School Counselor; Anderson Elementary at Bondurant-Farrar CSD

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Bondurant-Farrar CSD is seeking a Professional School Counselor at Anderson Elementary (serving grades 2-5) for the 2025-26 school year.

TITLE: Professional School Counselor K-6

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree in School Counseling
• Current licensure for school counseling in the State of Iowa

ROLE OF THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR:

The mission of the Bondurant-Farrar Community School District School Counseling Program is to provide a comprehensive, K-12 school counseling program that is preventative in nature addressing the academic, career, and social/emotional development of all students. In partnership with teachers, administrators, parents, students, and the community, the school counselors will help all students strive to be successful lifelong learners, problem-solvers, and productive citizens.

MAJOR FUNCTIONS:

• Direct Student Services
• Instruction
  • Implement and teach the school counseling curriculum to students focused on selected student standards from the ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success.
  • Collaboratively deliver additional developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented curriculum as needed based on school/site specific goals and needs.
• Appraisal and Advisement
  • Explore student abilities, interests, and achievement to help them make academic, career, and personal/social decisions and goals about their future.
• Counseling
  • Provide developmental and problem-centered individual counseling.
  • Provide small group counseling to students with identified concerns and needs (examples: SAIG Groups, Conflict Resolution Groups, Friendship Groups, etc.).
  • Utilize ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors to provide focus to the counseling process.
• Indirect Student Services
• Consultation
  • Consult with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, staff, and other educational/community resources regarding students with identified concerns and needs.
  • Participate in and/or provide professional development opportunities for teachers.
• Collaborate with parents/guardians and other educators to assist students with educational and career planning.
• Collaborate with parents/guardians and other educators to assist students with social-emotional development.
• Work with the EWS team to monitor student academic performance, behavior, and attendance and assist with appropriate interventions.
• Provide appropriate information to staff related to the comprehensive school counseling program.
• Have an understanding of the key processes in a Professional Learning Community and act as a contributing member of their PLC teams.
• Provide support and assistance to students, families, and the school community as they navigate crisis and emergency situations.
• Referrals
  • Implement an effective referral and follow-up process for connecting students with school-based services (EX: student request, teacher request, administrator request, or parent request).
  • Refer students with specific needs and their parents to special programs, specialists, mental health resources, and outside agencies when necessary.
• Program Defining, Managing and Assessing
• Defining, Managing, Assessing Activities
  • Utilize student information database systems (Infinite Campus) to adjust and monitor schedules.
  • Use data to guide program direction, emphasis, and goals.
  • Develop and maintain a written plan for effective delivery of the school counseling program (examples: classroom guidance lesson plans, curriculum map).
  • Communicate the goals of the comprehensive and preventative school counseling program to stakeholders (examples:
    Newsletters, Annual Counselor Agreement, Monthly/Quarterly Counseling Reports, EOY Counseling Data Reports, See Saw Posts, Board of Education Presentations).
  • Measure and share results of the school counseling program activities (examples:
    Second Step Summative Assessment, Monthly/Quarterly Counseling Reports, EOY Counseling Data Report, Contact Logs, ASCA Use of Time Calculator).
• Fair-Share Responsibility Activities
  • Member of building committees (examples: PBIS, EWS, BLT, Tier I, II and III teams).
  • 504 Building Coordinator.
  • Fair-share student supervision duties.
• Professional Responsibilities
  • Participate in professional development activities to promote professional growth while improving knowledge and skills.
  • Uphold the ethical and professional standards of the American School Counselor Association and the Iowa School Counselor Association.

Please contact Human Resources in the District Office with questions: hr |

The Bondurant-Farrar Community School District is an EEO/AA employer.