School Counselor, Middle School

EISENHOWER; Norristown (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 63,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $3,000

Job summary

Norristown Area School District hiring a School Counselor for the Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy in Norristown, PA for the 2026-2027 school year. The role focuses on academic, behavioral, and social-emotional support for middle school students.

The district offers a $3,000 sign-on bonus for new employees and follows the 2026-2027 salary schedule. A PA Certification in Guidance and Counseling is required and bilingual Spanish is preferred.

Qualifications

• PA Certification in Guidance and Counseling is required.
• Experience working with middle school students preferred.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general periodicals and governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports and correspondence.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, and draw valid conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Counsel at strategic intervals with students having academic, behavioral, and/or social-emotional issues.
• Administer tests to yield information helpful to students and counselors.
• Ensure students have access to placement services and maintain student records.
• Maintain and update a library of guidance information for personal, social, occupational, and educational needs.
• Coordinate parent communication and cooperation with families.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish

Student counseling

Reports writing

Reading & interpreting data

General problem solving

Education

PA Certification in Guidance and Counseling

Job description

School Counselor, Middle School

Norristown Area School District, Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy, Norristown, Pennsylvania. Open in Google Maps.

This job is also posted in Norristown Area School District.

Job Details

Job ID: 5938635
Application Deadline: Oct 03, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted: Sep 24, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 24, 2026

Job Description

A vacancy exists for the 2026-2027 school year for a School Counselor within the Norristown Area School District located at Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy.

Sign On Bonus for new to the district employees (In addition to Salary): $3,000

Qualifications

• PA Certification in Guidance and Counseling
• Experience working with middleschool aged students preferred
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Bilingual in Spanish Preferred

Duties & Responsibilities

• Counsel at strategic intervals with students who are having academic, behavioral, and/or social-emotional problems
• Select and administer special purpose tests designed to yield information helpful to the student/counselor
• Assure that each student has the benefit of placement services - either from the individual counselor or by cooperative arrangement within the pupil personnel team
• Assure that a system of student personal and educational records is maintained and updated periodically
• Coordinate the maintenance and growth of a library of student guidance information and materials: personal, social, occupational, and educational
• Ascertains that parents of students who have been systematically identified as having academic, behavioral, and/or social-emotional problems are informed concerning the problems and that they are invited to cooperate with the student, the counselor, and the school toward a solution to the problem(s)
• Establishes and maintains parental awareness of the guidance function, its place, and its importance by periodic and continuing use of newsletters, brochures, and other communication techniques
• Meet periodically with administration and staff to improve intra-building communication concerning general understanding and awareness of student's needs, student characteristics, and the central place of those factors in all professional planning
• Communicates the needs of individual students to appropriate professional personnel, when those needs become apparent
• Alerts the professional staff to the need for, and preparation for, identification of students who have educational, emotional, or social problems, or who appear to be inclined toward such problems
• Cooperates with building administration as it plans and conducts student orientation programs
• Establishes and maintains effective liaison relationships with community agency resources
• Collaborates with school team to analyze data and determine appropriate interventions
• Conduct risk/threat assessments for students in need
• Facilitate, conduct, and assist in the implementation of FBAs and PBSPs for students

2026-2027 Salary Schedule

experience calculated per contract agreement not to exceed step 10

Bachelor's- $62,663-$78,539 ( step 10)

Bachelor's + 24-$67,760-$87,165( step 10)

Master's -$72,133-$95,070( step 10)

Master's + 15-$75,276-$99,400( step 10)

Master's + 30 -$78,419-$103,698( step 10)

Master's + 45-$78,944-$104,289( step 10)

Doctorate/Master's + 60-$79,469-$104,848( step 10)

Position Type: Full-Time