School Counselor

Job overview

The School Counselor role is listed in Milford, MI, while the posting identifies the work location as Rapid City, SD; compensation is $56,000–$60,000 per year, based on experience, plus a $1,500 sign-on bonus. Black Hills Special Services Cooperative is an educational cooperative serving school districts, individuals, and communities. The counselor supports students’ academic achievement, career readiness, and social, emotional, and behavioral well-being. Through counseling, planning, collaboration, progress monitoring, and crisis-response support, the role helps address barriers to learning and foster an inclusive school environment.

What you'll do

• Provide individual, small-group, and classroom counseling
• support academic planning, career exploration, graduation planning, and post-secondary readiness
• collaborate with families, educators, administrators, and community partners
• participate in student support and intervention meetings
• monitor academic, attendance, and behavioral progress
• support crisis response
• maintain a comprehensive counseling program and confidential records.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

school counselor

student counseling

academic planning

career readiness

social-emotional support

crisis response

rapid city sd

milford mi listing

black hills special services cooperative

$56,000–$60,000/year

$1,500 sign-on bonus

master’s degree

south dakota certification

health and dental insurance

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health, dental, and life insurance
• health savings account options
• South Dakota Retirement
• sick leave
• $1,500 sign-on bonus.

Why this role

Requires a master’s degree in school counseling, counseling, or a related field and South Dakota school counselor certification or eligibility to obtain it before employment. Two years of experience is preferred.

About the employer

Black Hills Special Services Cooperative is hiring for this role. Industry: Elementary and Secondary Schools. Sector: 61.