Elementary Counselor

Location: Joshua

Position Type:

Certified School Counselor

Date Posted:

2/27/2026

Location:

Plum Creek Elementary School

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Job Title:

Elementary Counselor

Reports to:

Principal

Dept./School:
Assigned Campus

Wage/Hour Status:
Exempt

Pay Grade:
Professional PG 3 / 182 Days

Minimum Salary: $61,698

Primary

Purpose:

The school counselor advocates for and supports all students in their personal, social, academic and career development. This is accomplished through a variety of approaches including, but not limited to, the delivery of guidance curriculum in various group sizes to support student development; individual and group counseling; individual student planning and goal-setting activities; consultation and coordination of activities to support student success, and effective interpretation of student assessment data.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Master's degree in counseling from an accredited college or university

Valid Texas school counselor certificate

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

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 or guardians, and district staff

Experience:

Two years creditable experience as a classroom teacher

Major Responsibilities and Duties

Program Management

* Plan and implement a balanced comprehensive school counseling program that includes Guidance Curriculum, Responsive Services, Individual Planning and System Support.

* Collect and analyze data collaboratively to support the continuous improvement of a balanced comprehensive program.

* Collaborate with school personnel, parents and the community to promote comprehensive services for the assessed needs of the campus/district.

* Manage human, fiscal and/or other school counseling program resources to accomplish program goals.

Guidance Curriculum

* Use accepted theories in addressing personal, social, career, cognitive and educational development.

* Attend to the diverse needs of students participating in classroom guidance.

* Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver the Guidance Curriculum effectively and in accordance with students' developmental needs.

* Involved students, parents, teachers, and others to promote effective implementation of the Guidance Curriculum.

* Guide individuals and groups of students to plan, monitor and manage their educational development, including information about intrapersonal effectiveness, interpersonal effectiveness, post-secondary planning and career readiness, personal safety and health.

Counseling Services

* Use effective and accepted techniques to provide individual developmental, remedial and/or crisis counseling.

* Use accepted theories and techniques to provide group developmental, preventive, remedial and/or crisis counseling.

* Acknowledge a student's cultural context in the selection of counseling interventions.

Coordination & Consultation

* Consult with parents, school staff and other community members to promote and increase the effectiveness of student achievement and success.

* Consult with school staff, parents and community members to promote understanding of human relations and student development, behavior and environment.

* Consider existing cultural context when consulting with parents, school staff and other community members regarding the unique and diverse needs of students.

* Coordinate people and resources in the school, home and community to promote student success.

* Use effective processes of referring students, parents/guardians and others to special programs and services.

Student Assessment

* Adhere to legal, ethical and professional standards related to assessment. Use formal and informal assessment tools appropriately within the scope of practice and local district policy.

* Enhance the work of school staff and parents in guiding student goal setting by promoting understanding and use of standardized test results and other assessment data in alignment with the cultural and diverse needs of students. Possess…