Elementary Guidance Counselor starting

START DATE: August2026

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:Teacher contract days according to the District school calendar with benefits according to Board District currently participates in the MO Teacher Baseline Salary Grant ($40000 minimum) and Career Ladder (Stages 1-3).

QUALIFICATIONS: Valid Missouri teacher certificate for appropriate level: Guidance Counselor K-8 or K-12;or such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO: Building Administrator

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

Benefits:

Sick Leave - 11 days/school year accumulative to 180 days

Personal Days - 3 days/school year non-accumulative

Retirement - The Missouri Teacher Retirement System

Life Insurance - $15000 of basic life insurance coverage

Health Plans - Employer paid individual plan. Spouse and family coverage available at employees expense.

Summary

The Guidance Counselor is to offer the student counseling and comprehensive developmental guidance services in the areas of personal/social educational/academic and career/vocational growth and development which will enable him/her to live successfully and become a contributing member of society.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementtheguidancecurriculum
• Guideandcounselgroupsofindividualstudentsthroughthedevelopmentofeducational andcareer plans
• Counselsmallgroupsandindividualstudentwithproblems
• Consultwithteachersstaffandparentsregardingthedevelopmentalneedsofstudents
• Referstudentswithsevereproblemstoappropriatecommunityresourcesinconsultationwiththeir parents
• Building level 504 Coordinator responsible for evaluation and development of 504 Accommodation Plans
• Site Testing Coordinator assisting with the administration of state and district
  assessments including MAP End of Course and ELL state assessments
• Supportingtheoveralldistrictseducationalprogramthroughgeneralconsultationactivitiesandcommitteework
• Assistwiththeplacementofstudents inappropriatecareer andeducationalsettings

Qualifications

• ValidMissouriSchool Counselor certification
• Teaching experiencepreferred.
• Schoolcounseling experiencepreferred.
• Demonstratedsuccessinmediation& relationshipbuilding.
• KnowledgeofMissourisModelGuidanceProgram.

Skills and Abilities

Language

An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:

• Respond to common questions and complaints
• Read analyze and interpret professional journals Board policy administrative procedures government memos and statutes
• Write staff memos and ordinary business correspondence
• Keep information confidential when required by law policy or a particular situation

Computation

Ability to compute ratios percentages and create and interpret graphs and figures

Reasoning

Ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions

Technology

An individual who holds this position must have:

• Basic computer word processing research and internet skills
• An ability to effectively integrate available technology into the curriculum
• An ability to access and create reports using the districts student information

software

Other Job Functions

• Attendallmeetingsandtrainingsessionsasdirected
• Assistadministratorswiththedistributionand interpretation ofstandardizedtestsscoresforstudentsand parents
• Assistadministrationincoordinatingcounselingincrisissituations
• Attend Special Education IEP meetings upon request.
• Demonstrateprofessionalismandappropriatejudgmentinbehaviorspeech dressandappropriateprofessionalmannerfortheworksetting
• Demonstrateseffectivehumanrelationsandcommunicationskills
• Adheresto goodsafetypractices
• Abilitytounderstandandadherestoalldistrictrulesregulationsand policies
• Allotherdutiesasrequired orassigned

Physical Demands

Anindividualwhoholdsthispositionmusthavetheabilitytospeakandhear inanenvironmentwherenumerousconversationsandactivitiesmaybetakingplace printedmaterials.

Attendance

Regular and consistent attendance is an essential function of this position

The work conditions and environment described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Conditions and Environment

The individual who holds this position will regularly work in a school environment that is noisy and active. Occasionally the individual will be required to work outdoors for short periods of time to perform such tasks as loading or unloading students from district transportation and supervising recess or other activities.