What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Counselor - Elementary (2025-2026) position at Fort Mill School District 4?
Qualifications:
- A valid state teaching certificate in guidance and counseling, K-6.
- Belief in and respect for the dignity and worth of each individual.
- Previous experience preferred.
- Possess a genuine passion for children.
Reports to: Principal
Supervises: Students and parent volunteers.
Job Goal:
- To provide appropriate services to all students in grades K5 that will enable each to achieve optimally.
- To provide services for students to prevent the development of potential problems and concerns.
- To provide services to assist students in coping with problems which interfere with academic achievement and appropriate behavior.
- To provide appropriate services to staff and parents through consultation and coordination.
Performance Responsibilities:
- Counseling
- Establish procedures for referring students for counseling services.
- Inform teachers, parents, administration, and students about procedures for counseling referral.
- Maintains a schedule of counseling activities.
- Utilizes individual and group counseling processes.
- Maintains documentation of counseling sessions.
- Provides classroom guidance to all classes every two weeks for thirty minutes.
- Counsel with students through classroom activities, individual or groups to develop self-confidence, self-discipline, decision making skills, conflict resolution skills, career awareness, and substance abuse awareness.
- Consultation
- Consult with parents, teachers, and administrative staff concerning child growth and development.
- Assist teachers in the development and use of behavior management programs.
- Assist teachers with parent conferences.
- Encourage teachers to incorporate guidance activities into regular classroom.
- Participate in School Wide Assistance Team meetings.
- Provide in-service training in guidance for teachers.
- Coordination
- Provide orientation for new students and for transition of students from primary to elementary and elementary to middle school.
- Informs teachers, staff, students and parents of guidance services available.
- Organize and conduct annual “Career Day”.
- Coordinate and teach school conflict resolution program.
- Coordinate school behavioral incentive plan.
- Maintain a well organized and functional guidance office/information center for staff, parents and students.
Terms of Employment: 190-Day Contract. Salary paid on the Teacher Salary Schedule
FLSA Status: Exempt
Evaluation: Performance on this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the board’s policy on evaluation of professional personnel.
