Middle School Counselor

NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Elma School District is accepting applications for the following certificated position:

Elma Middle School
Counselor

Date Posted: 06-09-2026

Closing Date: 06-14-2026 or until filled

Start Date: 08-24-2026

Category: Certificated

ETO Salary Schedule Rate Range:

• $64,711.58 - $
• Salary will be updated per ETO CBA Salary Schedule

Benefits Include:

• Twelve (12) Days Sick Leave per school year
• Two (2) Personal Leave Days with pay per year
• Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS)
• DCP - Deferred Compensation Program
• Washington Paid Family Medical Leave
• Medical;
  Dental;
  Vision;
  Basic Life; AD&D; LTD Insurance; FSA and DCAP

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree
• Valid Washington State Counselor credential
• ESA certification in school counseling
• WSP/FBI background and fingerprint clearance (fee paid by the employee)
• Experience using data to identify students for tiered interventions
• Experience facilitating small groups (social skills, executive functioning, academic planning, conflict resolution)
• Must hold or have the ability to obtain a valid First Aid/CPR card
• Demonstrated ability to:
• Utilize effective reading, writing, computation and communication skills
• Develop and utilize community connections to strengthen programming
• Organize, problem solve, critically and creatively think, makes decisions, and apply cooperative learning skills
• Collaborate with school staff, outside agencies, parents, and students

Preferred Qualifications:

• Successful experience counseling or teaching at the middle school level
• Successful experience collaborating with students, parents, school staff (including administrators), and community support agencies
• Experience with cooperative teaming for special needs, at-risk and multilingual students
• Experience implementing restorative justice practices

Examples of Duties:

This list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary and without notice. Depending upon individual assignments, the teacher performs all or a combination of several of the following duties:

• Advise students, parents and guardians for the purpose of providing information on student’s transition to and from middle school
• Provide counseling to students, parents and guardians for the purpose of enhancing student success in school, including at-risk students
• Monitors student records for the purpose of developing plans and/or providing information regarding student’s academic, social, emotional and behavior goals
• Collects and analyzes relevant data to build interventions for struggling students
• Functions as an integral participant in teaching teams and provides consultation to faculty and staff around academic and social-emotional intervention
• Works with at-risk youth and understands and promotes positive school climate and culture of ethnically and socially diverse students and parent population
• Case manager for students with individual learning plans (504 and Hi-Cap)
• Facilitation of small groups
• Facilitation of classroom lessons
• Participation in relevant professional development in order to stay abreast of and implement current best practices and/or state mandates
• The safety and health of students and others is an essential function of this position
• Other duties assigned

Application Process: Apply at

Application details:
Required attachments include Cover Letter, Resume, three (3) Certificated Letters of Recommendation, Washington State Teaching Certificate with the appropriate endorsement, and transcripts

Current ETO employees of the Elma School District may submit a letter of interest and must have an updated resume with an Elma School District #68 Job Application on file with Human Resources Officer, Tami Buckell, at hr

The Elma School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Students, families and other stakeholders are notified the district does not discriminate based on sex, race, creed, religion, color, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, veteran or military status, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal in any programs or activities, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

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