Sarasota County Schools is hiring a Certified School Counselor to assist students teachers and parents enabling students to reach their fullest potential at Garden and Englewood Elementary. Starting Salary: $57500 (7.5% for up to 15 years experience plus $5000 for masters degree)Qualifications: Masters Degree from an accredited educational in Guidance and experience as a teacher or counselor Skills and AbilitiesProficient in educational testing and measurement practices. Possess oral and written communication skills. Ability to analyze data and form conclusions. Knowledge of career counseling and community resources. Knowledge of counseling techniques and referral process. Possess computer skills for data entry and ResponsibilitiesProvide assistance to students through testing and assistance to students in class selection and personal counseling to group counseling when need and counsel potential students who are experiencing attendance in accurate recording and proper maintenance of student input into the development of master schedules in secondary in workshops for personal and professional in evaluating the guidance orientation of new students to the crises intervention skills when need students with special needs according to LRE IEP and 504 teachers with intervention and the Academic Plus Program and other post-secondary programs at high school as a Student Study Team in selecting a variety of materials for counseling confidentiality in sharing test results and other student and appreciate the cultural differences and special needs of students and indicators of student distress or abuse and take appropriate Instructions To apply visit and click to start your online application. Register as a new user and then click to create a new Certified application and then apply to a posting #. Once you submit your application please call our Human Resources team at District Perks 100% employer-paid benefits Employer contributions to retirement plan through Florida Retirement System (FRS)Location Southwest Florida on the Gulf Coast between Tampa and Fort Myers Spring training for Baltimore Orioles Siesta Key-one of the top-rated beaches in the nation Vibrant arts and culture community