1.0 FTE Elementary School Counselor
1.0 FTE Elementary School Counselor
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Position Title: 1.0 FTE Elementary School Counselor
FLSA: Exempt
Reports to: Building Principal and the Director of Counseling
Terms of Employment:184 day work year. Benefits and salary in accordance with the LEA Unit A collective bargaining agreement.
August 25 2025 start date. Unit A 2526 Salary Range
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various type of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar related or a logical assignment to the position.
- Assess student needs and monitor progress through observations and data gathering
- Provide individual and group counseling
- Maintain a mindset that supports the socialemotional growth of all learners
- Provide crisis intervention reentry and transition support to students families and staff in accordance with established LPS protocols
- Partner with colleagues to support schoolwide prevention programming
- Consult and collaborate with administrators teacher staff families and communitybased providers in support of students socialemotional needs
- Serve as referral source and provide resources to students families and staff
- Provide consultation and training for paraprofessionals and/or other support staff as needed
- Provide caregiver workshops and staff training and student lessons on socialemotional topics
- Participate in variety of teams and programs to identify student need and develop appropriate intervention plans such as Professional Learning Communities Student Support Teams Child Study Teams Mental Health Teams Data Teams Child Protection Teams Section 504 Special Education etc.
- Develop individual social emotional goals for student IEP and compare quarterly progress reports per IEP process
- Participate in professional learning to maintain current with counseling practices
- Participate in reentry for mental health and discipline/restorative justice
- Create and maintain student records schedules placement attendance RTI interventions etc. using electronic student information system
- Adhere to laws policies procedures and ethical standards of the field and contribute to a positive and safe school culture
- Serve as socialemotional representative to interdepartmental committees and teams to address school and district needs
- Support diversity equity and inclusion for all students and families
- Participate in private school recommendation and application where necessary
- Facilitate the implementation of consistent processes and procedures for Section 504/ADA
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum of 1 year experience in a schoolcounseling preferred. MA DESE School Counselor orMA DESE School Adjustment Counselor License required. Clinical Experience preferred.
The ability to work effectively in a team environment and the willingness and desire to support others in doing their best work. Demonstrated success in mediation and relationship building. Candidate must be organized possess strong communication and writing skills and be able to multitask in a fast paced environment.
Must also possess the knowledge abilities skills and attitudes as outlined in the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) School Counselor Competencies that are necessary to plan organize implement and evaluate the comprehensive developmental resultsbased school counseling program that aligns with the ASCA National Model.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Experience and commitment to working in a racially and culturally diverse teaching and learning community.
Applicants for employment are considered without regard to age disability race religion sexual orientation gender identity marital status national origin or military status.
Employment Type
Full-Time
