ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR RESUME EXAMPLE

Published: Jan 07, 2025 – The Elementary School Counselor provides a comprehensive school counseling program aligned with state and local standards to support students' developmental, academic, and social needs. This position collaborates with stakeholders to eliminate barriers to education and ensure access to rigorous learning opportunities for all students. The counselor also utilizes data analysis and ethical practices to deliver counseling services through diverse methods, including classroom instruction, group activities, and individual guidance.

Tips for Elementary School Counselor Skills and Responsibilities on a Resume

1. Elementary School Counselor, Green Valley School District, Springfield, IL

Job Summary: 

  • Develop an effective referral and follow-up process with in-house support and outside agencies.
  • Provide leadership, intervention, and support when crisis counseling is appropriate.
  • Manage the school counseling program through the effective use of calendars, action plans, and management agreements.
  • Devote no less than 60% of their time to providing direct services to students with the remaining time devoted to program management, system support, and accountability.
  • Collaborate with parents, teachers, and administrators to ensure the effective implementation of the school counseling program and reflection of the school's goals.
  • Implement data-driven action plans that align with school and comprehensive counseling program goals, impact the issues of closing the gap, and allow effective monitoring of student's progress.
  • Utilize data to perform yearly program audits to evaluate the school counseling program's effectiveness.
  • Collect and use data to direct the program's needs and direction.
  • Provide regular result reports to administrators, teachers, and appropriate shareholders.
  • Monitor impact issues such as academic achievement, discipline referrals, and attendance and assist with and support appropriate interventions.
  • Complete other duties as assigned that align with the American School Counselors Association (ASCA) recommendations.


Skills on Resume:

  • Referral Process (Hard Skills)
  • Crisis Counseling (Soft Skills)
  • Program Management (Hard Skills)
  • Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Action Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Student Support (Soft Skills)
  • Reporting (Hard Skills) 

2. Elementary School Counselor, Pinewood Academy, Clearwater, FL

Job Summary: 

  • Ensures each student has access to a school counseling program that advocates for all students in diverse cultural groups.
  • Display accurate and detailed knowledge of students' skills, special needs, interests, and cultural heritage.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the typical developmental characteristics of the age group, as well as exceptions to the general patterns of development.
  • Plan important aspects of counseling in the school setting and school goals.
  • Routinely seeks input from stakeholders.
  • Interact with students, parents, and staff who are respectful and appropriate to the ages, cultures, and developmental levels of the students.
  • Actively promotes positive interactions. 
  • Establishes an environment of inclusion and trust.
  • Regularly communicates with students, teachers, and parents.
  • Consistently assesses the progress students are making in programs and consults with team members to discuss students' needs.
  • Feedback to students is accurate and specific, students frequently engage in self-assessment.
  • Use assessment to determine appropriate school-wide services to address the needs of the student population.
  • Hold individual, small group, and/or whole-group counseling sessions and instruct students in social-emotional learning to assist students with academic, career, and personal/social issues in response to emergent student needs and concerns.
  • Enhances cultural competence and facilitates the cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills of all school personnel.
  • Provides thorough and accurate information to families, staff, or the community about the counseling program as a whole and individual students.
  • Consistently follows confidentiality guidelines.


Skills on Resume:

  • Advocacy for Diverse Groups (Soft Skills)
  • Knowledge of Student Needs (Hard Skills)
  • Developmental Understanding (Hard Skills)
  • Counseling Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Input (Soft Skills)
  • Respectful Interaction (Soft Skills)
  • Positive Interaction Promotion (Soft Skills)
  • Trust-building Environment (Soft Skills) 

3. Elementary School Counselor, Maple Ridge Elementary, Johnsonville, TX

Job Summary: 

  • Builds a positive, supportive school culture among students, staff, and parents through the coordinating of community circles, staff, school and family events
  • Collaborates with instructional leadership on developing social-emotional programs and curriculum, including Elm’s social-emotional intelligence lessons
  • Provide professional development and 1:1 support around social-emotional intelligence, skills, etc.
  • Train teachers in their role as mandated reports of suspected child abuse and neglect, act as school liaisons with the Administration for Children’s Services
  • Conducts frequent and consistent classroom observations to best support students and staff
  • Provides individual and small group counseling for students referred by staff or self-referred for students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical impairment indicates a need for support
  • Proactively coordinates events that support and train families with students identified as at-risk
  • Coordinates and conducts psycho-educational evaluations, including cognitive and academic achievement testing, and provides high-quality counseling sessions for students with IEPs and at-risk scholars
  • Provides mandated counseling services under students’ IEPs
  • Conducts student observations and/or Functional Behavior Analyses for students who have persistent behavioral issues
  • Collaborates with teachers and/or Student Success Team (SST) in developing behavior plans for identified/referred students
  • Plays an integral role in supporting the instructional team in the Response to Intervention (RTI) process
  • Collaborates with the leadership team in overall parent communication regarding all students, not limited to at-risk students, and students receiving counseling services
  • Maintains case history records and prepares reports
  • Lead crisis management for scholars in need of this support
  • Engage in school-based support teams to ensure student progress through the right supports and interventions


Skills on Resume:

  • School Culture (Soft Skills)
  • Program Development (Hard Skills)
  • Professional Development (Hard Skills)
  • Teacher Training (Hard Skills)
  • Classroom Observation (Soft Skills)
  • Counseling (Soft Skills)
  • Event Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Evaluation (Hard Skills) 

4. Elementary School Counselor, Brookside Charter School, Westfield, OH

Job Summary: 

  • Work collaboratively with all stakeholders in providing a World-Class Education.
  • Work within the beliefs, philosophy, and mission statements that have been approved and align with the school, school district, and state mission.
  • Plan, organize, and deliver a comprehensive school counseling program based upon the developmental and individual needs of students in collaboration with building-level administrators.
  • Develop a written plan for the effective delivery of services based on state and local standards, current school data, and individual student's needs.
  • Advocate for the elimination of barriers to access and assure a rigorous education for all students.
  • Maintain current communication and appropriate resources for stakeholders.
  • Apply legal and ethical standards of the role of the school counselor.
  • Deliver counseling services through classroom instruction, interdisciplinary curriculum, group activities, individual or small group appraisal and advisement, consultation, individual and small group counseling, crisis counseling/response, and peer facilitation.
  • Collaborate with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and other educational specialists to develop academic, career, and personal/social skills for all students.
  • Apply professional training to collect, analyze, interpret, and use relevant data to guide students' academic, social, and career achievement.


Skills on Resume:

  • Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Program Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Service Delivery (Hard Skills)
  • Advocacy (Soft Skills)
  • Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Ethical Standards (Hard Skills)
  • Counseling Services (Soft Skills)
  • Data Analysis (Hard Skills)