VBES Elementary Counselor

Position: Brown County Schools is seeking a full-time (184 day) School Counselor or Social Worker to support the social-emotional wellness and career-connected learning needs of Preschool through Grade 5 students at Sprunica Elementary school. Located in the heart of beautiful Brown County Indiana Sprunica Elementary is about a 40-minute drive from Columbus Bloomington Greenwood or Martinsville in Nineveh Indiana. Over the years Sprunica Elementary has earned a National Blue-Ribbon award and designated as an Indiana 4-Star School.

Qualifications: Candidates must either meet the Indiana licensing requirements for School Counselor as defined by the IDOE under 515 IAC 8-1-4 or hold a Masters Degree in Social Work and license for Social Worker or Clinical Social Worker from the IPLA (IC 25-23.6-4-1). School Counselors or Social Workers holding a Student Services License from the IDOE (515 IAC 8-1-48) are preferred however Social Workers willing to purse an IDOE license are encouraged to apply.
Description: As a School Counselor/Social Worker you are an important part of the educational team that works to help students be ready to learn. The school team at Sprunica Elementary consists of a Principal teachers special educators a speech-language pathologist and community-based mental health providers. You are a critical link between the school home and community bringing all systems together in the best interest of the child.

The Helmsburg Elementary School Counselor/Social Worker helps STUDENTS:

• Develop positive problem solving and decision making skills through classroom group and individual work
• Cope with stress due to situations at home school and in the community
• Improve interpersonal relationships
• Increase academic success
• Develop self-esteem and self-discipline

The Helmsburg Elementary School Counselor/Social Worker helps SCHOOLS:

• Promote a safe school environment
• Utilize available resources to meet the educational social and emotional needs of all students
• Develop and implement policies for the safety of all students (i.e. bullying LGBTQ)
• Understand how cultural societal socio-economic status physical and mental health and familial factors affect students
• Coordinate community resources to meet students needs
• Educate faculty and staff in areas such as anti-bullying and Positive Behavior Supports
• By being part of the crisis and multi-disciplinary assessment andintervention teams
• By providing evidence-based social work services as a component of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
  

The Helmsburg Elementary School Counselor/Social Worker helps PARENTS:

• Understand how students with special needs can access available programs
• Participate effectively in their childrens education
• Understand and meet their childrens social and emotional needs
• Utilize school and community resources effectively
  

The Helmsburg Elementary School Counselor/Social Worker helps the COMMUNITY:

• Understand school policies programs and practice
• Develop strategies and resources to adequately meet the needs of students and families
• Navigate available resources and collaborate to provide the best possible care for students and families