Position Type:
Student Support Services/Guidance Counselor
Date Posted:
3/6/2026
Location:
Van Buren Elementary
(High-Needs School)
Date Available:
TBD
Closing Date:
TBD
Position: Brown County Schools is seeking a full-time (184 day) School Counselor or Social Worker to support the social-emotional wellness and career-connected learning needs of Preschool through Grade 5 students at Sprunica Elementary school. Located in the heart of beautiful Brown County Indiana, Sprunica Elementary is about a 40-minute drive from Columbus, Bloomington, Greenwood or Martinsville in Nineveh, Indiana. Over the years, Sprunica Elementary has earned a National Blue-Ribbon award and designated as an Indiana 4-Star School.
Qualifications: Candidates must either meet the Indiana licensing requirements for School Counselor as defined by the IDOE under 515 IAC 8-1-4 or hold a Master's Degree in Social Work and license for Social Worker or Clinical Social Worker from the IPLA (IC 25-23.6-4-1). School Counselors or Social Workers holding a Student Services License from the IDOE (515 IAC 8-1-48) are preferred however Social Workers willing to purse an IDOE license are encouraged to apply.
Description: As a School Counselor/Social Worker you are an important part of the educational team that works to help students be ready to learn. The school team at Sprunica Elementary consists of a Principal, teachers, special educators, a speech-language pathologist, and community-based mental health providers. You are a critical link between the school, home, and community, bringing all systems together in the best interest of the child.
The Helmsburg Elementary School Counselor/Social Worker helps STUDENTS:
Student Support Services/Guidance Counselor
Date Posted:
3/6/2026
Location:
Van Buren Elementary
(High-Needs School)
Date Available:
TBD
Closing Date:
TBD
Position: Brown County Schools is seeking a full-time (184 day) School Counselor or Social Worker to support the social-emotional wellness and career-connected learning needs of Preschool through Grade 5 students at Sprunica Elementary school. Located in the heart of beautiful Brown County Indiana, Sprunica Elementary is about a 40-minute drive from Columbus, Bloomington, Greenwood or Martinsville in Nineveh, Indiana. Over the years, Sprunica Elementary has earned a National Blue-Ribbon award and designated as an Indiana 4-Star School.
Qualifications: Candidates must either meet the Indiana licensing requirements for School Counselor as defined by the IDOE under 515 IAC 8-1-4 or hold a Master's Degree in Social Work and license for Social Worker or Clinical Social Worker from the IPLA (IC 25-23.6-4-1). School Counselors or Social Workers holding a Student Services License from the IDOE (515 IAC 8-1-48) are preferred however Social Workers willing to purse an IDOE license are encouraged to apply.
Description: As a School Counselor/Social Worker you are an important part of the educational team that works to help students be ready to learn. The school team at Sprunica Elementary consists of a Principal, teachers, special educators, a speech-language pathologist, and community-based mental health providers. You are a critical link between the school, home, and community, bringing all systems together in the best interest of the child.
The Helmsburg Elementary School Counselor/Social Worker helps STUDENTS:
- Develop positive problem solving and decision making skills through classroom, group, and individual work
- Cope with stress due to situations at home, school, and in the community
- Improve interpersonal relationships
- Increase academic success
- Develop self-esteem and self-discipline
- Promote a safe school environment
- Utilize available resources to meet the educational, social, and emotional needs of all students
- Develop and implement policies for the safety of all students (i.e. bullying, LGBTQ)
- Understand how cultural, societal, socio-economic status, physical and mental health, and familial factors affect students
- Coordinate community resources to meet students' needs
- Educate faculty and staff in areas such as anti-bullying and Positive Behavior Supports
- By being part of the crisis and multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention teams
- By providing evidence-based social work services as a component of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
- Understand how students with special needs can access available programs
- Participate effectively in their children's education
- Understand and meet their children's social and emotional needs
- Utilize school and community resources effectively
- Understand school policies, programs, and practice
- Develop strategies and resources to adequately meet the needs of students and families
- Navigate available resources and collaborate to provide the best possible care for students and families
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This position is listed as full time and onsite.