Elementary School Counselor

Elementary School Counselor Hinsdale School District Hinsdale Elementary School - Hinsdale, New Hampshire Job Details

Job ID:

5668905

Application Deadline:

Posted until filled

Posted:

Yesterday

Starting Date:

Aug 19, 2026 Job Description Hinsdale Elementary School is in search of an experienced Elementary School Counselor with a passion for advancing student advocacy and collaboration in a small, rural community. We seek a professional who desires to promote success for all students, provide preventive services, and respond to identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic, career, and personal/social/behavior health development for all students. The general responsibilities of the position include:

• Assist in developing comprehensive developmental school guidance and counseling plan that is based on student needs.
• Develop activities, resources, and time lines to implement the goals and objectives of the comprehensive school guidance and counseling plan.
• Involve school personnel in the decision-making process related to implementing a comprehensive guidance program.
• Conduct public awareness initiatives to highlight guidance and counseling program activities, services, and accomplishments.
• Provide individual and group counseling for students to meet their remedial, preventative, and developmental needs.
• Assess the progress of students in counseling and evaluate the overall effectiveness of the counseling interventions.
• Demonstrate positive human relationships by showing respect for the worth and dignity of all students from all cultural and environmental backgrounds.
• Share appropriate information with school personnel, parents, and community agencies about the needs and concerns of students
• Network with community agencies as needed.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to provide a classroom developmental guidance curriculum in the area of personal, social, educational, and career development.
• Provide classroom guidance lessons that are developmentally appropriate.
• Use teaching and classroom management strategies that are conducive to learning.
• Assess the effectiveness of the classroom guidance curriculum.
• Describe the nature of consultation services to faculty and parents
• Help teachers and parents meet the specialized needs of students through mutual problem-solving techniques..
• Help coordinate school-wide testing programs and disseminate results to parents and staff.
• Serve as Chairperson for the Child Concern Team.
• Assist with coordination of outreach programs.

Examples:

Reformer Christmas Stocking Program, Red-Ribbon Drug Awareness Week, the Elks Club Drug and Alcohol Poster Contest, and the HES Cross-Age Tutoring Program.

• Maintain professional competencies through in-service educational activities and other professional growth opportunities.
• Operate according to the ethical code of the school counseling profession.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the building Principal.

Position Type:

Full-time