Counselor @ Columbia Middle School Moses Lake School District 161 Columbia Middle School - Moses Lake, Washington Open in Google Maps This job is also posted in

Moses Lake School District Job Details Job ID:

5895188

Application Deadline:

Posted until filled

Posted:

Yesterday Starting Date:

Immediately Job Description

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary & Benefits We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate middle school counselor to join our school's student support team. The Middle School Counselor will play a pivotal role in promoting the academic, social, emotional, and personal development of our students. The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication skills, a strong understanding of adolescent psychology, and the ability to provide guidance and support to students, parents, and faculty members.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION

Educational Staff Associate (ESA) counseling certification required. Masters Degree with emphasis in school counseling. Demonstrated interest, commitment, and ability to work with students, staff, and community at the middle school level. Demonstrated experience in working effectively with a wide range of student abilities, both academically and socially. Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a counseling team. Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills. Knowledge of current high school graduation requirements for Washington State and High School and Beyond Planning. Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to ethical standards in counseling. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and listening skills. Empathy, compassion, and a nonjudgmental approach to working with students. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Bilingual preferred.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Successful experience as a school counselor. Interest in and evidence of continued professional growth in the area of school counseling.

WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF

Strong understanding of adolescent development, psychology, and counseling techniques. Test administration and test result interpretation to students, parents and others. Community agency and community resource use. Individual and group counseling techniques. Multicultural education and counseling. Helping students with social and emotional needs. Intervention techniques common to school counseling. Special Education and Section 504 laws, regulations, handicapping conditions, and Individual Education Plans. Development of and support for programs of study for strengthening High School and Beyond planning for students. ASCA national model.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Adheres to Moses Lake School District's vision and mission, is a lifelong learner and is receptive to positive growth and change. Familiar with middle school level educational philosophy and scheduling including effective use of technologies and research-based methodologies. Aide students in course and subject selection and effectively balance classes and keep track of schedules. Maintain student records and protect their confidentiality. Initiate, assemble, maintain and interpret accurate health records, attendance records, cumulative progress records, activity records and uniform transcript records for students. Work to resolve students' educational handicaps. Plan alternative programs and up-to-date training for all level of students. Remain readily available to students so as to provide counseling that will lead each student to increased personal growth, self-understanding and maturity. Work with students on an individual basis in the solution of personal problems related to such problems as home and family relations, health and emotional adjustment. Familiar with concerns of middle school level student's parents. Able to meet with parents, whenever necessary, including before and after the regular workday. Arrange and facilitate conferences with teachers and parents as appropriate Provide career orientation, exploration, occupational information and educational planning to parents, staff and students Work with Special Education staff to provide programming for special education students. Actively participate in designing counseling services to facilitate the transition from elementary school to middle school and from middle school to high school. Help develop new programs that better meet the needs of students. Guide students in their participation in school and community activities. Provide individual and group career counseling services. Other duties as assigned Must have excellent attendance. Additional responsibilities as assigned by the building administration. The Moses Lake School District #161 does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boys Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the school district's Title IX, Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, and Equal Opportunity officer, Michelle Musso, 1620 S Pioneer Way, Moses Lake, WA 98837, (509) 766-2650, mmusso@mlsd161.org; OR Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Samantha Burgess, 1620 S Pioneer Way, Moses Lake, WA 98837, (509) 766- 2670, sburgess@mlsd161.org.

Position Type:

Full-Time Job Requirements Citizenship, residency or work visa required Contact Information Human Resources 1620 S. Pioneer Way Moses Lake, WA 98837 Moses Lake, Washington 98837

Phone:

(509) 766-2650

Email:

hr@mlsd161.org Map The content you submit, offer, contribute, attach, post, or display (each a "Submission") will be viewed by other users of the service who may or may not be accurately representing who they are or who they represent. Do not include any sensitive data in your submissions. Any submission or any use or reliance on any content or materials posted via the service or obtained by you through the use of the service is at your own risk. "Sensitive data" for purposes of this section means social security or other government-issued identification numbers, medical or health information, account security information, individual financial account information, credit/debit/gift or other payment card information, account passwords, individual credit and income information or any other sensitive personal data as defined under applicable laws.