Counselor MS; VMS SY

Counselor MS (VMS) 26-27 SY

Boerne Independent School District Voss Middle School - Boerne, Texas. Open in Google Maps

Job : 5560117

Final date to receive applications: Apr 03, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted: Feb 27, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Jul 20, 2026

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $64,170 Per Year

Job Title: Counselor, Middle School

Reports To: Campus Principal

Pay Grade: CP04

Workdays: 207

Minimum Salary: $64,170

Type of Assignment: Exempt

Mid-Point Salary: $78,660

Contract Status: Chapter 21

Funding: This position is locally funded.

Consideration for directly related experience supported by an official service record or experience affidavit. Annualized pay may be pro-rated based on actual start date.

Position Summary: Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program at assigned campus. Counsel students to fully develop each student’s academic, career, personal, and social abilities and address the needs of special population students.

• Master's Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Valid Texas school counselor certificate.
• Minimum of two (2) years teaching experience.
• Must have satisfactory outcome of fingerprinting background check. Non-refundable fee (approximately $50.00) paid by the candidate.

• None.

• Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and career development.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior.
• Ability to present information in one-on-one, small group, and large group situations to students, parents, and district staff.

• Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver district’s guidance curriculum effectively and in accordance with students’ developmental needs. Collaborate with teachers who teach guidance-related curriculum.
• Guide individual students, groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage the student’s own educational and career development including creating and reviewing personal graduation plans and providing information about post-secondary opportunities.
• Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to counsel individual students, small groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage a student’s own personal and social development. Provide preventive, remedial, and crisis counseling as needed.

• Coordinate school, home, and community resources and refer students, parent, and others to special programs and services as needed.
• Work collaboratively to advocate for individual students and specific groups of students.

• Interpret standardized test results and assessment data to guide students in individual goal setting and planning.

• Plan, implement, evaluate, and promote continuous improvement of a balanced comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program that includes guidance curriculum, responsive services, individual planning, and system support components.
• Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity.
• Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents.
• Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and board policy.
• Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.
• Adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice.
• Daily attendance and punctuality at work.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Supervise assigned counseling aide(s) and clerical employee(s).

• Tools/Equipment Used:
  Standard office and instructional equipment including personal computer and peripherals.
• Posture:
  Frequent walking, Prolonged sitting; occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting.
• Motion:
  Repetitive hand motions including frequent keyboarding and use of mouse. Occasional reaching.
• Lifting:
  Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds).
• Environment:
  Work inside, may work outside; regular exposure to noise.
• Mental Demands:
  Maintain emotional control under stress; work with frequent interruptions and prolonged or irregular hours.

Non-Discrimination Notice: Boerne Independent School District, as an equal opportunity educational provider and employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment decisions.

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Krista Pomeroy, Chief Student Support Officer
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