High School Counselor

NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Elma School District is accepting applications for the following certificated position:

2024-2025

(1.0 FTE)

Elma High School

Counselor

Post Date: 12/23/2024 – 12/30/2024

Position will remain open until filled.

Category: Certificated

ETO Salary Schedule Range:

·       $62,523.27 - $118,446.05

Benefits include:

• Twelve (12) Days of Sick Leave per school year
• Two (2) Personal Leave Days per school year
• Washington Paid Family Medical Leave
• Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS)
• DCP – Deferred Compensation Program
• Medical; Dental; Vision; Basic Life; AD&D; LTD Insurance; FSA, and DCAP)
• Counselors shall be eligible for up to ten (10) additional days for scheduling, IEPs, and testing.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Possess or be eligible for a valid Washington State Counselor credential, ESA certification in school counseling, and a Master’s Degree
• Successful Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation Fingerprint clearance
• Must hold or have the ability to obtain a First Aid/CPR Certification
• Demonstrated ability to:
• • Utilize effective reading, writing, computation, and communication skills
  • Develop and utilize community connections to strengthen programming
  • Organize, problem solve, critically and creatively think, make decisions, and apply cooperative learning skills
• Regular attendance is an essential function of this position

 Desired Qualifications:

·       Successful  counseling or teaching experience at the high school level

·       Successfully collaborate with students, parents, staff, and administration

·       Experience with cooperative teaming for special needs, at-risk, and ELL students

Responsibilities Include:

·       Advise students, parents, and guardians for the purpose of providing information on student’s progress and/or recommendations regarding their successful transition to and from high school

·       Counsels students, parents, and guardians for the purpose of enhancing student success in school, including at-risk students

·       Monitors student records for the purpose of developing plans and/or providing information regarding student’s academic, social, emotional, and behavioral goals

·       Collects and analyzes relevant data to build interventions for struggling students functions as an integral participant in teaching teams and provides consultation to faculty and staff around academic and social-emotional intervention

·       Researches program eligibility requirements (i.e. financial aid, college eligibility, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining knowledge of eligibility requirements to provide counsel to students

·       Schedules student classes for the purpose of securing an appropriate placement and meeting their graduation and college eligibility requirements

·       Supervises assigned programs (e.g. scholarships, credit retrieval, Running Start, New Market Skills Center, etc.) for the purpose of monitoring performance, providing for professional growth, and achieving overall curriculum objectives.

·       Prepares documentation (e.g. observations, progress, contacts with parents, teachers, outside professionals, etc.) for the purpose of providing written support, developing recommendations, and/or conveying information

·       Works with at-risk youth and understands and promotes a positive school climate and culture of ethnically and socially diverse students and parent population

·       Work closely with the registrar, administrators

·       Case manager for students with individual learning plans (504 and Hi-Cap)

·       Facilitator of small groups and able to do classroom lessons

·       Participates in relevant professional development to stay abreast of and implement current best practices and/or state mandates

·       The safety and health of students and others are an essential function of this position

Application Process:

Current employees of the Elma School District may submit a letter of interest and must have an updated resume with an Elma School District #68 job application on file with Human Resources Officer Susie Arnold at susiearnold@eagles.edu

The position will remain open until filled.

To apply, visit www.edjobsnw.org and create an account for those interested in the open position. Required attachments: Cover Letter, Resume, Three (3) Certificated Letters of Recommendation or Reference Forms, Washington State Teaching Certificates with required endorsements, and College Transcripts.

Distribution:

EGHHS HIGH MIDDLE ELEM ADMIN SPED TRANS ECOPA EESP ETO KITCHEN AD