Elementary School Counselor or Social worker

Elementary School Counselor or Social Worker

Lake County School District Region 1 LCES - Leadville, Colorado

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Job : 5520937

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Feb 06, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 3, 2026

Reports To: LCES Principal for 2026-27

Length of Assignment: up to 189 days per year; for  school year (exact dates and salary may be updated after spring negotiations). Start August 3, 2026

Salary: Certified Teacher Salary Schedule Pending Negotiations plus excellent benefits! (PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, etc.)

Purpose of Position: The Elementary School Counselor/Social Worker supports the academic, social, and emotional growth of students by fostering a safe, inclusive, and caring school environment where every child is known and supported. Grounded in Leadville’s close-knit mountain community, this role helps students develop perseverance, collaboration, compassion, respect, responsibility, and curiosity (LCSD’s Habits of Work and Learning, HOWLS). The School Counselor/Social Worker builds strong, trusting relationships with students and partners with families and staff to remove barriers to learning and well-being.

Responsibilities include care coordination, assessment and referral, and providing individual and small-group counseling or therapeutic support as needed. This position plays a key role in promoting a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach that supports both prevention and intervention. The School Counselor/Social Worker contributes to a positive school climate through collaboration, flexibility, and problem-solving. A team-oriented mindset and willingness to adapt are essential in a small district setting.

The ultimate goal is to help students feel safe, capable, and ready to learn and thrive.  Caseload TBA

• Assesses qualitative and quantitative data to identify student support needs and measure the impact of interventions, in collaboration with school administrators and other support team members.
• Serves as a member of 1st Responder Team for student behavior, mental health, crisis response, and social/emotional concerns.
• Provide coordination or delivery of mental health minutes as designated on IEPs, in collaboration with the Special Education Teacher and the Special Education District Coordinator.
• Apply techniques, strategies, and intervention to enhance/motivate students to meet IEP goals and objectives and monitor student performance based on IEPs.
• Evaluate the need for social and emotional support under Section 504 and IDEA. Interpret assessment data and develop goals to meet individual student needs.
• Participate in interdisciplinary staffings to determine the eligibility, appropriate planning, and re-evaluation for students who require special education services/programs.
• Use research or evidence-supported strategies to provide social-emotional and therapeutic supports to identified students across all tiers of need (I-III). These supports may be provided to individuals, small groups, or classrooms as determined by need.
• Participate as a member of the school Multi-Tiered System of Support process.
• Partner with staff to ensure that consistent social-emotional structures and supports are provided for students.
• Provide professional development to promote school-wide social-emotional learning curriculum, initiatives, and trauma informed discipline practices.
• Utilize assessment tools to understand student strengths and areas for growth, and to determine an appropriate course of action.
• Create and follow referral, intervention and support protocols to meet the most significant needs of all students, building upon common social/emotional, behavior, and academic goals to deliver services as appropriate.
• Participate in family engagement efforts that support the social, emotional, and behavioral health of students, including collaborating with parents for intervention and placement options.
• Work regularly with school leadership to review and flexibly adjust schedule as needed.
• Collect and maintain evidence of student progress toward identified skills (examples of student work, data tracking documents, exit tickets, behavior charts, discipline data, and student self-reflection).
• Provide referrals, care coordination services, and family outreach for students in need of or receiving outside therapeutic services.
• Utilize the Suicide Intervention Procedure to determine level of support needed for a child experiencing crisis.
• Serve as the mental health consultant on threat assessments, on an as needed basis.
• Partner with other district mental health professionals.
• Assist in the promotion of a positive school climate and follow school norms and expectations.
• Promote a positive professional and ethical image of the school district, social emotional and behavioral-mental health supports and special education services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Must meet the requirements for a CDE Special Services…