Counselor @Buckeye

26/27 Counselor @Buckeye

Buckeye Elementary School District Buckeye Elementary - Buckeye, Arizona

Job : 5558854

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Feb 27, 2026 8:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Jul 29, 2026

Buckeye Elementary School District

POSITION TITLE: Elementary School Counselor

CLASSIFICATION: Certified

REPORTS TO: Principal

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or Masters degree preferred.
• Appropriate certificate from the Arizona Department of Education.
• Valid fingerprint clearance card.
• Teaching experience preferred.
• School Counseling experience preferred.
• Demonstrated success in mediation & relationship building.
• Qualified to administer individual IQ tests.

JOB GOAL: To assist the District’s students in overcoming problems that impede learning and to assist students in making educational, occupational and life plans.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Supporting the overall district’s educational program through general consultation activities and committee work.
• Initiate and implement individual and group counseling.
• Facilitate classroom counseling guidance programs.
• Convey to parents and staff, regarding specific student needs in academic, career and personal/social areas.
• Provide students, parents and staff with prevention and intervention programs in career awareness, behavior management, effective decision making and goal setting, etc., and facilitate parent groups, newsletters, etc.
• Maintain records of counseling services and consulting contacts.
• Assist in identification and evaluation of children with special needs.
• Assist the staff and parents with the interpretation of evaluative data and other student records.
• Cooperate with outside agencies and other Special Needs services within the district.
• Maintain daily and Medicaid logs and time study.
• Register with Medicaid as a provider.
• Adhere to the highest ethical and professional standards as outlined by ASCA.
• Maintain accurate records for compliance with district, federal and state guidelines.
• Follow state law and district policy with cases involving child abuse and neglect.
• Provide on‑going consultation and support to teachers and teams in the development, design and implementation of Functional Behavioral Assessments and Positive Behavior Intervention Plans for students experiencing difficulties.
• Participate in the District Crisis Team as needed.
• May be required to participate in students’s meetings which occur beyond the staff’s work assignment schedule.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Position Type: Full‑Time

Salary: $53,406 Per Year

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

• Employee Relations
• Buckeye, Arizona 85326
• Phone:
• Email: employee relations