• Elementary School Guidance Counselor

    Denison Community School District (Denison, IA)


    Elementary School Guidance Counselor JobID: 350

     

    + Position Type:

     

    Teacher/ Elementary Counselor

     

    + Date Posted:

     

    5/20/2025

     

    + Location:

     

    Denison Elementary School

     

    PK - 2nd Grade Guidance Counselor

    Desired Qualifications:

    A degree in School Counseling or related field with experience.

     

    Experience in coordinating services in a mental health or educational setting.

     

    Working knowledge of computers and word processing programs.

     

    Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

    Reports to:

    Building Principal

    Position Goal:

    To assist students in: community involvement, school success skills, interpersonal communication skills, decision making/problem solving skills, understanding behaviors and attitudes, understanding of self and others, and understanding the school environment.

    Role of the Elementary Counselor:

    + Individual Counseling: privately and personally hold sessions with individual students in order to work on a student problem or topic of interest.

    + Small Group Counseling: work with two or more students together in a structured or unstructured setting in order to discuss common issues or concerns.

    + Large Group Guidance: work with large groups of students in order to facilitate unit activities for each grade level on a as needed basis. Facilitate daily attendance issues at the elementary building.

    + Consultation: work with teachers, administration, families and other community agencies so as to better serve children.

    + Coordination: assist in managing indirect services which benefit students while being a liaison between the school and various community agencies.

    Functions of the Counselor:

    + Assume leadership of organizing and developing a comprehensive counseling program.

    + Provide individual counseling services to students.

    + Provide small group counseling services to students.

    + Plan and facilitate parental education programs.

    + Organize and lead large group guidance units as needed.

    + Handle daily attendance issues and make home visits if necessary.

    + Train and coordinate student-peer facilitators.

    + Consult with teachers and administrators about guidance and counseling interventions for students.

    + Develop guidance units that evolve from student needs.

    + Serve as a professional resource to teachers about counseling and behavior changes and be a member of the problem solving team.

    + Help identify students who have special needs or problems and help find alternative education or guidance services for them.

    + Coordinate faculty and staff development programs related to guidance.

    + Coordinate other guidance related services -student assessment, advisement, community resources, student records in a timely and appropriate fashion as needed.

    + Other duties as assigned.

    Terms of Employment:

    Salary and length of contract to be established by the board.

    Evaluation:

    Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the board's policy on evaluation of personnel.