Elementary School Counselor

Elementary School Counselor

Denison Community School District Denison Elementary School - Denison, Iowa

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Job : 5582619

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Mar 12, 2026 1:05 PM (UTC)

K - 2nd Grade School Counselor-  School Year

Desired

Qualifications:


A degree in School Counseling or related field with experience.
Experience in coordinating services in a mental health or educational setting.
Working knowledge of computers and word processing programs.
Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Reports to:
Building Principal

Position Goal:
To assist students in: community involvement, school success skills, interpersonal communication skills, decision making/problem solving skills, understanding behaviors and attitudes, understanding of self and others, and understanding the school environment.

Role of the Elementary Counselor:

• Individual Counseling: privately and personally hold sessions with individual students in order to work on a student problem or topic of interest.
• Small Group Counseling: work with two or more students together in a structured or unstructured setting in order to discuss common issues or concerns.
• Large Group Guidance: work with large groups of students in order to facilitate unit activities for each grade level on a as needed basis. Facilitate daily attendance issues at the elementary building.
• Consultation: work with teachers, administration, families and other community agencies so as to better serve children.
• Coordination: assist in managing indirect services which benefit students while being a liaison between the school and various community agencies.

Functions of the Counselor:

• Assume leadership of organizing and developing a comprehensive counseling program.
• Provide individual counseling services to students.
• Provide small group counseling services to students.
• Plan and facilitate parental education programs.
• Organize and lead large group guidance units as needed.
• Handle daily attendance issues and make home visits if necessary.
• Train and coordinate student-peer facilitators.
• Consult with teachers and administrators about guidance and counseling interventions for students.
• Develop guidance units that evolve from student needs.
• Serve as a professional resource to teachers about counseling and behavior changes and be a member of the problem solving team.
• Help identify students who have special needs or problems and help find alternative education or guidance services for them.
• Coordinate faculty and staff development programs related to guidance.
• Coordinate other guidance related services
  -student assessment, advisement, community resources, student records in a timely and appropriate fashion as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Terms of Employment:
Salary and length of contract to be established by the board.

Evaluation:
Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the board's policy on evaluation of personnel.

Position Type: Full-time

Job Categories:
Student Services >
School/Guidance Counselor

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• 819 North 16th Street
• Denison, Iowa 51442
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