Elementary School Counselor

Apply Now Laurel Springs School, a subsidiary of Spring Educion Group, a WASC-accredited school, is a pioneer in online prive school educion since 1991. Laurel Springs provides flexible and personalized learning experiences online for students in kindergarten through 12th grade and beyond.

The Elementary School (K5th Grade) Counselor plays a key role in fostering the academic, social, and emotional development of students in grades K5. This position requires broad experience, cultural competency, and the ability to address both school-wide priorities and individual student needs through a comprehensive and responsive counseling program.

Key Responsibilities

Student Support and Development

• Respond to students academic and social-emotional needs with developmentally approprie interventions.
• Assess student abilities, interests, and achievements to support self-understanding and guide middle school planning.
• Plan and implement group counseling programs informed by student needs and measurable objectives.
• Provide one-on-one counseling sessions to support academic, emotional, and developmental growth.

Collaborion and Communicion

• Build strong, proactive relionships with students, parents, teachers, staff, and administrors through various communicion plforms (email, phone, video conferencing).
• Collabore with the Lower School Dean, K5 faculty, and advisors to establish holistic student support systems.
• Work closely with 68 and college counselors to ensure vertical alignment of the school counseling program, with a focus on transitions into online learning and middle school.

Program Delivery and Engagement

• Lead live, monthly webinar sessions for students and families, addressing academic, career, and social-emotional development.
• Contribute to enrollment and retention efforts by participing in virtual open houses and re-enrollment discussions.
• Cree and distribute communicions (such as newsletters) th address student and family needs.

Professional Responsibilities

• Use student da to identify programming priorities and evalue effectiveness.
• Participe actively and professionally in school-wide meetings, events, and communicions, including some evening virtual events.
• Engage in continuous professional development and self-assessment to enhance counseling practices.
• Maintain confidentiality reled to students, families, staff, and school operions.
• Perform additional counseling-reled duties as assigned.

Wh We Offer

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to our full-time employees, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid holidays and sick days
• 401k plan with company mch
• Tuition discounts for your children
• Professional development
• Educion reimbursement and partnerships

Qualificions

Educion and Certificion

• Masters degree in school counseling or a reled field
• Active School Counseling certificion, with a commitment to ongoing compliance with ste and local credentialing and background check requirements

Experience and Skills

• Minimum of 3 years of experience working with elementary-aged students in a school counseling or educional support role
• Proven ability to implement group programs with measurable outcomes
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communicion skills
• Proficient with educional technology tools, including word processing, G Suite, Learning Management Systems, and Student Informion Systems
• Strong analytical, evaluive, and organizional abilities

Work Environment

• Access to a quiet, professional workspace and reliable high-speed internet during work hours
• Willingness and ability to travel occasionally for in-person events, meetings, and training opportunities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty sisfactorily. Reasonable accommodions may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In general, this position requires an individual to frequently walk, stand, sit, squ, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language. In addition, this position often requires an individual to carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend. This position is regularly required to hear and use clear vision with or without correction. Spring Educion Group, including, but not limited to SEG Inc., and their affilies (collectively Company) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring, and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and reled conditions), sexual oriention, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial stus, age, nional origin, ancestry, disability, genetic informion, military/veteran stus, or any other classificion protected by federal, ste, or local law. The Company expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discriminion. Apply Now