Counselor, Elementary School

Summary

Utilizing innovation, guidance, advisement, counseling, student support, and collaboration, School Counselors ensure student success by implementing a comprehensive ASCA aligned school counseling program that addresses the academic, career and personal/social development for all students.

Develops, submits ASCA aligned annual comprehensive school counseling plan – 80% of time providing direct services to students and approximately 20% of time in program management, system support, and accountability.

• Develops and maintains annual and monthly plans that detail activities and programs for students.
• Consistently communicates comprehensive school counseling plans and supports to parents and stakeholders.
• Develops and communicates appropriate college, career, social/emotional support resources to students.
• Accesses and utilizes all available data to develop counseling supports to meet students’ needs and to assess counseling plan effectiveness.
• Expend a minimum of 80% of counselor time providing support and guidance directly to students and ensure all students on caseload can access their counselor in a timely manner.
• Provides school wide proactive and preventative services to all students in the areas of academic, social-emotional, and college/career development.
• Provides classroom guidance and instruction to all students on post-secondary options and plans, social-emotional topics, study, organizational, and time management skills and other life skills.
• Ensure that students’ academic courses and 4-year plan align with their personal interests and career/college aspirations.
• Identify off-track and at-risk students and provide targeted counseling supports to achieve on-time student graduation.
• Facilitate consistent access to college and career resources such as college fairs, college representatives, scholarships, military, financial aid (FAFSA), and college admissions.
• Conducts individual and small group counseling, advisement, and provides specialized interventions for students.
• Uses student data to design school counseling supports specifically for student sub-groups.
• Provides crisis intervention and postvention support to students in crisis or emotional distress.
• Develop and implement prevention, education, and awareness activities based on unique needs of students (e.g., drug/alcohol, student safety, healthy relationships, coping skills, etc.).
• Attend student meetings to help interpret and understand student data, performance and plans of support for students.
• Collaborate with other school and district staff to ensure students receive appropriate support to achieve on-track graduation.
• Utilize all available technology resources to effectively implement a comprehensive school counseling program.
• Conduct an annual program evaluation that measures ASCA implementation alignment and program effectiveness, shares results with principal, district, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Complete monthly logs to provide evidence of delivery of services per the ASCA model.
• Provide evidence of planned activities which indicate tasks related to role are completed.
• Adhere to state and district guidance and provide evidence of compliance.
• Administer an annual student survey to assess student needs, student interests, and feedback on school-based counseling programs and report results to Principal and District Staff.
• Accurately review and maintain student records and student transcripts related to counseling and advisement.
• Participate in continuous professional development activities to improve knowledge and skills.
• Promote positive relationships with students, parents, school staff, and community.

Master’s Degree in School Counseling.

Must hold or be eligible for S‑5 certification in school counseling; S‑6 or S‑7 preferred.

Two (2) years of experience in counseling students as individuals and in groups and experience interpreting standardized testing results preferred.

• Ability to plan, implement, and evaluate a guidance and counseling program based on student needs.
• Proven skill and knowledge in ASCA model of counseling…