Student Support Specialist

Position Type:
Elementary School Teaching/Counselor

Date Posted:
5/7/2025

Location:
Primary/Elementary Campuses Primary Purpose:
Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive developmental guidance and 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. Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Master's degree from an accredited college or university
Valid Texas school counselor certificate


Special Knowledge/Skills:
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, and district staff


Experience:
Two years teaching experience Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Guidance

1. Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver district's guidance curriculum effectively and in accordance with students' developmental needs. Collaborate with teachers who teach guidance-related curriculum.
2. Guide individual students, groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage the student's own educational and career development including creating and reviewing personal graduation plans and providing information about post-secondary opportunities.
3. Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to counsel individual students, small groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage a student's own personal and social development. Provide preventive, remedial, and crisis counseling as needed.

Consultation

1. Coordinate school, home, and community resources and refer students, parent, and others to special programs and services as needed.
2. Work collaboratively to advocate for individual students and specific groups of students.

Assessment

1. Interpret standardized test results and assessment data to guide students in individual goal setting and planning.

Program Management and Administration

1. Plan, implement, evaluate, and promote continuous improvement of a balanced comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program that includes guidance curriculum, responsive services, individual planning, and system support components.
2. Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity.
3. Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents.
4. 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
5. Adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice.

Customer Care Skills

1. Provide professional communication with students, parents, community members, staff, and other professionals at all times.
2. Use proper phone etiquette at all times, speaking slowly and clearly. Take reliable messages, and route to the appropriate staff.
3. Ensure superior customer care skills are used via eye contact, facial expressions, voice inflections, body language, and an attitude of "going the extra mile" for others.
4. Ensure all requests for information are dealt with in an appropriate timeframe.
5. Create and maintain a welcoming, service-oriented environment toward all internal and external customers.

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