School Counselor - Elementary

• Position Type:
  Support Staff/ Guidance Counselor
• Date Posted: 2/17/2026
• Location:
  
  District Wide

Building Principal and Associate Superintendent

• Masters Degree in School Counseling
• Full Missouri Certification in Counseling

• Maintains confidentiality of information gained through the performance and location of the position.
• Understands and implements the Missouri Model Guidance Curriculum
• Schedules student classes for the purpose of securing appropriate placement and meeting their graduation and college eligibility requirements.
• Collects, organizes, and analyzes information about individuals through records, tests, interviews, and professional sources, to appraise their interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality characteristics for vocational and educational planning.
• Compiles and studies occupational, educational, and economic information to aid students in making and carrying out vocational and educational objectives.
• Works with counseling department to develop a variety of special programs (e.g. college, career, and life activities) for the purpose of providing information to assist students in the successful transition between grades.
• Identifies students who are at-risk and conducts individual and/or small group counseling and crisis counseling sessions based on specific needs of students such as difficulties with relationships, personal concerns, and/or academic concerns.
• Assists students and their parents to understand and overcome social and emotional concerns.
• Participates in teacher support activities including recommending alternative/intervention strategies, developing intervention strategies, implementing intervention strategies, screening students for possible referral for evaluation, etc.
• Consults with parents, educators, and community agencies to help students.
• Responds to student needs based on parent and/or professional staff requests for counseling and crisis intervention.
• Conducts parent involvement activities and after school counseling activities.
• Adheres to all board and state regulations and policies.
• Administers interest, aptitude, and achievement instruments.
• Assumes responsibility for group testing as directed by the administration.
• Other duties as assigned.

This is for the  school year.

The District reserves the right to close this posting when a suitable applicant is identified.