Counselor - Elementary

Please complete this application using your full legal name as it appears on your government issued forms of identification when you have time to go from start to finish. Application details cannot be saved along the way, and you must complete and submit the application in one sitting. If you leave your computer and return later, you may time out. REMINDER: Current DCSD employees must apply through their district log-on, this application is for external candidates only! Job Posting Title: Counselor - Elementary Job Description: Designs and implements a school guidance curriculum; provides individual student planning, responsive services, and systems support. Works as a team member with school staff, parents and the community to create a caring, supportive climate and atmosphere whereby students can achieve academic success. Understanding of unique and diverse challenges, both personally and developmentally that impact academic achievement of elementary school students is essential. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community and school clientele. Position Specific Information (if Applicable): Responsibilities: --- Work collaboratively within the school environment and with appropriate stakeholders to advance the goals of the Counseling Program. --- Customize counseling services to meet individual student and school needs. Counsel individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting their education. --- Use available technology resources to enhance the school counseling practice and program. --- Participate in professional development activities to improve knowledge and skills. --- Provide information to students and parents regarding academic progress, counseling programs, community resources, etc. --- Encourage two-way communication to enhance and promote the school counseling program. --- Maintain community partnerships to support students and their families. --- Deliver counseling services through classroom guidance lessons, small groups and individual counseling. --- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested. --- Document health related services in designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program as assigned. --- Support students in the successful transition from each grade level into the next phase. --- Demonstrate age-appropriate counseling practices that meet academic and personal/social needs. --- Use assessment data to measure student learning and academic growth and analyze results in planning counseling decisions. --- Refer and connect students to appropriate resources to enhance learning and development. --- Manage a counseling program in order to encourage and support academic achievement and personal/social development. --- Assist in coordinating district and state testing programs. --- Align the counseling program to school goals (School Improvement Plan). Certifications: Special Service Provider License - School Counseling - Colorado Department of Education Education: Master's Degree: Counseling Skills: Position Type: Regular Primary Location: Meadow View Elementary One Year Only (Yes or No): No Scheduled Hours Per Week: 40 FTE: 1.00 Approx Scheduled Days Per Year: 190 Work Days Minimum Hire Rate: $45,209.00 USD Annual Maximum Hire Rate: $96,707.00 USD Annual Full Salary Range: $45,209.00 USD - $96,707.00 USD Annual All salary amounts listed above are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE. Click HERE to view the current DCSD Licensed Salary Schedules. Benefits: This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options. Time Off Plans: This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time. This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past: June 6, 2023 Proud to Be DCSD - 60 Years of Excellence A career in Colorado's Douglas County School District is a chance to be part of something incredibly important and fulfilling. Spanning over 850 square miles, Douglas County School District offers a variety of communities ranging from small rural farm towns to large and fast-growing suburban neighborhoods. At the heart of it all is a love and dedication to family and a unity of purpose around ensuring that each and every one of our community’s 68,000 students receives the education needed to have the brightest future possible. Unity of Purpose DCSD’s Board of Education adopted the following goals for our school district – and our leaders, educators and support staff work diligently to incorporate these values in everything they do. 1. Academic Excellence 2. Outstanding Educators and Staff 3. Safe, Positive Climate and Culture 4. Collaborative Relations with Parents and Community 5. Financial Well-Being Students Are at the Center of What We Do In Douglas County, we know that working in education is more than a job - it’s a calling. Every day our dedicated team of educators guides our community’s future leaders by encouraging them to ask questions, explore new ideas, and solve problems. Our school leaders and staff put students first in everything they do and work hard to ensure that our educators have the tools they need to provide every student the best education possible. Every Student is Unique In Douglas County, we understand that no two students are the same. Each has a unique learning style and needs. We also know that students want and deserve multiple options for life after high school. We support all students, whether their goal is to go on to a four-year college, join the military, or directly enter the workforce. We have the programs and know-how to ensure our students are successful in whatever they choose to do after high school. Every Employee Matters. Every Employee Contributes From our school principals and licensed teachers to our nutrition services staff and bus drivers, all DCSD employees touch the lives of students and every employee contributes to their success.

Salary : $45,209 - $96,707