School Counselor - Clayton School District
| Position: | School Counselor |
| Subject Area: | (none) |
| Job Title: | School Counselor |
| Job Location: | Glenridge Elementary School |
| Beginning: | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Deadline: | Jul 16, 2025** |
| District: | Clayton School District |
| Clayton, MO 63105 | |
| Telephone: |
314-854-6036 |
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Job Description:
The School District of Clayton is seeking a talented Elementary School Counselor for the 2025-2026 school year at Glenridge Elementary School. School counselors utilize leadership, advocacy, collaboration, and direct support to promote student growth, provide proactive and preventive services, and respond to identified student needs by implementing the comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic and personal/social development for all students.
The successful candidate:
Certification: Missouri Counseling Certification is required.
Experience: Counseling experience preferred.
Compensation: Highly-competitive salary.
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package
FLSA Status: Exempt, Professional Exemption-Teacher.
Work Calendar: 192 day calendar.
Please understand that in order to be considered as a candidate, you must complete all steps in the application process. These steps include completing the online application, uploading your cover letter, resume, transcripts, and three current references.
TIMELINE*
Disclaimer: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws. Certain job duties described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of the School District of Clayton not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law, in its programs or employment practices as required by the Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Full Non-Discrimination Disclosure
The School District of Clayton is seeking a talented Elementary School Counselor for the 2025-2026 school year at Glenridge Elementary School. School counselors utilize leadership, advocacy, collaboration, and direct support to promote student growth, provide proactive and preventive services, and respond to identified student needs by implementing the comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic and personal/social development for all students.
The successful candidate:
- Implements the District’s approved counseling curriculum in assigned building(s), and acts as a resource person for the infusion of guidance learning activities into the curricula
- Counsels small groups and individual students through the development of educational plans and by providing and participating in orientation programs for students and parents
- Participates in building processes related to IEPs, 504s, Care Teams/Student Study Teams, and MTSS
- Leads the referral process for IEPs and conducts student observations
- Consults with teachers, staff, and parents regarding meeting the developmental needs of students by conducting faculty in-service programs and parent education programs
- Manages the connections the school strives to make between general education and Special School District
- Refers students and families to appropriate school and community resources such as school and/or community-based psychologists, school nurses, and administrators for educational assistance
- Participates in, coordinates, and/or conducts activities which contribute to an effective school environment, such as interpreting test results and being a student advocate
- Uses the program evaluation self-study to regularly evaluate and recommend revisions to the District’s counseling program
- Pursues professional growth through post-graduate education, attendance at local and State staff development programs, and participation in professional organizations
- Maintains and updates student records, and when appropriate, reviews with parents and teachers
Certification: Missouri Counseling Certification is required.
Experience: Counseling experience preferred.
Compensation: Highly-competitive salary.
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package
FLSA Status: Exempt, Professional Exemption-Teacher.
Work Calendar: 192 day calendar.
Please understand that in order to be considered as a candidate, you must complete all steps in the application process. These steps include completing the online application, uploading your cover letter, resume, transcripts, and three current references.
TIMELINE*
- Job Posting: July 2-16 11:59 PM
- First Round Interviews: July 18, 2025
- Panel Interview : July 21, 2025
Disclaimer: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws. Certain job duties described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of the School District of Clayton not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law, in its programs or employment practices as required by the Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Full Non-Discrimination Disclosure
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