- To advance and develop each student towards a value and mastery of Hebrew language, Judaic Studies, and General Studies.

- To raise our students’ connection to Hashem (Ahavat Hashem and Yir’at Shamayim), commitment to Talmud Torah, observance of Mitzvot and connection to Medinat Yisrael.

- To educate by nurturing and challenging each student to reach his or her individual potential.

Industry

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Company Size

201-500 employees

Headquarters

Riverdale, NY

Year Founded

1969

Website

saracademy.org

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