Elementary School Counselor/student Support Liaison

Elementary School Counselor

The Elementary School Counselor helps students attain an optimum level of personal and social adjustment. In order to coordinate a comprehensive counseling program, the counselor must work closely with the other staff and administration of U.S.D. #490.

Essential Functions:

1. Coordinates with teachers, administrators, resource specialists and/or community (e.g. service clubs, courts, child protective services, etc.) for the purpose of providing/receiving requested information and/or making recommendations.
2. Counsels students, parents, and guardians for the purpose of enhancing student success, academically, socially, and emotionally, in school.
3. Develops a variety of special programs and classes (e.g. group and teamwork, leadership, bullying, coping with divorce or death, social skills) for the purpose of providing information to assist students in the successful transition from elementary to middle school or help with life and academic skills.
4. Prepares a wide variety of materials (e.g. lesson plans, quantity reports, student activities, correspondence, audits, etc.) for the purpose of documenting activities, providing written reference, and/or conveying information.
5. Presents information for the purpose of communicating information, gaining feedback and ensuring adherence to established internal controls.
6. Schedules student classes on a variety of topics for the purpose of helping students academically, socially and emotionally reach success in school.
7. Supervises assigned programs (e.g. scholarships, peer counseling, special education, ESL, etc.) for the purpose of monitoring performance, providing for professional growth and achieving overall curriculum objectives.
8. Participate in and facilitate the intervention team, 504 plans, and assessment programs.

Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions:

• Requires prolonged sitting or standing, and use of equipment including repetitive motions and computer eye fatigue.
• Ability to handle a fast-paced, intense work environment.
• Requires some travel.
• Must occasionally work in noisy and crowded environments, with numerous interruptions.