Counselor - Polk Alternative

Middle School Counselor

The Cedar Rapids Community School District is seeking a highly qualified 6-8 Professional School Counselor who can deliver a comprehensive School Counseling program directly to students through curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services, and indirectly through student-centered collaborations, consultations, and referrals.

Essential Skills and Mindsets:

• Works collaboratively with administration, school staff, parents, students, and community partners to deliver a comprehensive school counseling program.
• Demonstrates creativity and critical thinking in assisting administration, school staff, parents and students in overcoming barriers to learning
• Utilizes effective communication skills when interacting virtually, in-person, or in writing with administration, school staff, parents, students and community partners
• Analyzes and uses data regularly to help inform decisions about programming, innovations, and interventions

Essential Functions:

• MA in School Counseling required. Experience as a school counselor or in classroom teaching is preferred.
• Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and implement ideas contained in technical documents, assessment data, professional journals and regulations.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, decimals and fractions.
• Ability to solve problems effectively.
• Believes that all children can attain high levels of learning.
• Possesses the knowledge and skills to build effective educational experiences that benefit all children.
• Iowa Teaching Certification with an endorsement in School Counseling or Professional Service License in School Counseling
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The Cedar Rapids Community School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability. Federal law obligates an employer to provide reasonable accommodation(s) for the known disabilities of applicants, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship on the employer.

If you or someone you know requires accommodation in the hiring process, contact the Executive Director of Human Resources, at .