K-8 School Counselor

K-8 School Counselor

Job Description:

This position is responsible for counseling our K-8th students.

Overview:

The K-8 School Counselor is responsible for providing emotional and academic counseling and guidance to individuals and groups of students. They are responsible for consultations, coordination, and delivering information services for students, staff, and parents consistent with district benchmarks for comprehensive guidance and counseling.

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities:

• Provides individual and group educational and social-personal counseling for all students.
• Communicate effectively with all staff.
• Provides for developmental classroom-guidance activities.
• Consults with parents regarding parenting concerns and problems that are related to students’ school adjustment and performance.
• Works with teachers and Administrator to create a positive learning environment throughout the school.
• Identifies and refers children in need of specialized services and instruction.
• Helps with orientation of students involved in grade level changes, transfer, and entry within and outside the district.
• Ability to relate in a positive way to the full range of students, staff, parents, and community.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other staff, administrator, and support personnel in a team approach to solve individual learning problems.
• Ability to apply group problem solving and team development skills while working with a variety of groups.
• Frequent standing, walking and sitting throughout the day

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to use effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to listen and react professionally.
• Ability to give and take directions.
• Ability to remain flexible to changes in assignments or situations.
• Ability to work in an environment with constant interruptions and schedule changes.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to maintain accurate records.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and community.
• Ability to to deal with a wide range of situations, behaviors and information.
• Ability to deal with staff and others in a warm and confident manner.
• Ability to accept responsibility and make decisions.

Position is eligible for employer paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Wellness, AllyHeath, Life, Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability. Other voluntary insurance options are available. Eligible for sick leave, personal time, PERSI retirement and 401K.

Qualifications:

All candidates must have:
• Idaho Pupil Personnel Services Certificate endorsed for Counselor K-12
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university
• Excellent communication skills: written with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech; speaking with poise, voice control and confidence, using correct English.
• Successful counseling experience in an elementary and/or middle school setting.
• Demonstrate high energy and professionalism.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form.
• A willingness to go above and beyond to ensure the success of Moscow Charter School students.
• The ability to pass a criminal background check by clearing them to work in a school setting.

Ideal candidates have:
• Three years counseling experience in public schools.
• A Master's Degree or its equivalent in a related field.

08/01/2024

TBD-Based on placement on Idaho Career Ladder and Education Allocations