School Counselor

School Counselor

Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program at assigned campus. Counsel students to fully develop each student's academic, career, personal, and social abilities and address the needs of special population students. Deliver guidance curriculum in various group sizes. Educate students of skills necessary to address troublesome circumstances, support students in challenging situations, and assist students with needed resources to navigate crisis situations.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in counseling from an accredited college or university
• Valid Texas school counselor certificate
• 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
• Two years creditable experience as a classroom teacher

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• 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.
• Responsive Services: Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to respond to problematic or critical incidents to support students and offer services in time of need.
• 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.
• System Support: Collect, summarize, and interpret testing data to plan, create interventions, guide students, and address specific student needs.
• 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. 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.

Other: Participate in faculty meetings and special events as assigned. Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures. Maintain regular and reliable attendance. Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervise assigned counseling aide(s) and clerical employee(s).

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

• Tools/Equipment Used: Personal computer and peripherals; standard instructional equipment
• Posture: Prolonged sitting; frequent standing, kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
• Motion: Frequent walking
• Lifting: Regular light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds); occasional physical restraint of students to control behavior
• Environment: Work inside, may work outside
• Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress; may work prolonged or irregular hours