Elementary School Counselor

Provides preventive and developmental counseling to help students enhance decision‑making skills that support academic, personal, and social growth.

• Assists with program planning. Identifies opportunities to enhance student learning.
• Keeps current with intervention design research and contributes to the collaborative development of dropout prevention, reentry, and school completion strategies for at‑risk students.
• Monitors student attendance/performance data to identify students struggling academically.
• Documents observations of students in classroom and other program settings.
• Investigates student concerns (e.g., abuse/neglect, attendance, discrimination, domestic violence, emotional/behavioral problems, poverty, pregnancy/parenting, self‑esteem, substance abuse, etc.).
• Allots time for individual/group counseling. Helps students acquire/improve personal skills (e.g., accountability, interpersonal communication, responsible behavior, self‑confidence, etc.).
• Participates in a differentiated referral system (i.e., informal intervention process) that allows staff/parents to request an evaluation and/or consultation for non‑disabled students.
• Resolves problems that impede student learning. Identifies teaching techniques, interventions and aligned resources best suited for each student.
• Writes Section 504 plans. Serves as a parent/staff resource for 504 plan implementation.
• Provides opportunities for all students to participate in an inclusive educational environment.
• Monitors intervention efficacy and recommends modifications as needed to improve outcomes.
• Advocates for students. Observes student demeanor. Investigates/reports atypical behavior.
• Helps students make appropriate choices and grow academically. Promotes creativity, cultural awareness, reflective problem‑solving skills and self‑reliance.
• Facilitates student learning activities that encourage teamwork and positive peer relationships.
• Assists with drug/harassment/violence prevention and school safety programs.
• Implements structured student character education and career exploration activities. Helps students understand academic requirements associated with vocational objectives and the interrelationships of good citizenship, school, work and family life.
• Facilitates student transitions (e.g., program placements, promotion to the next grade level, etc.).
• Guides students in the investigation of individualized educational, vocational and personal goals.
• Helps students identify personal competencies/interests. Helps students use career‑focused resource materials to understand academic requirements associated with vocational objectives.
• Provides employment and post‑secondary training information (e.g., college, university, technical, proprietary schools; military services, etc.). Updates scholarships and financial aid information.
• Serves as a contact person and helps students enroll in the joint vocational school.

Exemplifies professionalism and fosters goodwill to enhance the district's public image.

• Complies with drug‑free workplace…