Tupelo Public Schools
Certified - Elementary - Counselor
Job Number 4600314954
Start Date
Open Date 08/21/2025
Closing Date
FLSA STATUS:
Exempt
JOB TITLE:
Elementary School Counselor
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. AA Certification, license, or other legal credentials required
2. Master's Degree required in Guidance Counseling required
3. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board may find appropriate and acceptable.
REPORTS TO:
Principal
JOB GOAL:
To help students overcome problems that impede learning and to assist them in making educational, and behavioral choices and for utilizing their potential in school and society.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Aids students in course and subject selection based on individual needs assessment to ensure success.
2. Obtains and disseminates occupation information to students and to classes studying occupations.
3. Assists students in evaluating their aptitudes and abilities through the interpretation of individual standardized test scores and other pertinent data, and works with students in evolving education and occupation plans in terms of such evaluation.
4. Works to discover and develop special abilities of students.
5. Works to resolve students' educational handicaps.
6. Registers students new to the school and orients them to school procedures and the school's varied opportunities for learning.
7. Works to prevent students from dropping out of school.
8. Helps students evaluate career interests and choices.
9. Remains readily available to students so as to provide counseling that will lead each student to increased personal growth, self-understanding, and maturity.
10. Works 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.
11. Plans guidance field trips to schools, colleges, and industry for interested students.
12. Guides students in their participation in school and community activities.
13. Maintains student records and protects their confidentiality.
14. Confers with parents whenever necessary.
15. Assists in the orientation of new faculty members.
16. Provides in-service training in guidance for teachers and student teachers.
17. Works with teachers and other staff members to familiarize them with the general range of educational prospects of individual students being counseled.
18. Advises administrators and faculty on the matters of student discipline.
19. Takes an active role in interpreting the school's objectives to students, parents, and the community at large.
20. Interprets the counseling/guidance program to the community.
21. Organizes and conducts annual "Career Day."
22. Arranges for tutors and summer school work.
23. Performs additional duties and assignments as assigned by supervisor.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, objects, tools, controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 218 days. Salary to be established by the Board.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.
Job Number 4600314954
Start Date
Open Date 08/21/2025
Closing Date
FLSA STATUS:
Exempt
JOB TITLE:
Elementary School Counselor
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. AA Certification, license, or other legal credentials required
2. Master's Degree required in Guidance Counseling required
3. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board may find appropriate and acceptable.
REPORTS TO:
Principal
JOB GOAL:
To help students overcome problems that impede learning and to assist them in making educational, and behavioral choices and for utilizing their potential in school and society.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Aids students in course and subject selection based on individual needs assessment to ensure success.
2. Obtains and disseminates occupation information to students and to classes studying occupations.
3. Assists students in evaluating their aptitudes and abilities through the interpretation of individual standardized test scores and other pertinent data, and works with students in evolving education and occupation plans in terms of such evaluation.
4. Works to discover and develop special abilities of students.
5. Works to resolve students' educational handicaps.
6. Registers students new to the school and orients them to school procedures and the school's varied opportunities for learning.
7. Works to prevent students from dropping out of school.
8. Helps students evaluate career interests and choices.
9. Remains readily available to students so as to provide counseling that will lead each student to increased personal growth, self-understanding, and maturity.
10. Works 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.
11. Plans guidance field trips to schools, colleges, and industry for interested students.
12. Guides students in their participation in school and community activities.
13. Maintains student records and protects their confidentiality.
14. Confers with parents whenever necessary.
15. Assists in the orientation of new faculty members.
16. Provides in-service training in guidance for teachers and student teachers.
17. Works with teachers and other staff members to familiarize them with the general range of educational prospects of individual students being counseled.
18. Advises administrators and faculty on the matters of student discipline.
19. Takes an active role in interpreting the school's objectives to students, parents, and the community at large.
20. Interprets the counseling/guidance program to the community.
21. Organizes and conducts annual "Career Day."
22. Arranges for tutors and summer school work.
23. Performs additional duties and assignments as assigned by supervisor.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, objects, tools, controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 218 days. Salary to be established by the Board.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.