Counselor​/Student Services Coordinator

Counselor/Student Services Coordinator

Openings as of 7/7/2026

• Position
• Position Type:
  Student Support Services/ Counselor
• Date Posted: 5/18/2026
• Date Available:
  
  8/10/2026

To Whom Responsible:
Building administrator and Assistant Superintendent of Student Services

For Whom/What Responsible:
The comprehensive guidance program for students; special services team participation.

Degree – minimum of a Master's degree in guidance and counseling from an accredited institution.

Certificate – Missouri School Counselor for assigned grade levels.

Minimum of 2 years successful teaching experience.

To provide a comprehensive guidance and counseling program with activities appropriate for the level of students; to consult with parents and staff members to enhance program effectiveness; to support other educational programs of the school.

• Teach guidance units effectively.
• Encourage staff involvement to ensure the effective implementation of the guidance curriculum.
• Collaborate with parents, help students establish goals, and develop and use planning skills.
• Demonstrate accurate and appropriate interpretation of assessment data and present relevant unbiased information.
• Counsel individual students and small groups with identified needs or concerns.
• Consult effectively with parents, teachers, administrators and other relevant individuals.
• Implement an effective referral process in collaboration with parents, administrators, teachers, and other school personnel.
• Provide a comprehensive and balanced guidance program in collaboration with school staff.
• Provide support for other school programs.
• Create a climate conducive to counseling.
• Implement a variety of effective guidance and counseling procedures.
• Guide educational and career plans.
• Provide orientation activities.
• Provide transition activities.
• Implement building testing program and interpret assessment results.
• Assist with safety instruction, including substance abuse education.
• Evaluate the guidance program.
• Assist with crisis intervention.
• Fulfill special services team responsibilities.
• Complete duties and responsibilities as assigned by the building administrator or Director of Special Programs.

• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships with students.
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships with staff.
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships with administrators.
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships with parents/patrons.
• Participates in professional growth activities.
• Learns new developments and skills of counseling.
• Follows the policies and procedures of the school district.
• Protects confidentiality of personally identifiable information.
• Participates in activities that contribute to the effective operation of the school.
• Demonstrates a sense of professional responsibility.
• Conducts self at all times as a representative of the school.

A school counselor may be employed on an extended contract based on assignment. Compensation is prorated for length of contract past 181 days according to the teacher salary schedule as established annually by the Board of Education. Employee benefits are determined according to total FTE of contracted assignments.

Performance of this position will be evaluated by the building administrator according to board policies and the Warrensburg R-VI School District adopted model of Performance Based Counselor Evaluation.

The Warrensburg R-VI District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or deny services on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, handicapping condition, marital status, national origin, parental status, race, religion, participation in constitutionally protected activities, or veteran status. Any questions regarding Title IX, Section 504, the Family Medical and Leave Act, or the Americans with Disabilities Act should be directed to an assistant superintendent of the Warrensburg district at the district office.

If special needs exist as addressed in the Americans with Disabilities Act which require this publication in an alternative format, the district may be contacted at the district office. Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate these special needs.