Concord Int'l Elementary - Counselor - 0.8 FTE

Seattle Public Schools•Concord Elementary, WA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Elementary School Counselors provide services to students at grades K-5. The purpose and role of the school counselor is planning, organizing, and delivering a comprehensive school guidance and counseling program that personalizes education and supports, promotes, and enhances the academic, personal, social, and career development of all students, based on the national standards for school counseling programs of the American School Counselor Association. School counselors deliver instruction, plan school wide programs and events, and provide some short-term goal-focused counseling, in an MTSS model. They provide tier 1 services which include a comprehensive program which includes district and locally determined events and curriculum, as well as district and locally determined tier 2 and tier 3 interventions. Additionally, all K-12 school counselors should support a college and career culture in the school building which promotes concrete connections between academic learning with future goals, career exploration and college knowledge. The foundation for all school counselor work is to advocate for equitable policies and practices; and being the advocate voice for students.

Requirements

Master’s degree in School Counseling or a Master's degree or Ph.D. in another field will substitute for the degree requirement if all the coursework requirements for a Master's in School Counseling have been met.
Valid ESA School Counselor Certificate
Ability to attend professional development.
Criminal justice fingerprint and background check.

Nice To Haves

Master’s of education degree in School Counseling
Experience with a comprehensive school counseling program and familiarity with the American School Counselor Association Framework for School Counseling Programs
2-3 years’ experience with a comprehensive school counseling program and familiarity with the American School Counselor Association Framework for School Counseling Programs

Responsibilities

Delivery of district and locally determined structured lessons to help students attain desired competencies in three domains: academic, career, and personal/social, supporting the knowledge, attitudes, and skills appropriate for students’ developmental level.
Coordination and provision of large-group, classroom, small-group, individual ongoing systemic activities designed to assist students in establishing personal goals and developing future goals; using strengths, learning and career inventories.
Responsive services designed to meet students’ immediate needs and concerns, including short-term individual counseling, small-group settings, and/or crisis response; referral to outside services as appropriate.
Indirect services provided on behalf of students as a result of the school counselors’ interactions with others, including consultation (such as being part of MTSS), collaboration (acting as student advocate during IEP, 504, or Student intervention meetings), and providing outside community, mental health or other resource options to students, families or those who support students.
Design and implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program which includes direct and indirect services to support district strategic goals.
Incorporation of district requirements and data-driven decision making in a tiered service model.
Creation of an annual school counseling plan and evaluation of the programs outcome.
Utilization of data to determine effectiveness of the school counseling program and counseling interventions to guide future actions and improve future results for all students.
Provision of annual results for services and interventions that supports District Strategic goals.
Attendance at professional development sessions to increase professional growth and to implement and improve personal and district processes.