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SalaryELEMENTARY GUIDANCE COUNSELOR - RADIANT (24/25)
Job Description
Waukee Community School District is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our students and community. We are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more diverse we are, the better positioned we are to build genuine relationships based on individual perspectives and positively contribute to a diverse global community.
Terms of Employment: 194 or 196 days, depending on experience within WCSD
Position Criteria:
- K-5 Elementary Counseling or Master's Degree in School Counseling, required
- Professional School Counselor K-8 endorsement, required
- Experience working with elementary (K-5) learner
Performance Responsibilities
- Implement the elementary counseling curriculum
- Guide individual and groups of students through the development of education, personal, social and career needs
- Assist in the implementation of PBIS
- Counsel individuals and groups of student who demonstrate specific needs
- Work to increase student attendance and prevent students from dropping out of school.
- Help students evaluate career interests and choices
- Remain readily available to students so as to provide counseling that will lead each student to increased personal growth, self-understanding and maturity
- Work with students on an individual basis in the solution of personal problems related to such problems as home and family relations, health and emotional adjustments
- Guide students in their participation in school and community activities
- Confer with parents when necessary
- Provide in-service training in guidance for teachers and district staff
- Advise administrators and faulty on the matters of student discipline
- Determine and implement behavior supports and intervention, in compliance with district policy and building expectaitons.
- Consult with administrators, teachers, parents and staff regarding children's needs
- Connect children with specific needs and their parents to special programs, mental health services, specialists, and outside agencies when necessary
- Work with teachers and other staff members to familiarize them with the general range of services offered by the Elementary Guidance program
- Take an active role in interpreting the school's objectives to students, parents and community at large
- Interpret the guidance program to the community
- Plan and evaluate the guidance program
- Pursue continuous professional growth
- Develop and monitor accommodations and interventions; assist with the Problem Solving Process; collaborate with teachers and administrator to determine necessary changes
- Take an active role in interpreting the school's objectives to students, parents and the community at large
- Delivery of professional devlopment in a variety of ways to enhance staff knowledge in the areas of working with at-risk students, implementing positive behavior supports and interventions in the classroom, responding to student needs, etc.
- Create and maintain healthy relationships with students
- Demonstrate flexibility, high levels of motivation and enthusiasm when working with all learners
- Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of a Professional Learning Community (PLC) and by able to apply that understanding to a team situation
Primary Location
Radiant Elementary
Salary Range
$52,368.00 / Per Year
Shift Type
Full-Time
