Elementary Counselor; Bonham
Job in
Midland, Midland County, Texas, 79709, USA
Listing for:
Midland ISD
Apprenticeship/Internship
position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
-
Education / Teaching
School Counselor, Guidance Counselor: Social/Educational, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Elementary School
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 10000 - 60000 USD Yearly
USD
10000.00
60000.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Elementary Counselor (Bonham)
POSITION: Elementary Counselor
EXEMPT STATUS: Exempt
NUMBER OF DAYS: According to district approved calendar
DEPARTMENT: Guidance and Counseling
REPORTS TO: Principal, Director of Guidance and Counseling
SUPERVISES: None
EDUCATION:
- Hold an appropriate Texas counselor’s certificate, or eligible for a permit for a counselor’s certificate.
- Certified at the level of assignment based on a bachelor’s degree
EXPERIENCE:
- Two years of successful classroom teaching experience preferred.
- School counseling experience preferred.
Essential Functions Communication Guidance Curriculum/Individual Planning/Responsive Services/System Support
Consistently exhibits effective communication skills when working with superiors, peers, parents, and students so that individuals have confidence in the counselor’s knowledge, concern, and competence.
Interprets and shares information about student achievement and progress with parents, teachers, and other professional personnel.Works closely with teachers to identify at-risk behaviors in students so that intervention can take place.Promptly responds to parent and/or student inquiries through telephone or personal contact.Conducts required classroom guidance activities on a regularly scheduled basis.Informs teachers, administrators and the public about the guidance program; i.e., community meetings, media presentations, and newsletters.Student Placement Individual Planning/Responsive Services
Exhibits accurate knowledge of the school program and of ways in which specific students’ needs can and should be addressed through the program, helping to ensure that student placement is most efficacious and appropriate.
Assists in classroom and/or behavioral management planning with parents and professional personnelParticipates and/or contributes information upon request for campus ARD meetings.Coordinates a program of new student orientation both at the beginning of school and for transfer students during the school year and assists with their placement in instructional programs as neededInformation Services System Support/Guidance Curriculum
Ongoing data collection about students is efficiently conducted, dissemination of information is planned and initiated, and requests for information are honored quickly and efficiently.
Establishes and/or maintains the necessary lines of communication between home and school to enhance the development of the student.Explain and interpret the role of the counselor to school staff.Within the bounds of confidentiality, keeps teachers informed of progress made by students who are receiving counseling services, and provides information that will enable the teachers to reinforce the counseling objectives.Provides information to the public regarding guidance programs and activities.Collects and disseminates guidance materials that are relevant to the educational, vocational, and personal needs of students.Counseling Services Responsive Services/Individual Planning/Guidance Curriculum
Students and parents are made to feel welcome by the counselor and are given the kind of academic, personal, and/or vocational counseling that is appropriate or are referred carefully and caringly to other resources so that a variety of student needs and parent concerns can be met.
Is available and accessible to students in such a way that both planned and casual contact with students is achieved.Provides appropriate career and educational counseling for individuals and student groups.Confers with parents, students, and teachers regarding student aptitude, achievement, and ability.Works effectively with students and/or parents to resolve school-related conflicts.Conduct failure conferences with students for six weeks.Is knowledgeable about community agencies and coordinates the referral of students to those agencies as appropriate.Follows up on teacher and parent referrals for special diagnosis and counseling of students, working closely with other professionals.Provides for small group activities to emphasize personal and social development.Conduct support groups and/or other activities for at-risk students.Conduct special programs for parents of at-risk students.Administrative…
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