Intermediate School Counselor

Job Description

Starting Date: Aug 11, 2026

Salary Range: $43,.00 (Salary is dependent on years of experience and educational level). This position is part of the Certified Bargaining Agreement and placement on the salary matrix will be limited to eight years of service/experience.

The Laurel School District is seeking qualified applicants for the position(s) of Intermediate School Counselor for the  school year.

Location:

Laurel Intermediate School, Laurel, Montana.

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in school guidance and counseling.
• Meets the State of Montana’s certification requirements for school guidance and counseling and retains a current and valid certification as a professional school counselor.
• Ability to analyze data to inform work and decision making, analyze and evaluate available data, assess student needs and develop and implement procedures and policies to support student achievement.
• Be able to get along with adults and children.
• Be able to make sound decisions on a consistent basis.
• Ability to write reports and effectively communicate in written and oral form.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to inquiries from students, parents, staff, and community.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and effectively manage time and responsibilities.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of employment and student matters.

• Implements school counseling and guidance program curriculum; conduct counseling and guidance learning activities in the classroom for each grade level during the year in collaboration with the teaching staff.
• Participates in activities to contribute to the effective delivery of educational services; cooperate and collaborate with other professionals in enhancing the education of students; establish and maintain effective relationships with staff and administrators; communicate with administrators, teachers and staff, students, parents, and the community regarding the counseling and guidance program and its role in the educational program.
• Articulates with elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as post‑secondary personnel to assist students in making a smooth transition between each, as needed.
• Confers with parents and assists them with problems and decisions which relate directly to the education welfare of their child.
• Conducts structured, goal‑oriented, individual, small and large group counseling sessions to assist students in exploring, interpreting and developing personal decision‑making competencies, to enhance self‑esteem and self‑understanding; develop academic and personal/social life plans.
• Refers students and their parents to appropriate specialists, special programs or outside agencies; consults and collaborates with school system specialists such as school psychologists, nurses; consults with and refers to community‑based resources including psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, service agencies, and others.
• Participates as a member of the school site Crisis Response Team.
• Plans, evaluates and revises the counseling and guidance program; reviews the counseling and guidance program annually with other district counselors and administrators; establishes a planning calendar for counseling and guidance program activities and evaluates the site counseling and guidance program.
• Participates in all IEP, 504 meetings, parent/teacher conferences and professional development activities.
• Conducts themselves in a professional, ethical and respectful manner at all times.
• Maintains exemplary confidentiality in all aspects.

• Peggy Pollock, Director of Human Resources
• Administration Building, Laurel, Montana
• Phone: 406‑628‑3360 ext 3352
• Email: .mt.us

LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 7 & 7-70 IS AN E.E.O. EMPLOYER