COUNSELOR, 2026-2027 School Year, SWENKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District•Cypress, TX

About The Position

The Counselor at Swenke Elementary School plans and delivers developmental school counseling services to support students’ academic, career, personal, and social development. The role includes delivering the district guidance curriculum, responding to student needs and crises, helping students plan and monitor progress, supporting a safe and equitable school environment, and contributing to campus and district counseling-program improvement. The position follows the elementary school term of 193 days. Salary is $66,267 (IA-3), with starting salary determined based on experience; teaching experience may be considered for salary calculation.

Requirements

Master’s degree from a recognized, accredited college or university.
Valid Texas Certificate as a Professional School Counselor / valid Texas school counselor certificate.
At least two years of successful experience as a classroom teacher.
Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and career development.
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Visionary leadership in public schools and ability to work with faculties, families, and 21st-century communities.
Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior.
Ability to present information in one-on-one, small-group, and large-group settings to students, parents or guardians, and district staff.
Ability to maintain emotional control under stress and work with frequent interruptions.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, implement, and deliver structured group lessons based on the district guidance curriculum.
Teach guidance curriculum topics using effective instructional strategies, differentiated instruction, and engaging activities and materials, including technology tools and guest speakers.
Identify guidance curriculum priorities with students, staff, parents or guardians, and the community, and collaborate across curricular areas to integrate lessons into classroom content.
Respond to problematic or critical incidents using developmental guidance theories and techniques; provide preventive and remediation support and immediate crisis assistance when needed.
Collaborate with district staff, parents or guardians, and local officials to maintain a healthy and safe school environment.
Provide continued student support through individual or small-group counseling, consultation, and referrals to services outside the school or district.
Serve as an impartial, non-reporting resource for interpersonal conflicts and discourse involving two or more students, including bullying accusations.
Create developmentally appropriate counseling services and provide relevant information or literature to students, teachers, and administrators.
Help students and parents or guardians monitor students’ academic, career, personal, and social development.
Advocate for students and for equitable access and placement in courses and programs, including for minority, disenfranchised, homeless, and other special populations.
Interpret standardized test results; provide career development activities and grade-level transition strategies; and guide individual goal setting, planning, personal graduation plans, and exploration of post-secondary opportunities.
Collect, summarize, and interpret testing data to plan interventions and address student needs.
Conduct an annual program audit to inform accountability, action plans, time management, and systemic change.
Participate in campus-based school improvement planning and goal setting.
Provide training and consultation to parents or guardians and staff to foster student development.
Communicate the counseling program’s management system and action plans to campus and district staff, parents or guardians, and the community.
Participate in staff development and continuing education, and research best practices for comprehensive school counseling programs.
Maintain student records in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Comply with applicable laws, State Board of Education rules, board policy, district and campus practices, and professional school counseling standards.
Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.