School Counselor-1 yr only

• Position Type: Professional Educator - Student Services/ School Counselor
• Date Posted: 9/24/2026
• Location: District Wide

STARTING SALARY: $56,918+ (based on experience) The Sun Prairie Area School District is seeking a full time, equity-driven, and collaborative School Counselor to join our High School team for the 2026-2027 school year. High School Counselors partner with staff to support all students' social and emotional wellness and post-high school planning. They also collaborate with their Student Services colleagues to review data, identify students, and deliver additional group or individual support or intervention. High School Counselors may also support the development and implementation of Section 504 Accommodation Plans. This position will join a student services team consisting of 3.5 School Counselors, 1.5 School Psychologists, and 2.0 School Social Workers in addition to a College, Career, & Life Coordinator and other supportive Coordinator staff and Administrators.

SUMMARY: School counselors support students' learning, social development, and mental and behavioral health using problem solving, assessment, data-based decision-making, and the delivery of evidenced-based interventions. School counselors collaborate and consult with educators, community, families, and other professionals to help create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments for all students.

The school counselor functions as part of the district's Student Services Team. This team of Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers and Nurses collaboratively provides a multi-leveled system of supports through implementation and monitoring of evidence-based behavioral and academic interventions for all students in need. The services provided should reflect the specific needs of the students, families, and schools served and address the following non-exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, and expectations:

School counselors apply their knowledge of both counseling and education through consultation and collaboration with teachers, school administrators, parents, and community providers. They participate in effective data-based decision-making using a foundation of assessment and data collection to monitor student and system progress. School counselors engage in specificservices for students, such as direct and indirect interventions that focus on academic skills, learning, socialization, and mental health. School Counselors provide services to schools and families that enhance the competence and well-being of children, including promotion of effective and safe learning environments, prevention and remediation of academic and behavior problems, response to crises, and improvement of family–school collaboration.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Embrace the professional responsibility to interrupt systemic racism toward our black and brown children and families and to collaboratively dismantle, rebuild, and align our system for racial equity.
• Implement the evidence based practices that make up the Sun Prairie Student Services Integrated Practice Model: Motivational Interviewing, SBIRT, CBITS, Bounce Back, Behavioral Health in Schools - Sun Prairie, Building Bridges.
• Implement a comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic, career, and personal/social development for all students by leading and coaching the integration of social emotional learning and the academic and career planning process at the building level as an expert in these areas.
• Provide leadership around district graduation requirements and the post high school planning process in grades K-12+. This may include scheduling, registration, and student placement.
• Facilitate and organize the orientation of new students. Assist with student transitions from one school to another including evening parent/student programs.
• Provide equity leadership through awareness of relevant and current culturally and linguistically appropriate assessment and instructional practices.
• Commit to ongoing development of your personal equity learning.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position supervises the following positions: Supervises students.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to eligible individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: