(26-27 SY) Counselor (High School) - Colorado Springs School District 11

Colorado Springs School District 11(co)

place Colorado Springs, 80949

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Counseling, Other Behavioral, Mental, or Healthcare Field, Psychology

local_atm $51,510 - $79,867 a year

Position Profile

Position: Teacher: Counselor

Department/School: Coronado High School

Reports To: Principal

FTE: 1.0

Days/Year: 187

Salary Schedule: 2025-2026 Teacher/SSP Salary Schedule, School Based Positions (Group A)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

SUMMARY OF FUNCTION:
A school counselor will utilize leadership, advocacy, and collaboration to promote student success, provide preventive services, and respond to identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic, career, and social/emotional development for all students.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Contribute to and/or manage the School Counseling Program using the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model.
Deliver counseling services by means of presentations in the classroom, small groups, and individual sessions.
Use data to design counseling services which support student achievement. Analyze data results and use results to inform stakeholders/continuously improve programs.
Counsel students to encourage and support student achievement in all ASCA domains (social/emotional, academic, and career-readiness) and to improve functioning of behavioral and educational areas.
Counsel students regarding educational issues such as course and program selection, class scheduling, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career and college planning.
Provide short-term solution focused counseling to help students understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral challenges affecting their educational or vocational situations.
Create and update accurate and complete student records as required by law, district policies, and administrative regulations.
Collaborate with parents or guardians, teachers, other counselors and support staff, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral, academic, and other challenges.
Develop appropriate community partnerships to support student educational success.
Provide crisis intervention to students.
Meet with parents and guardians to determine individualized needs, discuss student progress, and provide corresponding resources.
Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

Additional Job Functions Based on Site Location

High Schools

Prepare all students to have a plan of study for high school that is career cluster focused.
Provide guidance and support student achievement including the exploration of postsecondary options.
Support staff implementation of Social Emotional Learning curriculum
Implement the District’s Comprehensive Student Support Model.

OTHER DUTIES

Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS
Knowledge of child and adolescent social/emotional development.
Knowledge of general organization and functions of a public school system.
Knowledge of data collection and the ability to interpret data.
Knowledge of research and evidenced-based interventions related to academic, career social and behavioral concerns.
Ability to be flexible in order to meet the unique needs of the assignment.

Ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

Ability to communicate clearly in both written and oral formats.

Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Ability to plan and organize completion of projects.

Ability to adapt to a changing work environment with a positive attitude and problem solving approach.

Ability to remain calm in an emergency situation.

Proficiency with MS Office and other computer software programs.

Demonstrates respect for children, teenagers, and adults.

QUALIFICATIONS

Graduate degree in school counseling.
Current Colorado Department of Education Special Service Provider License with School Counselor Endorsement.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to Principal and Director of Counseling Services

WORKING CONDITIONS
The work is performed in schools.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work is mostly sedentary with periods of light physical activity. Typical positions require workers to walk or stand for long periods; lift and carry up to 40 pounds; climb stairs, poles or ropes; bend, kneel and crouch; reach, hold, grasp and turn objects; use fingers to operate computer or typewriter keyboards; and physically restrain students. The work requires the ability to speak normally and to use normal or aided vision and hearing.

MENTAL FUNCTIONS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to analyze, communicate, coordinate, instruct, evaluate, reason, adjust, use interpersonal skills, problem solve, compare, copy, compile, monitor, coordinate and make decisions. The employee is occasionally required to compute, synthesize and negotiate.

Join Our Team!

Join Colorado Springs School District 11 and help inspire a generation of learners. Your dedication, creativity, and expertise empower students to reach their full potential — shaping the future of our community and beyond.

Employees in this category will also receive the following for the 2025-2026 school year:

Non-Recurring Pay: 6% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 3% on November paycheck and 3% on May paycheck).
Staffing Stability Incentive (Adams Elementary, Galileo Middle School and Mitchell High School):

All Teachers/SSPs (regardless of FTE) will receive an additional $5,000 split over two payments ($2,500 in November and $2,500 in May). NOTE: This is prorated based off of FTE.
Teaching and SSP Staff qualify to receive an additional 10 extra days (beyond the District Calendar), paid at the per diem rate. Five (5) days for USIP design and five (5) days as “collaborative flex” days. NOTE: SSPs receiving extra days (per the Employee Handbook) are only allowed to work a TOTAL of 10 extra days. For example, nurses are allowed to work 3 additional days per the Handbook and are only allowed to work an additional 7 days (for a total of 10).
Mitchell High School Only: Teachers/SSPs also receive a one-step increase (paid monthly).

Pay for Performance (Mitchell High School): All Teachers/SSPs receive a Pay for Performance Bonus that is paid out in the fall (utilizing performance measures criteria from the previous year).
Additional 10% to Base Pay for the following Hard to Fill positions: OT, PT, School Nurses, Audiologists, & School Psychologists
Additional 15% to Base Pay for the following Hard to Fill position(s): SLP

Base Salary Setting: Employment, assignment and salary placement, is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title, job duties and time worked in the position. Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.

Base Salary Setting (New Hires): Any newly-employed Teacher/Special Service Provider (SSP) will be placed on the appropriate lane for their educational background (BA, MA, etc). according to the official transcripts that are provided. They will be placed at the appropriate step for experience listed on the resume. Teachers will receive credit for a maximum of 14 years for any applicable teaching experience (provided that the experience occurred in the last 15 years).

Base Salary Setting (Rehires): Returning employees who have previously resigned or separated from the District will be rehired at the same step they were on at the time of resignation/separation plus any new experience gained in the same job, provided step increases were approved by the Board during the years in question.

See Employee Handbook (located on the D11 website) for information on salary setting for rehires (after retirement), promotions and lateral transfers.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

School District 11 is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in relation to disability, need for special education services (whether actual or perceived), race, creed, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religion, ancestry, age, genetic information, or protected activity in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Any harassment/discrimination of students and/or staff, based on the aforementioned protected areas, will not be tolerated and must be brought to the immediate attention of the school principal, D11 administrator/supervisor or D11 nondiscrimination compliance/grievance coordinator.

NONDISCRIMINATION COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR, the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and Ombudservices, has been designated to coordinate compliance with: Equal Pay Act of 1963, Civil Rights Act of 1964, as Amended, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Title IX – Education Amendments Act of 1972, Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For additional information, please contact the District 11 Office of Equal Opportunity Programs & Ombudservices at 1115 North El Paso Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2599, Phone: 719-520-2288, FAX: 719-520-2442

The following Board policies address nondiscrimination in District 11: AC, AC-R, GBA, GBAA, JBB, JBB-R