Middle School Counselor; Fall Job Tea area,South Dakota USA,Social Work

Position: Middle School Counselor (Fall 2026 start)

Middle School Counselor (Fall 2026 start)

Tea Area Middle School – Tea, South Dakota

Job Details

Job : 5722402

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 18, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Job Title: Middle School Counselor

Job Summary: Position is responsible for the development of a counseling program at the local school level; establishing effective rapport with students; providing systematic and ongoing individual and group counseling services; providing information, consultation, coordination, testing and referral services designed to meet the needs of students, parents and staff; implementing federal, state and local educational mandates; and establishing good relationships with parents and with other staff members.

Employee Category: Certified

FLSA Status: Exempt / Non-Exempt

Employment Handbook: Negotiated Agreement

Work Period: As defined in the Negotiated Agreement

Reports To: Principal

Works With: Administrators, certified staff, support staff, classified staff

Position Requirements

Education Level: Minimum of Master’s degree in counseling from an approved counselor preparation program.

Required Certification: Current, valid South Dakota certificate.

Physical Requirements: Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to use phone and computer; see and read computer screen and printed material with or without visual aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors, and on phone; and, to bend, stoop, sit on floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.

May be required to meet sometimes strenuous physical requirements necessary to safely and effectively perform assigned duties including periodically lifting in excess of 50 pounds with assistance; control behavior through physical restraint; take appropriate action in emergency situations; and, follow procedures in a calm, responsible manner.

Working Environment: Usually works indoors in classroom environment. Teaching, student supervision, bus/recess duty, or field trips may be performed outdoors or away from school.

Behaviors of Excellence:

Ability to embrace the organization’s mission.

Be responsible and follow through with important actions.

Do the right thing even when no one is looking.

Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy at all times.

Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships.

Work together in a supportive manner by being dependable, trustworthy and flexible.

Take personal ownership to improve.

Communicate with sincerity, honesty and respect.

Maintain a high degree of professionalism.

Duties and Responsibilities

Develops/maintains a written plan for effective delivery of the school counseling program based on current individual school data.

Provides leadership and collaborates with other educators. Provides appropriate information to all staff related to the comprehensive school counseling program.

Accurately and appropriately uses assessment procedures for determining and structuring individual and group counseling services.

Assists all students, individually or in groups, with developing academic and personal/social skills goals and plans.

Accurately and appropriately interprets and utilizes student data for those students who are at risk socially or academically.

Provides individual and group counseling to students with identified concerns and needs.

Provides classroom instruction to students.

Coordinates class registration for students.

Provides orientation of students to new situations.

Consults and collaborates effectively with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators and other educational/community resources regarding students with identified concerns and needs.

Implements an effective referral and follow-up process.

Assists in the development and monitoring of 504 Plans, Behavior Plans, and IEPs.

Coordinates standardized testing.

Establishes, maintains, and monitors a variety of files and records pertaining to student counseling, guidance, and related matters.

Participates as a member of the crisis team and provides immediate school-based crisis response.

Serve as a resource for the school…