2025-2026 Elementary School Counselor

Elementary School Counselor
Blue Springs School District
2025-2026 School Year

Position Summary:

As a member of the School Counseling Department, the counselor will develop, implement, and assess school counselor programs that improve student outcomes. The school counselor will lead, advocate, and collaborate to promote equity and access for all students by connecting their school counseling program to the school’s academic mission and school improvement plan. They uphold the ethical and professional standards of ASCA and implement the Missouri Comprehensive School Counseling Program that supports the academic, career, and social/emotional development of all students.

• This position reports to the Building Principal
• This is a Full Time (182 Day Calendar and 8 extended days), benefits eligible position.
• The starting salary for this position is $51,154. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
• Staff in their first or second year of total service as a teacher are eligible to participate in a new teacher induction stipend of $1,250 for 50 hours of approved training outside of the school day.
• Fully certified staff with more than two years of experience teaching in a Missouri Public School may be eligible to participate in the Career Ladder Program and may earn $1,500-$5,000 for approved work outside the school day.

Essential Functions:

• Implement the district school counseling curriculum.
• Implements the MO DESE School Counseling Program.
• Supports the academic, career, and development of all social/ emotional development through the delivery of Missouri School Counseling Curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services, and system support.
• Upholds ASCA School Ethical and Professional Standards.
• Assists students to apply academic achievement strategies.
• Helps students manage emotions and apply interpersonal skills.
• Assists individual student academic planning and goal setting.
• Conducts school counseling classroom lessons based on MO Learning Standards for School Counseling
• Provides short-term counseling to students, individual and group.
• Supplies information on referrals for long-term support
• Collaborates with families’/teachers’/ administrators/ community for student success.
• Advocates for students at individual education plan meetings and other student-focused meetings
• Provides data analysis to identify student issues, needs, and challenges.
• Acting as a systems change agent to improve equity and access, achievement, and opportunities for all students.
• Attendance is required at some school events held outside of school hours.

Other Functions:

• Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Qualification Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience/Certificates:
Master’s Degree in School Counseling. Meet Missouri state certification/licensure standards.
Teacher experience preferred. School Counseling experience preferred.

Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Other Skills and Abilities:
Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on program and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers, and parents, skill in oral and written communication.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee must occasionally push and/or move up to fifty pounds such as a TV/VCR cart. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position and additional duties may be assigned.
Job Requirements: Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities (Minimum Qualifications)

Skill-Based Competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: applying assessment instruments; operating standard office equipment including using pertinent software applications; researching and gathering relevant data about instruction; and preparing and maintaining accurate records.

Knowledge-Based Competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include; appropriate codes, policies, regulations, and/or laws; age-appropriate activities; lesson plan requirements; stages of child development; and behavioral management strategies.

Ability-Based Competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: establishing and maintaining constructive relationships; strong verbal and written communications skills; adapting to changing work priorities; maintain confidentiality; exhibiting tact and patience; and working flexible hours.

Background Check:
Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to the Blue Springs School District. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

Equal Opportunity Employer 1/17/2025