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Counselor - Middle

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Duties

Essential Functions:

• Strive to implement the district's philosophy of educational and instructional goals and objectives.
• Develop a comprehensive plan of support for social emotional needs within the school.
• Provide academic advisement to students.
• Assist with student scheduling.
• Intervene with students experiencing a social-emotional crisis in an effort to diffuse and calm the situation.
• Provide one-on-one, small group, and whole class interventions/instruction to support academic and social emotional learning needs.
• Coordinate a referral system for students, parents, and teachers.
• Serve on the school's RTI team as directed by the building administrator.
• Assist with the development of RTI and 504 plans.
• Assist teachers with developing classroom-based plans based on the understanding and needs of individual students.
• Develop a comprehensive list of internal and external social emotional learning resources for teachers and families.
• Take a leadership role in maintaining respectful relationships amongst students within the school.
• Participate in identifying and resolving problems between school and community
• Act as a liaison between families, school, and community agencies.
• Monitor data and conduct needs assessments to determine social emotional needs and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive list of community agencies and services for students, parents, and teachers.
• Attend staff meetings and in-services at specified times

Additional Functions:

• Assist school personnel in recognizing unmet needs of students by providing consultation and/or in-service experiences to school personnel, parents and students.
• Assist in developing resources to resolve problems and interface these with school and community needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in School Counseling or related field.
• Illinois Professional Educator License with School Counselor endorsement required

Salary/Benefits

Regionally competitive

Additional Notes

Competencies:

• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with staff at all levels, students, parents, and the general public.
• Ability to interact with children in a positive and nurturing manner.
• Ability to multi-task while maintaining a calm and professional demeanor.
• Adaptable to different work scenarios and schedules. Able to prioritize efforts in order to achieve a student-focused solution.
• Proficient in standard office software applications.
• Ability to collaborate and provide shared leadership.
• Able to work in various team-oriented work groups to come to a student-focused solution.

Working conditions

• Mental Demands: calculating, comparing, evaluation, interpreting, organizing, consulting, analyzing, planning, documenting, specifying, coordinating, implementing, and presenting.
• Physical Demands: bending, stooping, kneeling, twisting, reaching, sitting for prolonged periods of time, standing, walking, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, repetitive motions, talking, hearing and visual acuity, ability to read and write, ability to speak and understand the English language. Must be able to lift an individual student.
• Environmental Conditions: The work is performed primarily indoors; however, outside work is required on occasion. Travel between school facilities may be required.

Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page

https://www.applitrack.com/d323/OnlineApp/JobPostings/View.asp?AppliTrackJobId=5195

School District

https://www.dunlapcusd.net

Position Website

https://www.dunlapcusd.net/employment

ILearn Link

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Report Card Link

District Report Card

Job Posting Date

4/15/2026

Start Date

8/3/2026

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District Name Dunlap CUSD #323 Building Name Dunlap Valley Middle School Address 13120 Route 91

Dunlap, IL 61525 Phone (309)691-3955 Fax (309)691- IASA Region Central IL Valley County Peoria Employment Type Full-time permanent Job Category School Guidance Counselor Grade Level Jr. High Middle School

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