School Counselor

School Counselor

Carthage School District R9 Carthage Sixth Grade Center - Carthage, Missouri

Job : 5552175

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Feb 24, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Job Title: Elementary/Middle School Counselor

Responsible to: Building Principal

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or higher in guidance and counseling.
• Valid elementary/middle school counselor certification issued by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Primary Functions:

As a member of the guidance department staff, a counselor is to provide a comprehensive guidance program for students. The counselor provides activities to meet the needs of the students, consults with teachers, staff and parents to enhance their effectiveness in helping students, and provides support to other elementary/middle school educational programs.

General Responsibilities:

• Implement the guidance curriculum.
• Guide and counsel groups of and individual students through the development of educational and career plans.
• Counsel small groups and individual students with problems.
• Consult with teachers, staff and parents regarding meeting the developmental needs of students.
• Refer students with severe problems to appropriate community resources in consultation with their parents.
• Participate in, coordinate or conduct activities which contribute to the effective operation of the school.
• Evaluate and revise the building guidance program.
• Pursue professional growth.

Specific Duties:

Implement the guidance curriculum.

• Conduct guidance learning activities in the classroom as planned in conjunction with school administration and teachers.
• Consult with and/or be a resource person for teachers to facilitate the infusion of guidance learning activities into the regular education curricula.

Guide and counsel groups of and individual students through the development of educational and career plans.

• Provide orientation activities for students new to the school.
• Participate in orientation programs for parents and students.
• Assist students in the transition from elementary to middle school, and middle school to junior high school.
• Inform students and parents of test results and their implications for educational planning.
• Provide resources and information to assist in career awareness and career exploration activities.

Counsel small groups and individual students with problems.

• Conduct structured, goal-oriented counseling sessions to meet the identified needs of individuals or groups of students. Session topics at the elementary/middle school level may include self awareness, self-identity, academic problems, behavior problems, peer problems, family issues, child abuse and substance abuse.

Consult with teachers, staff and parents regarding meeting the developmental needs of students.

• Participate in staffings.
• Conduct in-service programs for faculty.
• Conduct and facilitate conferences with teachers, students, and parents.
• Conduct or provide opportunities for parent education programs.
• Assist families with school-related problems.

Refer students with severe problems to appropriate community agencies in consultation with their parents.

• Consult and coordinate with in-district and community agencies, such as school psychologists, nurses, administrators and community-based psychologists, service agencies and physicians.

Coordinate, conduct or participate in activities which contribute to the effective operation of the school.

• Interpret group test results to faculty and staff.
• Establish effective liaisons with all grade levels.
• Act as an advocate for students as appropriate in conjunction with other staff.
• Assist other school staff in the placement of students with special needs in appropriate programs such as gifted education and special education.
• Participate with the administration and faculty as a team member in the implementation of the district testing program.

Evaluate and revise the building guidance program.

• Review periodically with the staff and administration the guidance program using the program evaluation self-study.
• Review and modify the guidance program calendar.
• Evaluate guidance learning activities.

Pursue professional growth.

• Attend state and local staff development programs.
• Join professional associations (MSCA, MVA, AACD, MACD, AVA, etc.).
• Read professional journals.
• Attend relevant workshops and conferences sponsored by professional organizations.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories: Student Services >
School/Guidance Counselor

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

• Kirk W. Bromley , Principal
• Carthage Sixth Grade Center
• Phone:
• Email: bromleyk