Elementary School Counselor

Elementary Counselor

Please see attached job description and salary schedule for more information! Benefits: Health, Vision and Dental (District pays up to $647) 4 Day Work Week (M-TH) Professional Development

VISION: Success for all students

MISSION STATEMENT: Inspiring everyone to think, to learn, to achieve, and to care in a safe environment

ELLICOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT 22 CORE VALUES: WE VALUE:

Providing a safe and caring environment for learning

High expectations for the growth and academic achievement of each student

Developing meaningful relationships with students, families, and the community through respect and understanding

Respectful communication at all levels of the educational organization

Engaging students, parents, and the community as partners in education through involvement and empowerment

Attracting and retaining high quality personnel who are knowledgeable, care deeply about our students, and understand and embrace the diversity of our community

An accountable and accessible staff

A guaranteed, verifiable, standards-based curriculum that leads to success

Title: School Counselor

Reports to: Building Principals

Qualifications: Classroom experience. Masters degree in educational counseling. Meet CDE certification requirements. Be of high moral character.

Nature and Scope: This person works under the general direction of the building principal in organizing and conducting a program that will be both developmental and preventative in meeting the needs of students.

Specific Duties

Counsel with individual students on personal, social, and educational concerns.

Counsel with small groups of students who have common concerns.

Provide classroom guidance on a modular basis.

Collect and analyze personal, social information.

Interpret personal, social and educational information to the student, parents, teachers, administrators and other professionals in an effort to promote the optimal adjustment and welfare of each student.

Participate in student staffing when necessary.

Assist parents, teachers and administrators and other professionals in relating positively to students by improving human relations skills

Articulate the "Guidance Program" to community and staff.

Be a resource for staff.

Provide in-service training for guidance programs.

Serve on the district's curriculum committees.

Performs such other duties as requested by the building principal.