Counselor – Fte - Supplemental

COUNSELOR – 1.0 FTE - ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL PAY AVAILABLE!

Position Type:
Intermediate School Teaching/ Counselor
Date Posted: 4/4/2025

Location:

Smart Jr High
District:
Davenport Community Schools

The Davenport Community School District is an EEO/AA employer.

• Provide services to students in the areas of academic, personal/social and career development.
• Counsel students individually and in small groups.
• Ability to teach classes in multi-grades with counseling curriculum based on the ASCA model.
• Implement a fully functioning counseling program for students in grades 9-12.
• Work with administrators to implement a building-wide schedule.
• 504 Coordinator for assigned students – includes all aspects of 504 implementations and initiatives.
• Cooperate positively with staff, students, and families.
• Work with the exceptional education students, parents, and teachers in the development of IEPs.
• Encourage teacher/parent communication and community involvement.
• Communicate with special education staffing teams and community agencies.
• Refer students to intervention programs, academic programs, appropriate school personnel/community agencies and other programs to ensure academic success and personal well-being.
• Interpret student records/transcripts.
• Create and input schedules for students in Infinite Campus.
• Participate in parent/teacher conferences.
• Attend IEPs as appropriate.
• Use data to guide decision-making and ensure that the school counseling program is meeting the academic, career and personal/social development of all students.
• Serve all students but is specifically responsible for students in counselor caseload.
• Conduct individual academic program planning and update 4-year plans as needed.
• Carry out supervision responsibilities as assigned by the principal.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills with a proven record of building rapport with culturally diverse students and families to ensure each child reaches full potential.
• Prepare students for graduation including scheduling, verification of graduation requirements and credits.
• Oversee, plan, and organize career and trades field trips.
• Coordinate Gear UP programs as needed.
• Inform and assist students with post-secondary options (vocational, employment, college, military, apprenticeship, etc.)
• Inform students about advantages of higher-level courses (Honors, AP) and Concurrent Enrollment options.
• Prepare and support students and assist in training staff for standardized testing (ISASP).
• Support/lead the building on district initiatives around SEBH (Youth Leadership Team, PBIS, etc).
• Participate in the department's school counseling activities.
• Participate in counselor-related school activities (college nights, senior awards, graduation, etc.)
• Be skilled in MTSS or willing to be trained/knowledgeable.
• Be skilled in PBIS or willing to be trained/knowledgeable.
• Other duties as assigned by the principal.

• Regularly required to sit, stand, speak, hear, see, and walk.
• Occasionally lift, move, or push items of 50 lbs.
• Supervise students in all types of weather.
• Meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.
• Implement Crisis Prevention Intervention strategies, including physical restraint procedures and escorting.

• Noise level is quiet to loud.
• Work may be indoors and/or outdoors.
• Work may be in non-air-conditioned rooms.
• Substance-free environment.
• Fast-paced atmosphere with constant contact with students, staff, or the public.
• Direct responsibility for safety, well-being, and work output of students.

• Ability to teach and work with a diverse student population.
• Possess computer and technology skills:
  Google Chrome, Infinite Campus, Wood Documents, Excel Spreadsheets, Power Points.

Postings current as of 2/21/2026 3:58:52 AM CST.