Lower School Counselor

Job Posting:
Lower (Elementary) School Counselor Location

Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School;
Omaha, NE

Full-Time; 10 Months, 182 days

August 2026

Brownell Talbot, founded in 1863, is a Nebraska state-approved preschool through grade 12 school. We are a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS). Brownell Talbot is an exciting environment for professionals who like to be part of a supportive team of dedicated individuals who thrive on the challenges and rewards of working with an active community.

Brownell Talbot fosters an educational environment that is inclusive and accepting of diverse individuals and viewpoints.

The school counselor reports to the Director of College Counseling and Guidance and collaborates with the Chief of Academics and Lower School Dean of Students; together, they support Brownell Talbot’s mission.

The BT Counseling Department is dedicated to ensuring that every student is known for who they are, inspired to explore who they can become, and challenged to grow into their fullest potential. Partnering with families, teachers, and the community, we foster the self-awareness, resilience, and empathy students need to navigate challenges and achieve their goals.

• Every student has inherent worth, unique strengths, and the capacity to grow.
• Emotional intelligence supports both academic and personal success.
• Self-awareness and self-compassion are the foundation for healthy decision-making.
• Curiosity over judgment fosters growth, connection, and resilience.
• Recognizing one’s circle of control builds confidence and reduces anxiety.
• Empathy and perspective-taking strengthen relationships and community.
• Positive reframing supports a growth mindset and optimistic problem solving.
• Advocacy ensures equity, inclusion, and belonging for all students.
• Collaboration between counselors, families, and staff enhances student well-being.

The Counseling Department seeks a compassionate, student-centered counselor to join a well-established and cohesive team. The counselor should be confident and comfortable working individually as well as collaboratively to support student needs. The ideal candidate should be warm, approachable, independent, a great listener, and eager to build positive relationships with students, families, and faculty. The Counseling Department is integral in providing support for the school’s social emotional learning initiatives and our approach to these initiatives is appreciated and supported by our parent community.

The school counselor helps create a safe and caring environment and provides short-term, solution-focused counseling services for early years and lower school students. The school counselor must be willing to be an active member of the life of the school, which will periodically include evening and weekend commitments. The school counselor must successfully manage the varied demands and intensities of a busy office, seamlessly transition from each school level, and possess strength in both written and oral communication as well as classroom management.

The school counselor is detail-oriented, flexible, creative, responsible, and professional; counselors adhere to the American School Counseling Code of Ethics, especially in respect to maintaining confidentiality.

• Holds (or is eligible to obtain) a Nebraska Department of Education School Counselor Endorsement.
• Master’s degree in school counseling or counseling.
• Experience working in a collaborative environment with a range of constituent groups, such as students, families, faculty, staff, and administration from diverse backgrounds.

• Classroom teaching experience.
• Curriculum writing and facilitation of social emotional learning.
• Experience with the American School Counselor Association National Model.
• Technological proficiencies including, but not limited to,…