Counselor - Middle

4 days ago
Colorado$56K - $119KFull TimeSchool Counseling
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ No Nights

Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join Douglas County School District as a School Counselor – $56-119K in United States. Please complete this application using your full legal name as it appears on your government issued forms of identification when you have time to go from start to finish. Application details cannot be saved along the way, and you must complete and submit the application in one sitting.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide information to students and parents regarding academic progress, counseling programs, community resources, etc.
  • Align the counseling program to school goals (School Improvement Plan).
  • Use assessment data to measure student learning and academic growth and analyze results in planning counseling decisions.
  • Participate in professional development activities to improve knowledge and skills.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $56K - $119K
  • Pension plan offered.
  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers day shifts only, student loan benefits. Work with Douglas County School District in United States.

Key Skills

School Guidance Curriculum DesignIndividual Student PlanningResponsive ServicesSystems SupportAcademic Achievement SupportEducational CounselingCareer PlanningAssessment Data AnalysisProfessional DevelopmentTesting CoordinationCommunity PartnershipsAge-Appropriate CounselingTechnology IntegrationMedicaid DocumentationProgram ManagementStakeholder Collaboration

Requirements

A Master's Degree in Counseling and a Special Service Provider License in School Counseling from the Colorado Department of Education are required for this role. Candidates must understand the unique challenges impacting secondary school students' academic achievement.
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Position Insights

WeekdayDoc rates Counselor - Middle at Douglas County School District a 6.0/10 for work-life balance — good.

This position offers no on-call requirements, no weekend shifts, no night shifts.

Compensation ranges from $56k to $119k annually.

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), which can forgive remaining federal student loan balances after 10 years of qualifying payments.

Key skills for this role include School Guidance Curriculum Design, Individual Student Planning, Responsive Services, Systems Support, Academic Achievement Support.

Benefits include Health Insurance, Vision, Dental, HSA, FSA.

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About Douglas County School District

Primary and Secondary Education
Castle Rock, CO
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Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Vision
Dental
HSA
FSA
Life Insurance
Disability
EAP
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

No nights (Independent predictor ↓ burnout)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

4d ago