26-27 Counselor - Dean Rusk Middle School

Job Description Code: 4I.021


Division/Department: School Leadership and Operations


Pay Grade: Certified Salary Schedule


Pay Type: Salaried; Exempt


Retirement: TRS


Contract Work Year: 188 Days


Reports To: Principal/Designee


Evaluation Instrument: PEI

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS


Master's or higher degree in School Counseling; an S-5 or above certificate as required by the Professional Standards Commission.


GOAL


Assist students in academic and social problems, and in planning academic and career choices.


REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implement or assist in implementing a developmental counseling and guidance program considering the school needs.
• Conduct individual counseling in areas of educational and personal need as referred by staff, family or self-referred.
• Conduct group counseling in identified areas.
• Conduct classroom activities to support instruction, educational transition, career awareness and personal development
• Prepare and submit notices to parents for students who are in danger of not being promoted and for students who are deficient in credit for graduation.
• Supervise the registration of students, as directed.
• Cooperate in compiling and maintaining appropriate student records.
• Work with registration and placement of new students and schedule changes.
• Evaluate transcripts of incoming and transferring students and keep appropriate records.
• Supervise the preparation and transmittal of transcripts and other official documents relating to students.
• Serve as a resource to homeroom advisors/teachers and assist in homeroom advisement process, as appropriate.
• Collaborate with Graduation Coaches, Career Pathways Facilitators and others as appropriate to successfully implement the Career Pathways initiative.
• Assist in school-based scheduling for work-based learning students, as appropriate.
• Assist with administration of standardized group testing.
• Assist in analyzing test data.
• Provide information to students and parents on career pathways and life development.
• Consult and coordinate with staff, parents and community resources.
• Participate in Student Support Team.
• Serve as a team member in planning and operation of the school.
• Supervise student elections.
• Possess and maintain valid and appropriate license, certificate and/or credential as may be required for this position.
• Follow work scheduling and attendance requirements in a regular, predictable and punctual manner.
• Participate in training programs to increase skills and proficiency related to the assignment.
• Review current developments, literature and technical source information related to job responsibilities.
• Implement and adhere to appropriate safety procedures, crisis emergency plans to create and sustain a secure and healthy learning environment consistent with District and school rules, policies and procedures.
• Carry out duties in accordance with federal and State laws, Code of Ethics for Educators in Georgia, and established State and local policies, regulations and practices.
• Communicate effectively with students, parents or guardians, District and school personnel, and other stakeholders in ways that enhance student learning.
• Perform, professionally and efficiently, other duties as assigned.

IMPORTANT NOTES

ESSENTIAL DUTIES


Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position's role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed - even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Chief Human Resources Officer.) It should also be noted the order of duties/ responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.


MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS


In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.


Fringe Benefits


FICA is paid by the employee and matched by the School District. Temporary workers do not qualify for employee benefits.

Adopted: April 20, 2000


Revised: March 2005, May 2007, July 2008, May 2011, July 2013, February 2017, July 2024, July 2025