Part time Counselor-Fisher's Peak Elementary

POSITION TITLE

Part-Time School Counselor

QUALIFICATIONS

M.A. Degree

Valid Colorado Certificate/License-Properly Endorsed

At least three years teaching experience preferred

REPORTS TO

Building Principal

JOB SUMMARY

• The school counselor is responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating and maintaining

those guidance and counseling programs and services which are designed to provide

information and direct counseling services to students, their parents and teachers; so as to

facilitate the academic, social and career growth and adjustment of each student.

• Some duties only apply to counselors at the secondary level.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

Student Assistance

• Assist in the effective placement of students.
• Assist with the registration process and scheduling when appropriate.
• Facilitates parent support and parent education efforts as may be needed.
• Provide students with information and assistance which they can utilize to gain understanding and insight into their growth and adjustment problems.
• Provide for the orientation of students new to the building and students progressing from one educational level to another.
• Provides information to students and staff members as the guidance and counseling services

available in the school.

• Assists with credit recovery and on-line services when applicable.
• Assists with gifted and talented programs in developing the ALP's.
• Provide continuous evaluation of the guidance and counseling programs and services.
• Identify and pursue significant personal growth activities following a systematic plan.
• Assist in informing the community about school and its programs acting as primary contact between school and the student's home/parents.
• Maintain appropriate records and submit required reports on time.
• Assist in standardized test results with students, parents and staff.
• Implement the school guidance program through the use of effective instructional skills and carefully plan the structure of group sessions for all students.
• Counselors will abide by a dress code which demonstrates professionalism with students, parents and other staff members.
• Interpreting cognitive, aptitude and achievement tests.
• Assisting students in maintaining a high rate of attendance.
• Provide counseling to students who are tardy or absent.
• Provide counseling to students as to appropriate school dress.
• Provide teachers with suggestions for effective classroom management as it relates to specific students.
• Helping the school principal identify and resolve student issues, needs and problems.
• Advocating for students at individual education plan meetings, student study teams and school attendance review boards (truancy).
• Analyzing disaggregated data
• Building Assessment Coordinator
• Monitoring Attendance
• Organizing and attending attendance meetings with administration, students and parents for truancy.

SPECIAL EDUCATION

• Direct, coordinate and facilitate the referral process for MTSS.
• Under the direction of the administrator, plans and implements particular family support intervention efforts through IEP (Individual Education Program) staffing or DHS (Department of Human Services) referrals.
• Assist school personnel in identifying students in need of special help, providing such help if possible and facilitating referral assistance if needed.
• Provide information to teachers concerning new methods, techniques and trends for working with traditional and non-traditional learning students.
• Assist students with short term support and guidance and when appropriate refer students to mental health professional.
• Assist in testing services.
• Assist in supplementary testing and interpretation for specialized needs.

STUDENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT

• Collaborate with post-secondary schools when applicable.
• Provide students with appropriate career information assisting them in developing career plans and choices when applicable.
• Supervise the maintenance of cumulative records, insuring appropriate and accurate information is recorded and see that students are assigned appropriate classes
• Provide students with appropriate career information, assisting them in developing career and choices when applicable.

Have an understanding of:

• Student Information System (Infinite Campus)
• Enrich
• NWEA
• CMAS
• CoAlt and Kite-DLM for Severe Needs Students

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT