Counselor - Woodland Park Elementary

Position Details

• Position Type:
  School Counselors/ Counselor - Elementary
• Date Posted: 2/17/2026
• Location:
  
  Woodland Park

SCSD2 is seeking a positive, professional and motivated school counselor to join the Woodland Park Elementary team for the 2026/2027 school year.

SCSD2 offers temporary housing and a pre‑k program based on availability. Click here to learn more about SCSD2 and Sheridan, Wyoming.

Full‑time staff are eligible for Medical and Dental Insurance (free single coverage OR free family coverage when both spouses are employed by SCSD2), Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Medical and Dependent Care Flex Share Plans, and an Employee Pension through Wyoming Retirement System (employee pays 3.93%; SCSD2 pays 15.19%). Our salary schedule and benefits can be reviewed here
. STARTING SALARY: $54,000 – $87,600 (depending on experience and education).

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Meets all Wyoming state teacher certification requirements for content area/assignment
  • Endorsement needed for this position:
    School Counselor K‑12 (COU)

Building Principal

To help students overcome problems that impede learning and to assist them in making educational, occupational, and life plans that hold promise for their personal fulfillment as mature and responsible men and women.

• Assist teachers and administrators in understanding and providing for individual students' emotional and social needs.
• Assist individual students with social, emotional, psychological and personal issues confronting them.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills in communicating with students, parents, staff and administrators.
• Provide individual and group counseling and guidance that leads students to increased personal growth, self‑understanding, and maturity.
• Plan and execute classroom presentations appropriate for the general student population (e.g., refusal skills, body safety, friendships).
• Assist in coordinating efforts of the schools with the community and outside agencies to promote programs benefiting the entire student population (e.g., Positive Action, Drug and Alcohol, Cisco).
• Provide direct intervention and counseling services to students as necessary.
• Assist in developing the child's educational plan in terms of social, emotional, and academic behavior to solve specific student problems.
• Represent the district in meetings with other agencies concerned with social welfare (e.g., D‑Pass, Mental Health).
• Make home visits to gather and provide information, explain school policies and procedures, and listen to parents’ point of view.
• Serve on district‑wide committees and building committees to improve educational services and evaluate existing programs (e.g., Positive Action, Guidance and Counseling).
• Serve as a support to parents by providing suggestions and coordinating home program methods for children.
• Serve as a referral source for community services available to families and children.
• Serve as a consultant in areas of social, emotional, and academic behaviors to solve specific educational and student problems.
• Advocate for child protection issues.
• Represent the school in special education parent conferences.
• Provide individual crisis counseling and developmental counseling referred by teachers, parents, administrators, or the student themselves.
• Develop a proactive approach to school social work by assisting classroom instruction in self‑understanding and self‑growth.
• Provide a resource for classroom teachers in any and all areas concerning human behavior.
• Demonstrate knowledge of federal laws for students with disabilities such as IDEA and Section 504, and local regulations governing students with disabilities in Wyoming public schools.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor and school administrators.

Performance of this job will be in accordance with provisions of the Board’s Policy on Evaluation of Certified Personnel.

Approximately 185 days; salary and fringe benefits to be set by the Board of Trustees.

Job category:
Certified
Exemption Status: exempt
Days/year: 187
Hours/day: 8
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