What are the responsibilities and job description for the Elementary Counselor position at Cuba Elementary School?
Job Description: The Crawford County R-II School District is seeking to hire an Elementary Counselor at the Cuba Elementary School for the 2025-26 School year. Cuba Elementary is a PreK-4 building.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborates and consults with teachers, administrators, and other staff in the building or district for the purpose of providing/receiving information and/or making recommendations regarding students' personal/social development and academic success through goal setting.
- Collaborates, consults, and conferences with parents for the purpose of providing/receiving information and/or making recommendations regarding students' personal/social development and academic success through goal setting, as well as providing appropriate referral information when necessary.
- Coordinates, conducts, and/or participates in activities for the purpose of contributing to the effectiveness of school programs and in meeting students' needs.
- Develops and implements a variety of special programs for the purpose of providing relevant information, data, and research regarding students' personal/social development and academic success through goal setting in accordance with the building and district goals and objectives.
- Evaluate and revise the school guidance program to ensure that the program is effective and compatible with district and building goals and objectives.
- Guides and counsels individual students and groups to meet developmental, educational, and guidance needs.
- Monitors students' progress to identify personal/social development needs and academic success through goal-setting progress and providing appropriate intervention to increase student success.
- Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the school community.
- Serves as a liaison between the home, school, and appropriate community resources to coordinate efforts to meet students' personal/social development needs, and academic success through goal setting.
- Works with the A Coordinator
- Other Duties as assigned by the building principal
- Crawford County operates on a 4-day school week.
- Receive credit for your public education experience on our salary schedule.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Certification: Valid Missouri Counselor’s Professional Certificate
- Effective oral and written communication skills