0.6 School Counselor - Long Term Substitute

Eatonville School District; Eatonville (WA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 126,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

SEBB health insurance

DRS retirement benefits

Sick leave per I-1433

Job summary

The Eatonville School District seeks a 0.6 FTE School Counselor to provide targeted academic, social-emotional, and reengagement support to students in the New Beginnings Open Doors program, aligned with the School Improvement Plan. The role aims to remove barriers to participation and improve on-time graduation and re-enrollment for highly credit-deficient students.

You will maintain proactive contact with families, address barriers to learning, and coordinate with school staff and community

Qualifications

• Experience counseling high school students.
• Counseling credentials required (WA ESA certificate).

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized counseling focused on credit attainment and graduation pathways.
• Maintain regular contact with students and families to support engagement and persistence.
• Identify and address social-emotional and economic barriers to learning; connect students with resources.
• Support re-engagement for students withdrawn for non-participation and coordinate transitions.
• Collaborate with principal, Graduation Alliance and staff to align supports and monitor SIP progress.
• Maintain documentation and data related to student contacts and progress toward SIP goals.

Skills

Counseling experience

Education

WA ESA certificate

Job description

Estimated leave duration: 02/23/27 - 6/16/27

3 days/week, 7.5 hrs/day

Pay: First 20 days - $180/day, 20+ days - placed on the EEA base salary schedule ($318.02/day - $682.88/day)

The 0.6 School Counselor will provide targeted academic, social-emotional, and reengagement support to students enrolled in the ESD New Beginnings Open Doors Reengagement Program in alignment with the School Improvement Plan. This position is designed to remove barriers to participation, strengthen school affiliation, and improve on-time graduation and re-enrollment outcomes for highly credit-deficient and disengaged students.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Provide individualized counseling and academic planning focused on credit attainment, graduation pathways, and postsecondary transitions.
• Maintain regular, proactive contact with students and families to support engagement, attendance, and persistence.
• Identify and address social-emotional, mental health, and economic barriers to learning; connect students with appropriate school-based and community resources.
• Support re-engagement efforts for students withdrawn for non-participation, including outreach, re-enrollment planning, and transition coordination.
• Collaborate closely with the principal, graduation specialist, academic coaching staff, and Graduation Alliance partners to align supports and monitor progress.
• Maintain documentation and data related to student contacts, supports provided, engagement trends, and progress toward SIP goals.

Benefits

• Insurance Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, and long term disability plans provided through and in accordance with the rules of School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB); minimum hours requirement applies.
• Retirement Benefits: Provided through the WA State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS); minimum hours requirement applies.
• Paid Leave Benefits: None
• Sick leave in accordance with I-1433
• Other Fringe Benefits: None

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in counseling with high school aged students.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid WA State ESA certificate
• Collaborative attitude with desire to learn.

Employment contingent upon successful clearance of a Washington State Patrol, FBI fingerprint criminal history background check, and Sexual Misconduct background check.

Acknowledgment:

Eatonville School District #404 reserves the right to modify and interpret this job description. This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. This job description is illustrative and in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise.

Eatonville School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, disability, neurodivergence, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator

Name and/or Title: Dracy Blue, Executive Director of Student Services

Address: 200 Lynch St. W., Eatonville, WA 98328

Telephone Number: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Section 504/ADA Coordinator

Name and/or Title: Dracy Blue, Executive Director of Student Services

Address: 200 Lynch St. W., Eatonville, WA 98328

Telephone Number: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Title IX Coordinator

Name and/or Title: Dracy Blue, Executive Director of Student Services

Address: 200 Lynch St. W., Eatonville, WA 98328

Telephone Number: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]