Elementary School Counselor, FTE

Position: Elementary School Counselor, 1.0 FTE
Position Type:
Certificated Support Staff/School Counselor

Date Posted:
6/18/2026

Location:
Edmonds Elementary

Closing Date:
07/05/2026
About the District
Edmonds School District is committed to workplace diversity and aims to attract and retain employees with the right skills, knowledge, and life experiences to meet the needs of each vacancy. We encourage individuals of different cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives to apply and seek those who actively embrace our equity-focused direction for the future.

Our certificated staff are committed to engaging and supporting all students in learning. This is exemplified daily by their efforts to create learning environments that promote student autonomy, interaction, competence and choice. They are aware of the diverse needs of Edmonds students and use all possible resources to meet this diversity including making reasonable accommodations for individual cognitive, physical, emotional and social needs.

Edmonds staff believe that every student has the capacity to learn. They support this belief by promoting high standards of learning for all and communicating these standards to all their students.

About the Position
This is a 1.0 FTE continuing contract position for a School Counselor at Edmonds Elementary that begins with the 2026-27 school year.

Elementary school counselors work with students, teachers and families to support students in achieving the fullest potential educational experience from school. The elementary school counselor accomplishes this by assessing student skills and by planning and providing academic and social emotional interventions.

School counselors help implement and manage a comprehensive school counseling program in order for all students to learn and succeed. Spending 80% of time in direct services with students and 20% in indirect services to support parents, students and staff. Consulting and collaborating with teachers and administrators to support the goals and mission of the school. Using their counseling skills to support student growth in learning strategies, self management skills, and social skills to become well rounded students.

Essential Performance Responsibilities

Implements the district's counseling and intervention program and serves as a resource for building staff, administrators, and parents in working with students, creating a positive school climate, and helping students develop a positive self-concept. Consults with district administration and building staff with respect to development of curriculum to meet identified needs of students. Participates or leads development of positive behavior support systems and development of intervention strategies.

Provides for early identification and intervention of students' academic and personal/social needs to help remove barriers to learning, promote academic achievement, and create a foundation for future success.

Provides school orientation to new students and plans for and assists students in grade level transition. Develops and manages both school and individual student schedules. Coordinates the process for identification of students with IEPs or whom may qualify for an IEP and reports these to the appropriate district personnel. Provides academic and personal counseling to students.

Works directly with students to help them learn how to manage themselves, improve study and test-taking skills, organize information, make decisions, and deal with change. Guides and assists students in peer relationships and in developing effective coping skills necessary to refuse participation in substance abuse, physical violence, or other at-risk behaviors. Provides individual and small-group counseling to support peer mediation and crisis intervention.

Coordinates effort necessary for referral of families to special in-district and out-of-district services. Assists with staff training, including training in identification of high-risk youth and effective interaction with those students in the school setting. Provides referrals for students and their families related to use, misuse and abuse of drugs, alcohol and tobacco.

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