Academic Counselor

Position Type Student Support Services/Guidance Counselor Date Posted 6/23/2026 Date Available 06/23/2026 Reports To Campus Principal Application Deadline Open Until Filled Length of Work Year 190 days Date Revised

AUG03, 2021

Wage/Hour Status Exempt Salary Range $56,812 Minimum, $81,751 Maximum Pay Grade SO3 Primary Purpose To provide a proactive developmental guidance and counseling program for all students to maximize academic, career, and personal growth. This also includes teaching the abstinence curriculum. Qualifications Education and Certification Master’s degree in counseling from an accredited college or university Valid Texas counseling certificate Special Knowledge Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and career development Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior Ability to present information in one-on-one, small group, and large group situations to students, parents or guardians, and district staff Experience Three years teaching experience required Major Responsibilities and Duties Program Management Plan school guidance and counseling programs to ensure that identified objectives are met. Develop, coordinate and continuously evaluate the overall effectiveness of the guidance program. Educate the school staff, parents and community about the guidance services via meetings, school newsletters, and presentations. Compile, maintain, and file all required reports, records and documents. Work hand in hand with Social Workers and CPS to better assist students and families. Guidance Curriculum Plan, organize, implement, and deliver structured group lessons according to the district’s guidance curriculum to improve students’ interpersonal and intrapersonal effectiveness, personal health and safety, post-secondary planning and readiness, and other developmental needs. Teach the school guidance curriculum components through effective instructional strategies and planned structured groups considering diverse student populations and needs for differentiated instruction. Work with students, staff, parents or guardians, and the community to identify priorities where students will be served through the guidance curriculum components. Collaborate across curricular areas to integrate guidance lessons into content area curriculum. Create a balanced curriculum using well-planned and intentional activities and materials, incorporating guest speakers, and offering engaging delivery techniques, including technology tools. Responsive Services Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance and respond to problematic or critical incidents or support students and offer services in time of need. Use preventative activities to remove barriers that interfere with a student’s educational, career, personal, and social development. Implement remediation practices to assist students in coping with problem situations or unwise choices. Identify precipitating and antecedent factors, effective and ineffective approaches to dealing with the circumstances, and provide feedback to guide future decisions. Use specialized skills to support students in crisis situations requiring immediate response. Maintain a healthy and safe school environment by collaborating with district staff, parents or guardians, and local officials. Provide continued support to students in need through individual counseling, small group counseling, consultation, or referral to services outside the school or district. Serve as an impartial, non-reporting resource for interpersonal conflicts and discourse involving two or more students, including accusations of bullying. Individual Planning Create school counseling services that are developmental and age appropriate and provide information or literature that highlights related topics to students, teachers, and administrators. Assist individual students and their parents or guardians in monitoring their academic, career, personal, and social development as they progress in school. Act as a student advocate, leader, collaborator, and systems change agent. Advocate for a student environment that acknowledges and respects diversity and ensures equitable access and placement in courses and programs for minority, disenfranchised, homeless, and other special populations. Interpret standardized test results, offer career development. System Support Collect, summarize, and interpret testing data to plan, create interventions, guide students, and address specific student needs. Conduct an annual program audit to inform accountability, action plans, time management, and systematic change. Participate in campus-based school improvement planning and goal setting. Provide parent or guardian and staff training and consultation to foster student educational, career, personal, and social development. Clearly articulate and communicate the counseling program’s management system and related program action plans to campus and district staff, parents or guardians, and the community. Participate in staff development and continuing education opportunities to improve job-related skills and research to identify best practices in implementing a comprehensive school counseling program. Coordinate with school and community personnel to obtain resources for students. Coordinate an effective referral process to assist students gain access to special programs and services. Assist with the behavioral component of the Response to Intervention (RTI) framework. Coordinate the 504, make referrals to Special Education if applicable. Coordinate the STAAR Assessments and Gifted and Talented program identification. Coordinate additional student assessments. Interpret data from assessment instruments. Other Related Duties Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents. Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule and board policy under guidance and counseling. Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations. Adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice. Maintain a positive and effective relationship with supervisors. Communicate effectively with colleagues, students, and parents. Professionalism Model behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible. Participate in professional staff development to improve skills related to job assignment and to keep updated with developments in education. Other duties may include lunch duty and after school duty. Perform all duties in a safe manner to avoid injury to oneself and/or to others. Perform other related duties as assigned. Supervisory Responsibilities Supervise assigned staff Working Conditions Maintain emotional control under stress; may be required to assist in restraining students who may be in danger of hurting themselves or others. The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required. Nondiscrimination Statement Edinburg CISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Title IX issues: Mark Micallef, View email address on click.appcast.io, Director of Personnel/Legal Issues, ADA/504 issues: Sofia Hinojosa, View email address on click.appcast.io, Director of Student & Social Services, 411 N. 8th Avenue, Edinburg, TX 78539, View phone number on click.appcast.io. Edinburg CISD no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, discapacidad o edad en sus programas o actividades y brinda igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos juveniles designados. La siguiente persona ha sido designada para manejar consultas sobre las políticas de no discriminación: Title IX issues: Mark Micallef, View email address on click.appcast.io, Director of Personnel/Legal Issues, ADA/504 issues: Sofia Hinojosa, View email address on click.appcast.io, Director of Student & Social Services, 411 N. 8th Avenue, Edinburg, TX 78539, View phone number on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr Edinburg CISD