Maxwell Elementary School Guidance Specialist - Elementary School (Counselor) 1.
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Maxwell Elementary School Guidance Specialist - Elementary School (Counselor) 1.0 FTE
Fayette County Public Schools, Maxwell Spanish Imm Elementary, Lexington, Kentucky.
Starting Date:
Jul 1, 2026
Job Summary
Provides a functional, comprehensive program of direct services for all children utilizing the expertise gained through professional training in the areas of school counseling, school social work, or school psychology. These services will emphasize counseling children; consultation with teachers, parents, and other significant adults; and coordinating a variety of activities and functions related to the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs of students.
Essential Job Functions
Counsels children, individually and in small groups, concerning a variety of developmental tasks and problems.
Provides prevention programs through classroom guidance activities.
Consults with teachers and parents about children’s needs, concerns, and academic issues.
Collaborates with school staff and community representatives in assessing student needs and utilizes the data to plan and evaluate the guidance program.
Coordinates with faculty, parents, attendance personnel, and District Court to correct the attendance problems of truant students.
Provides home visits as needed to assess family circumstances and make needed referrals to community resources for problems interfering with the child’s academic progress, social, emotional, or physical development.
Serves as a resource person on the Special Education Admissions and Release Committee when appropriate.
Refers students to the proper authorities for child abuse or neglect when suspicion exists and provides support services to those children as needed.
Assists or serves as the coordinator of testing and interprets test data to teachers and parents as needed.
Consults with teachers in planning and providing classroom guidance activities.
Assists new students with orientation and acclimation to their new school environment.
Selects and purchases program materials and manages their budget allocation.
Selects and attends professional development as required by the State and District.
Demonstrates the ability to communicate in more than one language or the willingness to learn to communicate in more than one language at the novice level of proficiency.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Maintains regular attendance.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Master’s Degree in either School Counseling, Social Work, or School Psychology.
Three years of professional social work, teaching, or counseling experience is preferred.
Licenses or Certifications
School Counseling Certification, School Social Work Certification, or School Psychology Certification is required.
Relevant Kentucky Board of Psychology, Social Work, or Professional Counseling certification is required.
Physical Demands
Work is performed while standing, sitting, and/or walking.
Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, and reaching.
Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Fayette County Board of Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Superintendent shall adhere to a policy of equal employment opportunity in all personnel matters. No person shall be subjected to discrimination in regard to employment, retention, promotion, demotion, transfer or dismissal because of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity), genetic information, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, age or disabling condition or limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
Salary Range
Salary: $53,263 to $94,361 per year.
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Fayette County Public Schools, Maxwell Spanish Imm Elementary, Lexington, Kentucky.
Starting Date:
Jul 1, 2026
Job Summary
Provides a functional, comprehensive program of direct services for all children utilizing the expertise gained through professional training in the areas of school counseling, school social work, or school psychology. These services will emphasize counseling children; consultation with teachers, parents, and other significant adults; and coordinating a variety of activities and functions related to the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs of students.
Essential Job Functions
Counsels children, individually and in small groups, concerning a variety of developmental tasks and problems.
Provides prevention programs through classroom guidance activities.
Consults with teachers and parents about children’s needs, concerns, and academic issues.
Collaborates with school staff and community representatives in assessing student needs and utilizes the data to plan and evaluate the guidance program.
Coordinates with faculty, parents, attendance personnel, and District Court to correct the attendance problems of truant students.
Provides home visits as needed to assess family circumstances and make needed referrals to community resources for problems interfering with the child’s academic progress, social, emotional, or physical development.
Serves as a resource person on the Special Education Admissions and Release Committee when appropriate.
Refers students to the proper authorities for child abuse or neglect when suspicion exists and provides support services to those children as needed.
Assists or serves as the coordinator of testing and interprets test data to teachers and parents as needed.
Consults with teachers in planning and providing classroom guidance activities.
Assists new students with orientation and acclimation to their new school environment.
Selects and purchases program materials and manages their budget allocation.
Selects and attends professional development as required by the State and District.
Demonstrates the ability to communicate in more than one language or the willingness to learn to communicate in more than one language at the novice level of proficiency.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Maintains regular attendance.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Master’s Degree in either School Counseling, Social Work, or School Psychology.
Three years of professional social work, teaching, or counseling experience is preferred.
Licenses or Certifications
School Counseling Certification, School Social Work Certification, or School Psychology Certification is required.
Relevant Kentucky Board of Psychology, Social Work, or Professional Counseling certification is required.
Physical Demands
Work is performed while standing, sitting, and/or walking.
Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, and reaching.
Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Fayette County Board of Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Superintendent shall adhere to a policy of equal employment opportunity in all personnel matters. No person shall be subjected to discrimination in regard to employment, retention, promotion, demotion, transfer or dismissal because of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity), genetic information, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, age or disabling condition or limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
Salary Range
Salary: $53,263 to $94,361 per year.
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