Elementary School Counselor and Field Expert

3 days ago

West Fargo, United States West Fargo Public Schools Full time
Position Type:
Specialists/School Counselor

Date Posted:
5/21/2024

Location:
Harwood Elementary

Closing Date:
Until Filled
Job Description
Position Title: Elementary School Counselor and Field Expert
Location: Harwood Elementary
Department: Curriculum & Instruction
Reports To: Building-level Principal
Term: 188-day renewing contract beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year. Position is a 0.5 FTE School Counselor and a 0.5 FTE, grant-funded through 2027, Field Expert.
Schedule: M-F Full-time following the academic hours of operation
Salary: Position follows the Teacher Salary Schedule 2023-2025
Date of last review: May 2024

SUMMARY: The School Counselor and Field Expert will be responsible for the implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program that focuses on learner outcomes, teaching learner competencies, and providing services to learners, parents, school staff, and the community. This will include bi-weekly classroom lessons, individual and small group social skill lessons, providing classroom teacher support, and supporting the MTSS team to meet learners social and emotional needs. The School Counselor will be responsible for learners in grades K-5 and work collaboratively with administration. This position will serve as an expert in the field by providing direct, on-site modeling, training, and coaching for other School Counselors throughout the district. This is done in collaboration for the elementary counselor team in partnership with mentors, building administrators, and district leadership.

Candidates from diverse backgrounds that reflect the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, abilities, and cultures of the WFPS community are strongly encouraged to apply.

To Apply: Please complete the application and provide a letter of interest, resume, and three letters of recommendation. Please also include your transcripts and a copy of your teaching license, if applicable.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned)
Collaboration:
  • Develops positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff.
  • Engages with other district staff in the professional learning community process.
  • Leads training on all essential duties and responsibilities through on-site modeling, coaching, and mentoring with counselors.
Communication:
  • Consults and collaborates with parents/guardians, educators, and community organizations.
  • Connects and shares ideas through appropriate/applicable formats to express thoughts and ideas with integrity.
  • Utilizes effective communication skills to facilitate connection and sharing of thoughts and ideas in multiple formats with diverse audiences.
  • Establishes and clearly articulate procedures and routines that promote efficiency and appropriate use of time.
  • Clearly communicates the instructional purpose of each lesson and make connections to prior learning.
  • Engages learners in meaningful direct instruction, guided practice, and independent practice.
  • Utilizes questions, discussions, and dialogue that promote critical thinking about diverse perspectives, viewpoints, and experiences.
Compassion:
  • Creates a safe and equitable classroom.
  • Empowers learners to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic learners, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information.
  • Understands the complexities of cultural and global issues and how they relate to employee and learners' experiences.
  • Partners with others to resolve potential controversy and conflict through respectful discussion.
  • Proactively seeks to understand the ideas, opinions, and skills of others.
Creativity:
  • In collaboration with district leadership and the counseling team, develops comprehensive training plans to ensure school counseling programs are implemented with fidelity at WFPS elementary schools.
  • Incorporates organizational assessments and tools that are concrete, clearly delineated, and reflective of the school's needs. Including: advisory councils, school counselor competency and program assessments, or curriculum, small-group, and closing-the-gap action plans.
  • Connects with team members and shares ideas in an effort to improve the overall learner and employee experience.
  • Utilizes creative, critical thinking skills when faced with challenges.
  • Establishes a classroom culture that values high expectations, work ethic, and a growth mindset.
Critical Thinking:
  • Creates a comprehensive school counseling program focusing on learner outcomes.
  • Reasons, interprets, and analyzes information to generate new knowledge and understanding.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of content and pedagogy in counseling; explicitly connecting key concepts to develop learner skills.
Reflection:
  • Demonstrates understanding of the diverse social, emotional and developmental learning needs of elementary school learners.
  • Maintains communication with supervisor and director regarding general feedback, career advancement opportunities, and areas of growth opportunities.
Resilience:
  • Maintains composure while dealing with stressful situations.
  • Proactively seeks out resolutions and takes initiative to resolve knowledge gaps.
Responsibility:
  • Instructs learner competencies and delivers with identified professional competencies.
    • ASCA Student Standards guide the development.
    • ASCA School Counselor Guidelines guide the decision-making process and help to standardize professional practice.
  • Provides direct and indirect learner services.
  • Seeks out and provides input on referrals for additional assistance as needed.
  • Utilizes district guaranteed and viable curriculum including the scope & sequence of academic and social emotional learning targets along with the defined proficiency scales.
  • Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the learners.
  • Utilizes district behavioral plans as a backbone to promote positive learner behavior.
  • Fosters a safe and equitable classroom environment.
  • Utilizes the district protocol for maintaining information on learner progress.
  • Utilizes knowledge of applicable federal and state laws regarding education and learners.
  • Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the learners.
  • Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with the goals establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and the like to communicate these objectives to learners.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands and work environment 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 essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
  • While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear.
  • The specific vision abilities required for this role include close and peripheral vision.
  • The employee may be required to lift up to ~30 pounds.
  • The employee must work with the public and various WFPS staff while simultaneously managing several competing demands.
  • The employee may come in contact with bloodborne pathogens or other bodily fluids on rare occasions.
  • The employee will work in an environment that has a quiet to loud noise level.
Education and/or Experience:
  • North Dakota Teaching License with appropriate School Counselor credential.
  • Master's Degree in School Counseling.
  • Minimum three years' experience as a school counselor in an elementary setting is required.
  • Demonstrated leadership ability and experience mentoring / training elementary counselors.
  • Prior experience working with complex learner behaviors is preferred.
Language Skills:
  • Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondences in the English language.
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally, expressively, and reactively.

Other Skills and Abilities:
  • Exercise confidentiality, discretion, and good judgement.
  • Adhere to the assigned work schedule by maintaining regular and punctual attendance.
  • Must have a valid driver's license and continual access to reliable transportation.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • None.


The West Fargo Public School District is committed to maintaining a learning and working environment free from discrimination and harassment in all employment and educational programs, activities, and facilities. The District prohibits discrimination and harassment based on an individual's race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, or other protected status by law. External applicants are eligible for ND Veteran's Preference: North Dakota veterans claiming preference must submit all proof of eligibility by the closing date. Proof of eligibility includes a form DD214, and if claiming disabled veteran's status, a current letter of disability. West Fargo Public Schools is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusivity in all hiring and employment practices. Applicants who incorporate a holistic perspective and a commitment to inclusion are encouraged to apply.

Attachment(s):
  • WFPS - School Counselor and Field Expert.pdf

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