What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middletown Springs Elementary School - Guidance Counselor - 2026-2027 position at Middletown Springs Elementary School?
Middletown Springs Elementary School - Guidance Counselor - 2026-2027- Middletown Springs Elementary School is a PreK-6 school seeking a collaborative and enthusiastic school guidance counselor to join our school community beginning the 2026-2027 school year. The ideal candidate will possess the following attributes:
*Confidentiality regarding students, families, and staff.
*Working on a team with special educators, interventionists, teachers and administration to support one another in effectively providing assistance to students in need.
*Implementing effective interventions to support students with coping strategies; peer relationships and effective social skills; communication, problem-solving, decision-making, conflict resolution, and study skills; career awareness and the world of work; substance education; and multicultural awareness.
*Providing individual and small group counseling dealing with self-image and self-esteem, personal adjustment, family issues, interpersonal concerns, academic development, and behavior modification, as well as peer facilitation and peer mediation.
*Providing assessment by helping students identify their skills, abilities, achievements, and interests through counseling and guidance activities, and interpretation of standardized tests.
*Providing push-in SEL lessons and counseling students daily and weekly.
*Coordinating school, community and business resources, school wide guidance-related activities, and extracurricular programs, which promote students' personal growth and skill development.
*Coordinating CSP meetings.
*Communicating and exchanging information with families on a regular basis by way of conferences, parent education workshops, and newsletters.
*Participating as members of the school improvement and interdisciplinary teams.
*Working to discover and develop special abilities of students.
*Help with scheduling.
*Planning for school VTCAP testing and other standardized tests, and
various administrative duties.
Position Type: Full-time
Job Requirements
At least 3 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
Bachelor degree preferred.
Citizenship, residency, or work visa required
Salary : $47,444 - $97,260