Elementary Guidance Counselor
JOB TITLE: ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, Lincoln/Montessori
REQUIREMENTS:
- Masters Degree in guidance from an accredited university/college
- Valid, current Nebraska teaching certificate with Guidance and Counseling endorsement
- Successful classroom teaching
- Interest in helping students, teachers, and parents.
- Demonstrated ability in human relations skills.
- Has education and training in fields of counseling, psychology, sociology and related fields or willingness to pursue further education.
REPORTS TO: Building Principal
RECEIVES GUIDANCE FROM: Building Principal; Central Office Directors
JOB GOAL: To help students overcome such academic, personal, emotional, and social problems as interfere with their learning and adjustment to school
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Nine month year or as established by the Board of Education
EVALUATION: Evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the district’s Personnel Evaluation Policy
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Conducts group counseling in social skills, affective education, self-esteem, decision-making, or other counseling activities as preventative and corrective measures.
- Assists teachers with intervention strategies or alternative instruction for students prior to admission to student service programs or to those students who fail to qualify for student service programs.
- Assists students directly with academic, personal, emotional, and social problems.
- Leads Student Assistance Teams and participates with other personnel in Individual Education Plans or Challenge Program Admission.
- Promotes preventative discipline practices, intervenes in behavior problems, and assists teachers in resolving them.
- Teaches lessons to large groups of students on a variety of topics including social skills, character education, study skills, and careers.
- Oversees, analyzes, and interprets student achievement scores on standardized achievement tests, reading tests, etc. and recommends action to remedy weak areas for individual students, classes, and school.
- Works with teacher and other staff members to familiarize them with services offered to students and to improve educational assistance to students through school and community personnel.
- Counsels with parents toward improving home situations whereby more favorable conditions will be attained in regard to school work, behavior, attendance, and interest.
- Help families better understand the school and its program.
- Meets periodically with district guidance team
- Assists in supervision of students when needed
- Other duties as assigned
OTHER REQUIREMENTS (Intellectual, Sensory):
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
- Exceptional decision making skills
- Skills in leadership, interpersonal relations, organization, prioritization, problem solving and conflict management, assessment and evaluation
Grades
K–4Additional Information
Position starts at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year.
Salary information: https://www.norfolkpublicschools.org/district/business-services/employment-compensation-and-agreements/certified-employees.html
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Contact Information
Norfolk Public Schools512 W Phillip Ave
Norfolk, Nebraska 68701
https://www.norfolkpublicschools.org
Angie Baumann
(p) (402) 644-2500 1112
(f) (402) 644-2506
How to Apply
Please apply through the Norfolk Public Schools website: https://norfolkpublicschools.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx