Internal Applicants (Internal candidates include district UASD paid employees)
The deadline for internal applicants to apply for this position is 5/8/2025. Internal applicants are required to submit an application for the position by clicking on the internal applicant link in the applicant portal.

External Applicants (non-employees, all substitutes, and district contracted employees)
Are required to submit a full application by clicking on the external applicant link in the applicant portal.

PAY RATE FOR NEW EMPLOYEES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES

PA Certification Required: Elementary School Guidance Counselor
Out of state certification requires a commitment to become PA certified in the instructional area above.

(This job description is subject to change upon approval by the UASD School Board.)

Policy Statement:

The Elementary Guidance Counselor is a professional member of the staff who provides support to the administration, teachers, and students in a variety of ways. This person must have a broad background in child development, diagnostic testing, child psychology and counseling as well as general knowledge of the overall educational program.

Duties and Responsibilities with:

A. Pupils
1. Provide individual counseling services to the pupil in relation to
his school experience, progress in learning, and interactions with
his environment.
2. Provide group counseling to small groups of pupils with common
needs or problems.
3. Provide guidance and counseling services consonant with pupil
needs and development.
4. Provide guidance and counseling services which minimize crisis
points in the child's educational sequence.
5. Provide counseling services to those pupils who are temporarily
incapacitated by periods of serious emotional stress.
6. Provide support to the principal, as needed, for standardized testing.
7. Administer screening tests for placement into the Gifted Program and
interpret test results to children.
8. Serve as a student advocate both within the school environment and
the outside community.
9. Coordinate and guide students and parents to appropriate social and
counseling services.
10. Participate as needed in multi-disciplinary team meetings to insure
that the student is provided a proper educational program within an
appropriate learning environment.

B. Teachers
1. Provide continuing help to teachers as they seek to meet the needs
of all children. This could include help to the teacher in his
individual contact with pupils, sharing knowledge of child
development, interpreting test results, assessing the individual
child's potential and achievement, and assisting in individualizing
educational programs.
2. Initiate, coordinate, and participate with teachers in conferences
for parents.
3. Assist teachers with the effective use and interpretation of pupil
records and test results.
4. Serve as referral agent or as consultant to the staff members in
effecting proper referral of children with problems beyond the
scope of the school.
5. Provide consultative services to teachers which will facilitate an
optimum learning environment for pupils.
6. Work with staff concerning promotion-retention of pupils and
placement in special schools or classes when necessary.
7. Help teachers plan classroom strategies to assist children who are
having specific difficulties or need alternative learning styles.
8. Assist the classroom teacher in determining the proper placement for children who are/can be mainstreamed into the regular classroom.
9. Aid the teacher in developing behavior modification programs for
students having discipline problems.
10. Work with individuals within the classroom who need special
attention and tend to dominate the regular and special teacher's
time.
11. Work with the teaching staff on an as-needed basis to provide
everyday "in-service" for our professional staff.
12. Serve as a resource person for building self-esteem within the
classroom and school.

C. Administrators
1. Consult in the selection and use of gifted screening tests and the
interpretation of test results.
2. Develop, maintain, and update the elementary guidance curriculum.
3. Serve as a resource person in cooperation with other staff members
in the organization of a guidance program that is continuous
throughout the school system, and is integrated with a program of
pupil-personnel services.
4. Share with administrators the information about incipient or
potential social and emotional problems.
5. Assist in a continual evaluation of the elementary guidance
program including follow-up of students as they make the
transition to the secondary level.
6. Coordinate the articulation of pupils from the elementary to the
secondary schools.
7. Assist in the development of alternative approaches in discipline and
behavior modification.
8. Participate on I.S.T and RTIi teams as deemed appropriate by the
principal.
9. Serve as a resource person who can coordinate and work with the
various social, counseling, and mental health agencies to insure
a continuous program for all students K-12.
11. Help communication between home and school to insure that the
overall process from identification to graduation is coordinated.
12. Assist the administration in gathering data and making decisions
about special education.
15. Assist the Special Education Advisory Council member and the
district superintendent in the coordination of the special education
program.

D. Pupil Personnel Services
1. Work cooperatively with all other school personnel for the most
effective personal growth and development of students.

E. Parents
1. Provide individual counseling to the parent in relation to the
pupil's school experience and factors related to his academic
progress.
2. Provide information about available guidance and counseling
services and community resources.
3. Provide information and orientation to parents concerning
future educational alternatives which are available for pupils.
4. Interpret test results to parents.

F. Community
1. Work cooperatively with representatives of community services in
the pupil's behalf.
2. Assist the school staff in interpreting the school program in the
community.

Supervision Received and Exercised:

The Elementary Guidance Counselor shall be a professional staff employee. He/she is directly responsible to the building principal.

The elementary guidance counselor shall establish lines of communication and cooperation with the following personnel:

1. Central Office
2. Building Principals
3. Professional Staff
4. Students
5. Parents
6. Community
7. Outside Agencies

Rev: 12/12