School Counselor - Soldiers Memorial Middle School

The grades 5–8 school counselor works collaboratively with students, families, faculty, and administrators to foster a safe, supportive learning environment. The role emphasizes providing preventive and developmental services, coordinating critical transitions (elementary to middle, and middle to high school), and managing academic placement and behavioral data.

 

• Direct Student Counseling: Conduct short-term, goal-oriented individual and small-group counseling sessions focusing on emotional regulation, peer relations, and conflict resolution.
• Core Curriculum Delivery: Design and facilitate preventative classroom guidance lessons on topics such as digital safety, anti-bullying strategies, and social-emotional development.
• Academic Planning: Coordinate student schedules, monitor transcripts, and resolve immediate academic issues that interrupt classroom learning.
• Career Readiness: Guide students through early career exploration platforms, explicitly assisting them in developing Collegefortn.org profiles.
• Grade-Level Transitions: Create specific orientation and bridging activities for incoming 5th graders and rising 9th graders transitioning to high school.
• Crisis Response: Actively participate in the school and district crisis teams to handle emergency mental health interventions and urgent safety situations.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Consult regularly with school psychologists, social workers, and behavior analysts to build tiered intervention plans.
• Data Management: Input, track, and analyze student interaction metrics and behavioral trends using state student information systems like ASPEN or district databases.
• Community Referrals: Help families navigate and secure external mental health assessments, serving as a liaison to local health agencies.

Education - Master's degree in school counseling from an approved educator preparation program. 

Licensure - Valid Tennessee Department of Education Professional School Counselor License

Endorsement - Valid School Counselor PreK-12 endorsement

IdentoGo - Official state fingerprinting, TBI, and FBI criminal background checks

 

• Time Commitment: Generally contractually bound to a 10-month (typically 200 days) school calendar, matching standard school operation hours.
• Mobility: Routine pacing through classrooms, hallways, and cafeteria settings to observe, consult, and evaluate student dynamics.
• Communication: High-level communication fluency to relay standardized testing interpretations and emotional metrics clearly to parents and stakeholders.