Elementary School Counselor
Elementary School Counselor
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Job Description
The Cape Girardeau Public School District is seeking an Elementary Counselor for the 202526 academic year.
The primary function of the school counselor is to provide a comprehensive competencybased counseling program focused on the learning personal/social and career/vocational needs of all students.
Qualifications:
- Masters degree in School Counseling
- Must possess and maintain proper Missouri teaching certificate for the area/content to which he or she has been assigned.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Skilled in human relations leadership and conflict management
- Be able to analyze and offer problemsolving techniques
- Sensitivity to the developmental stages and wellbeing of all students
- Possess teaching skills to administer developmental guidance curriculum; organizational skills; computer literacy; and knowledge of the developmental guidance philosophy.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Counsel students with learning physical social and emotional problems through conferences held with students on the basis of teacher parent principal or selfreferral.
- Provide planned occupational information programs for the purpose of introducing the student to the world of work.
- Identify students with special needs.
- Maintain accurate and uptodate permanent record folders.
- Consult with classroom teachers school principal visiting teacher school nurse psychologist and parents relative to students and their problems.
- Interpret objective data to classroom teachers parents and students.
- Work closely with classroom teachers in planning and implementing group guidance sessions based on the developmental needs of all students.
- Provide group classroom lessons to all students based on Missouri standards.
- Arrange case conferences involving classroom teachers visiting teachers school nurse psychologist parents principal and community agencies.
- Acquaint teachers with psychological personnel and services available.
- Act as the liaison between school and community agencies in working on student problems.
- Coordinate the efforts of all specialists working on a case.
- Provide for articulation between the sending school and the receiving school.
- Perform other related duties as requested by the Director of the Special Services.
General Information:
For more information (Job Opportunities).
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Employment Type
Full-Time
