Substitute - Counselor (ESA) bei Clover Park School District

Clover Park School District is seeking subsitute counselor applicants. We seek educators who are committed to ongoing professional and personal growth and who are eager to contribute to the success of a dynamic, growing school district.

SUBSTITUTE POSITIONS ARE ON-CALL, AT-WILL POSITIONS WITH NO GUARANTEE OF HOURS OR WORK.

*Certificated Substitute Pay Rates

  $200/day or $100/half-day

  $210/day Upon completion of CPSD Guest Teacher training, substitute is eligible to receive 

  $225/day substitutes that have retired from the Clover Park School District

Application Process

This Substitute position is screened and hired by the Substitute Services Office.

Applicants selected for this position will be contacted by Substitute Services via email with next steps.

     *Next Steps include:  Completion of Onboarding documents

                                     Completion of online employment informational videos

                                     Fingerprinting

                                     Presentation of Valid Identification as required by the I9 Form

                                     *Other steps may be required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid Educational Staff Asociate certificate with a Counselor required. 
• Training in one or more of the following areas: Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS), Safe & Civil Schools, Response to Intervention (RtI) or Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), Crisis intervention, suicide and sexual assault prevention, gangs, at-risk students, or other areas.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully employ effective counselor methods.
• Demonstrated desire and ability to work and communicate effectively with staff, students and parents from diverse cultural backgrounds. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Counselors will promote student success through the implementation of a preventative, proactive school counseling program using the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model:  A Framework for School Counseling Programs (2005).
• Provides support of the district comprehensive school counseling program around three domains: academic, career, and social/emotional development.
• Provides direct and indirect services through the school counseling core curriculum, individual student planning, and preventive and responsive services.
• Demonstrates classroom management and instructional skills.
• Collaborates with parents/guardians and educators to assist students with educational, career, and life planning.
• Understands career opportunities, labor market trends and global economics and uses various career assessment techniques to help students understand their abilities and career interests.
• Provides individual and group counseling to students with identified concerns and needs.
• Consults and collaborates effectively with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and other educational/community resources regarding students with identified concerns and needs.
• Delivers classroom and school-wide preventive and responsive services as needed, e.g., Harassment-Intimidation-Bullying (HIB), character traits, managing conflict and test-taking strategies.
• Implements an effective referral and follow-up process as needed.
• Accurately and appropriately uses assessment procedures for determining and structuring individual and group counseling services.
• Refers students to appropriate professionals when necessary, and follows through to make sure the student’s needs are met.
• Provides appropriate information to school personnel related to the comprehensive school counseling program.
• Assists teachers, parents/guardians, and other stakeholders in interpreting and understanding data.
• Interacts and supervises students in a variety of settings, e.g., assemblies, lunchrooms, before and after school, during classroom transitions in order to establish relationships with students and observe student behaviors.
• Adheres to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the school counseling profession.

The essential functions listed above are not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. The position may perform a variety of non-essential functions consistent with the scope and intent of the position.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is performed a regular elementary or secondary school building. Some work to be performed outside the regular school day to meet with students and families. Exposure to normal amounts of dust and fumes from office machines and occasional loud noises. Ability to use arms, hands and fingers; lift 20 pounds and push/pull 40 pounds; and to sit for prolonged periods of time are all required.

Disclaimer:  Substitute positions are considered "at-will" meaning either party can end the relationship at any time; nothing in the offer of substitute employment, employee manual, substitute manual or other employment documents, or other oral communications shall be deemed to create an employment contract or to modify the at-will relationship; no person other than the Superintendent of the District, has the authority to bind the District to an employment contract or an agreement to modify the at-will employment.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Employment with Clover Park School District is conditional pending completion of a Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint background check as required by RCW28A.400.303. (NOTE: All associated background check fees are the employee’s responsibility.) The fingerprint scan must be completed prior to the first day of employment.

Insurance Benefits

Employees who are anticipated to work 630 hours during the school year (September 1 through August 31) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, long term disability and basic life insurance benefits.

Clover Park School District benefits are administered by the Washington State Healthcare Authority under the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB). Click on the link https://www.hca.wa.gov/employee-retiree-benefits/school-employees for information on available benefit options.

Retirement and Deferred Compensation

Eligible employees are required to be a member of the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems Plan. For eligibility  information, check on the link to the Department of Retirement Systems' web site.

Employees also have the ability to participate in tax deferred 403(b) and 457 Deferred Compensation Plans (DCP). These are supplemental retirement savings programs that allows you control over the amount of pre-tax salary dollars you defer as well as the flexibility to choose between multiple investment options.

Clink on the link https://www.drs.wa.gov/plan/dcp/  for information on 457 plan (DCP)  with the Department of Retirement Systems.

To enroll in an eligible 403(b) plan, employees must consult with their own financial planner that is an approved vendor.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Clover Park School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, neurodivergence, the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, or marital status. The District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Address questions and complaints of alleged discrimination to the following individuals at Clover Park School District, 10903 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW, Lakewood, Washington 98499-1341: Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator, Greg Davis, Executive Director of Compliance and Student Services, (253) 583-5154, [email protected]; Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Jennifer Herbold, Executive Director of Special Education, (253) 583-5170, [email protected]. Title IX inquiries may also be directed to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), https://bit.ly/US-OCR. Information about the nondiscrimination and sex-based discrimination policies and grievance procedures, and how to report a concern or complaint, is available at https://bit.ly/CPSDHIBPolicy; OSPI required language per RCW 28A.300.286 is available at https://bit.ly/OSPIModelLanguage.