VBES Elementary Counselor

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Van Buren, ME - USA

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 19 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary


  • Position Type:
    Student Support Services/Guidance Counselor

  • Date Posted:
    3/6/2026

  • Location:
    Van Buren Elementary
    (High-Needs School)


  • Date Available:
    TBD

  • Closing Date:
    TBD

  • 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


Position Type:Student Support Services/Guidance CounselorDate Posted:3/6/2026Location:Van Buren Elementary(High-Needs School)Date Available:TBD Closing Date: TBDPosition: Brown County Schools is seeking a full-time (184 day) School Counselor or Social Worker to support the social-emotional wellness ...
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