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Linn-Mar Community Schools Guidance Counselor-Elementary - Echo Hill Elementary in Marion, Iowa
Job Description
IMPORTANT:Please be sure to click on our careers link below to complete an application and submit it on our website to be considered: https://www.applitrack.com/linnmar/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?internaltransferform.Url= You will need to do this to complete your application process. Thank you!**Position Title: Elementary School Counselor
**Immediate Supervisor: Building Principal
**Job Summary/Goals: Provide effective leadership in developing, achieving and maintaining the best possible educational programs and instructional services to help the elementary students of the District better understand themselves, develop decision-making skills, learn interpersonal skills, and develop positive self-esteem.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned.)**
Work equitably and collaboratively with staff, students, parents and community.
Counsel students individually and/or in groups in the areas of personal, social, academic and career issues as needed.
Counsel with small groups of students who have common concerns.
Provide personal counseling for students, families and groups to help them learn greater self-understanding, acceptance of responsibility and better decision-making skills.
Provide group counseling for interaction, communication and support skill development.
Assist parents, teachers and administration in relating positively to students by improving human relations skills.
Coordinate with administrators, teachers, support staff and outside agencies those activities designed to promote cognitive, affective and behavioral development of students.
Assist principal and teachers in establishing and maintaining appropriate student behavior throughout the school and grounds.
Provide resources for individual staff/classroom/student needs.
Develop and present classroom guidance activities for all students.
Provide support services for students in the areas of academic programs, team teaching, registration, course planning, school rules and other matters.
Coordinate the at-risk population needs.
Assess and counsel students based on observations, conversations and test results.
Collect and analyze personal, social and educational information.
Interpret personal, social and educational information to the students, parents, teachers, administrators and other professionals in an effort to promote the optimal adjustment and welfare of each student.
Coordinate building testing programs.
Interpret test results to students, parents, teachers and administrators
Participate in staffings when deemed necessary.
Participate in the IDM process to best assist student development.
Articulate the "Guidance Program" to community and staff.
Serve as a referral source to outside agencies.