Guidance Counselor - Sugar Creek Elementary

Montgomery-Public-Schools; Athens (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Limestone County Board of Education seeks an Elementary School Counselor to provide high-quality counseling and guidance for elementary students, collaborating with teachers, parents, and administrators to support academic achievement and school success.

You will conduct counseling activities, assist with transitions to middle school, and use technology to plan instruction and manage data and reports. This exempt, 202-day position emphasizes ethics, leadership, and program evaluation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or its equivalent in educational guidance, child growth and development theory, testing and measurement, counseling, and guidance administration.
• Valid Alabama teaching certificate in school counseling.
• Minimum of three years successful teaching experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills with emphasis on communication and collaboration.
• Ability to manage budgets and develop curriculum and programming for elementary students.
• Ability to use technology to communicate, plan instruction, facilitate learning, and manage data/reports.

Responsibilities

• Conducts classroom counseling and guidance activities in collaboration with teaching staff for each grade level.
• Collaborates with staff to infuse counseling content into the curriculum.
• Assists students with transitions to middle school and conducts orientation for new students and parents.
• Uses technology to plan instruction and facilitate student learning; models tech use for staff.
• Interprets test results to faculty/admin for instruction improvements.
• Coordinates school system assessment program with the principal.
• Plans staff development and facilitates conferences with teachers, parents, and students.
• Maintains confidentiality and reports issues promptly.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Technology use

Punctuality

Education

Master’s degree in educational guidance

Alabama school counseling certificate

Three years teaching experience

Job description

“Focused on Quality: Committed to Excellence.”

Job Title: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR

Supervised by/Reports to: Principal

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Goals:

1. To provide high quality comprehensive counseling and guidance programs for elementary school students.
2. To provide consultative and collaborative services to teachers, parents, administrators and staff to support academic achievement and school success for elementary school students.

Qualifications:

1. Master’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited university, representing coursework in the principles and practice of educational guidance, child growth and development theory, educational testing and measurement, counseling, and the administration of guidance services.
2. Valid Alabama teaching certificate in school counseling.
3. Minimum of three years successful teaching experience.
4. Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication skills.
5. Effective interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on communication and collaboration with a wide variety of people and groups.
6. Ability to manage budgets and develop curriculum and programming specific to the needs of elementary school students.
7. Ability to identify and solve problems as a productive team member. 8. Ability to use technology to communicate, to plan and provide instruction, to facilitate student learning, to manage data, and to produce/submit required reports, correspondence, and/or financial information.
8. Physical strength, mobility, dexterity, stamina, and acuity to perform job responsibilities.
9. Ability to be punctual and in regular attendance.
10. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may require.

Performance Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

1. Demonstrates support for the school system and its vision, goals and priorities.
2. Conducts counseling and guidance learning activities in the classroom in collaboration with the teaching staff for each assigned grade level during the school year.
3. Consults with and is a resource to teachers to facilitate the infusion of counseling content into the regular education curriculum.
4. Collaborates with elementary and middle school personnel to assist students in making a smooth transition to middle school.
5. Provides orientation activities for incoming students and their parents.
6. Utilizes technology to plan and provide instruction and facilitate student learning.
7. Models appropriate and innovative use of technology for students and staff.
8. Informs students and parents of test results and their implications for educational and career planning.
9. Interprets group or individual test results to faculty and administration for use in enhancing instruction.
10. Coordinates, plans, and participates in the implementation of the school system assessment program in conjunction with the principal.
11. Conducts structured, goal-oriented counseling sessions to meet the identified needs of individuals and groups of students.
12. Plans and conducts staff development programs and activities.
13. Facilitates conferences with teachers and/or parents and/or students.
14. Plans and conducts parent education programs.
15. Assists families with school-related problems and issues.
16. Consults with and refers students with problems (and their parents) to community based resources including, but not limited to, psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, service agencies, etc.
17. Cooperates and collaborates with other professionals in enhancing the education of students.
18. Communicates with administrators, teachers, students, parents, and the community regarding the counseling and guidance program and its role in the educational program.
19. Reviews the counseling and guidance program annually with the counseling and guidance department staff and counseling and guidance program advisory committee.
20. Identifies students needs periodically and uses the results for program planning.
21. Establishes a planning calendar for counseling and guidance program activities.
22. Evaluates the counseling and guidance program.
23. Attends staff development programs, workshops, and conferences to improve professional performance and knowledge.
24. Serves on school and/or system committees, advisory boards, and/or task forces as needed.
25. Participates in state-approved evaluation program as required.
26. Actively supervises students during assigned duty before, during and/or after school as directed.
27. Supervises and/or assists with extracurricular and co-curricular activities and assigned.
28. Maintains appropriate confidentiality regarding school/workplace matters.
29. Demonstrates initiative in identifying potential problems and/or opportunities for improvement in areas of responsibility.
30. Engages in professional growth and demonstrates professional ethics and effective leadership.
31. Reports potential problems, unusual events, or work irregularities to appropriate administrative or supervisory personnel.
32. Responds to inquiries, requests, constructive feedback, concerns and/or complaints in a timely and positive manner.
33. Maintains and submits reports, records, and correspondence in a timely and accurate manner.
34. Properly uses and cares for equipment and material resources of the school system and effectively supervises and monitors others in the care, maintenance, and use of equipment and materials.
35. Uses effective collaboration skills to work as a productive team member.
36. Serves on school system committees, tasks forces, and representatives groups as required.
37. Adheres to school system rules, administrative procedures, local Board policies, and state, federal, and local regulations.
38. Reports absences and takes leave in accordance with Board policies and procedures.
39. Performs any other job-related duties as assigned by the Supervisor(s).

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands to finger, to handle, or feel objects, equipment, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, bend, stoop, squat, crouch and kneel. The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull carry and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Salary: Salary to be established by The Limestone County School’s District Salary Schedule.

Terms of Employment: 202 days

AUA Approved: August 31, 2017

Board Approved: September 5, 2017

The statements included in this description are not intended to be representative of the duties and responsibilities of this job. They are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive. The employee may be assigned other duties that are not specifically included in this job description.

LIMESTONE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER