Elementary School Counselor

Elementary School Counselor

The Elementary School Counselor will be responsible for the implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program that focuses on learner outcomes, teaching student competencies, and providing services to learners, parents, school staff, and the community. This will include bi-weekly classroom lessons, individual and small group social skill lessons, providing classroom teacher support, and supporting the MTSS team to meet learners social and emotional needs.

The School Counselor will be responsible for learners in grades K-5 and work collaboratively with administration.

To Apply:

Please complete the application and provide a letter of interest, a resume, and three letters of recommendation. Please also include your transcripts and a copy of your licensure through ESPB, if available.

Qualification Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

(Other duties may be assigned)

• Collaboration:
  
  Develops positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff.
• Communication:
  Consults and collaborates with parents/guardians, educators, and community organizations.
• Compassion:
  Creates a safe and equitable classroom.
• Creativity:
  Incorporates organizational assessments and tools that are concrete, clearly delineated and reflective of the school's needs.
• Critical Thinking:
  Creates a comprehensive school counseling program focusing on learner outcomes.
• Reflection:
  Maintains communication with supervisor and director regarding general feedback, career advancement opportunities, and areas of growth opportunities.
• Resilience:
  Maintains composure while dealing with stressful situations.
• Responsibility:
  Instruct learner competencies and deliver with identified professional competencies.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms.

While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear. The specific vision abilities required for this role include close and peripheral vision. The employee may be required to lift up to ~30 pounds. The employee must work with the public and various WFPS staff while simultaneously managing several competing demands.

The employee will work in an environment that has a quiet to loud noise level.

Education and/or

Experience:

North Dakota Teaching License with School Counselor credential K-12 Master's Degree in School Counseling or ability to obtain Alternate Access Licensure. Experience working with complex learner behaviors is preferred. Experience working in an elementary school setting is preferred. Experience working in a school setting is preferred. Experience as a counselor is preferred.

Language

Skills:

Ability to read, write, comprehend simple instructions and short correspondences in the English language. Ability to communicate effectively verbally, expressively, and reactively.

Other

Skills and Abilities:

Exercise confidentiality, discretion, and good judgement. Adhere to the assigned work schedule by maintaining regular and punctual attendance.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.