Counselor - High School

Duties

Essential Functions:

* Strive to implement the district's philosophy of educational and instructional goals and objectives.

* Develop a comprehensive plan of support for social emotional needs within the school.

* Provide academic advisement to students.

* Assist with student scheduling.

* Intervene with students experiencing a social-emotional crisis in an effort to diffuse and calm the situation.

* Coordinate a referral system for students, parents, and teachers.

* Serve on the school's RTI team as directed by the building administrator.

* Assist with the development of RTI and 504 plans.

* Assist teachers with developing classroom-based plans based on the understanding and needs of individual students.

* Take a leadership role in maintaining respectful relationships amongst students within the school.

* Participate in identifying and resolving problems between school and community

* Act as a liaison between families, school, and community agencies.

* Develop and maintain a comprehensive list of community agencies and services for students, parents, and teachers.

* Attend staff meetings and in-services at specified times

Additional Functions:

* Assist school personnel in recognizing unmet needs of students by providing consultation and/or in-service experiences to school personnel, parents and students.

* Assist in developing resources to resolve problems and interface these with school and community needs.

* Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

* Master's Degree in School Counseling or related field.

* Illinois Professional Educator License with School Counselor endorsement required

Salary/Benefits

Regionally competitive

Additional Notes

Competencies:

* Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.

* Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with staff at all levels, students, parents, and the general public.

* Ability to interact with children in a positive and nurturing manner.

* Ability to multi-task while maintaining a calm and professional demeanor.

* Adaptable to different work scenarios and schedules. Able to prioritize efforts in order to achieve a student-focused solution.

* Proficient in standard office software applications.

* Ability to collaborate and provide shared leadership.

* Able to work in various team-oriented work groups to come to a student-focused solution.

Working conditions

* Mental Demands: calculating, comparing, evaluation, interpreting, organizing, consulting, analyzing, planning, documenting, specifying, coordinating, implementing, and presenting.

Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page

School District

Position Website

ILearn Link

ILearn

Report Card Link

Illinois Report Card

Job Posting Date

6/30/2025

Start Date

1/1/2026