School Counselor

Position Overview

Position Type: Other Licensed Positions / School Counselor

Location: Valley Middle School - STEM

Date Posted: 7/14/2026

Closing Date: 07/20/2026

Effective Date of Employment: Beginning of the 2026-27 school year

Final date to receive applications: July 20, 2026 – 4:00 p.m.

Application Procedures: Internal and External Candidates:
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• Licensed by the State of Minnesota as a school counselor; social worker licensure is preferred.
• Strong general academic background.
• Knowledge of the skills and attitudes students need for academic success, college and career readiness, and social/emotional development.
• Ability to relate positively to students, staff, and community members.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency working with a culturally, ethnically, racially, and socioeconomically diverse school community is preferred.

• Use assessment tools to identify and eliminate barriers to student success.
• Collaborate, consult, and coordinate with school staff, families, community agencies, and other professionals to meet student and family needs.
• Provide services and ongoing emotional and behavioral support to individuals, small groups, and classrooms.
• Provide crisis prevention and intervention to students and families.
• Communicate information about how factors such as family, culture, socioeconomic status, and physical and mental health can affect students’ performance.
• Work with school staff to develop and implement plans to enhance a student’s school success.
• Support students/families experiencing challenges including homelessness, food support, family change, mental health, and financial stress by providing resources.
• Address mental and emotional health in our student population by providing direct services, staff/parent consultation, or by making a referral to an appropriate outside agency.
• Monitor a student’s attendance and communicate concerns with parents.
• Identify and report abuse and neglect situations (including educational neglect) and consult/support staff when there are child protection concerns.
• Advocate for students, families, and staff by networking and participating in collaborative groups both internal and external.
• Other duties as assigned by Principal(s). These duties should reflect FTE status in the school(s).

• Provide individual and group counseling for students.
• Provide academic counseling for students.
• Assist the student services administration in dealing with student/teacher challenges.
• Initiate referrals in child study/special programs, acting as a resource person in teams of school personnel.
• Apply developmental, learning, counseling, and education theories.
• Demonstrate understanding of educational systems, legal issues, policies, research, and trends in education.
• Demonstrate leadership through the development and implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program.
• Apply legal and ethical principles of the school counseling profession.
• Apply school counseling professional standards and competencies.
• Demonstrate understanding of the impact of cultural, social, and environmental influences on student success and opportunities.
• Use the ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success standards to inform the implementation of the comprehensive school counseling program.
• Make referrals to appropriate school and community resources.
• Consult to support student achievement and success.
• Collaborate with families, teachers, administrators, other school staff, and educational stakeholders for student achievement and success.
• Assess and report program results to the school community.

• The Minnesota Board of Social Work requires all practicing social workers to hold one of the following levels of licensure:
  • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
  • Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW)
  • Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW)
  • Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
• School Social Work license obtained through the Minnesota Department of Education.

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