School Counselor- Horace Mann Elementary School
Springfield City School District
- Springfield, OH
- $42,957 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Valid School Counselor Licensure required
- Master’s Degree in Counseling, Guidance, or Social Work required
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in counseling role preferred
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in an academic setting preferred
- Develops and provides monthly whole group (class) lessons to support learning in dealing with relationships, social and emotional strategies, bullying, etc.
- Collaborates with teachers/staff to present proactive, prevention-based guidance curriculum lessons
- Provides weekly group counseling for students expressing difficulties dealing with relationships, personal concerns, problem behaviors, or normal developmental tasks
- Organizes and develops a daily/weekly schedule to include small group counseling and whole group (class) lessons
- Serves students in alignment with social emotional learning (SEL) goals and initiatives
- Counsels students with varying needs, challenges, skills, and abilities
- Assists chemically dependent and maladjusted students
- Facilitates and leads building 504 planning processes in accordance with state and federal laws
- Regularly communicates with students, staff, parents, and Principal
- Willingly and frequently communicates with building leaders, curriculum coaches, intervention specialists, paraprofessionals, and teachers
- Collaboratively supports parent and family outreach efforts
- Partners with school nurse(s) and/or District mental health professional(s) as needed
- Consults with stakeholders regarding strategies to help students and families
- Serves as a consultant about students to educators, parents and community
- Provides opportunities for parental conferences to discuss the social, educational and career development of their children
- Provides support with the interpretation of cognitive, aptitude, and achievement tests, as needed
- Analyzes immediate, intermediate, and long-term data related to student academic and behavioral performance to support the design of individual student academic and behavioral programs
- Collaborates weekly with Principal to assist with identifying and resolving student issues, needs, and problems
- Prepares for and attends RTI, IEP, Mediation, and/or Juvenile Court as needed
- Provides insight into the special needs of students and manages information for psychological referrals and possible special placement
- Adheres to reporting requirements when made aware of potential concerns and threats to student safety and well-being; follows mandated reporting procedures as needed
- Documents student development and progress using district platform(s)
- Provides support with the interpretation of cognitive, aptitude, and achievement tests, as needed
- Serves as student advocate
- Trains students as peer mediators, conflict managers, tutors, and mentors
- Uses referral sources to address concerns such as suicidal ideation, violence, abuse, depression, anxiety, and family difficulties
- Assists students in exploring educational and vocational choices in relation to plans, choices, needs and concerns
- Assists with enabling students to receive academic assistance and remediation
- Provides crisis intervention
- Seeks and engages in professional development
- Performs other duties as assigned
As a contracted employee, School Counselors work 183 days per year and 7.25 hours per day.Starting salary is $42,957.00 with increases for additional education and experience.Contracted employees receive competitive benefits.
All employees receive professional developmentSalary details available below in the Springfield Education Association (SEA) negotitated agreement:***Special Note: $1,600.00 Annual Longevity Bonus awarded to the successful candidate!!!