Counselor

School Counselor

Supports district-approved curriculum and goals through the provision of comprehensive school counseling services. Implements a planned, sequential program of guidance activities designed to enhance student academic achievement and personal, social, and career development.

Essential Job Functions:

• Supports district approved curriculum and goals through the provision of school counseling services to students.
• Follows a planned sequential program of guidance activities that enhances student academics and personal, social and/or career development.
• Works with school staff, parents, community resources and other educational entities in coordinating counseling services.
• Develops and follows a planned calendar of activities based on established program goals.
• Provides individual, group and/or classroom guidance.
• Evaluates and modifies the counseling program based on student needs.
• Maintains accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulations.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Follows requirements of state law, district policies and building procedures.
• Communicates with students, staff and parents.
• Participates in conferences with students, staff and parents.
• Informs the school population of counseling services.
• Coordinates referrals of special needs and/or at risk students within the school and to outside agencies as appropriate.
• Submits requested information accurately and within stated timelines.
• Maintains the confidentiality of school and student records.
• Accepts and performs teaching and any other duties, including co-curricular and extracurricular duties, as assigned by the superintendent and principal as may be needed to maintain the educational programs offered by the District.
• Follows all district and state assessment procedures and requirements.
• Assists students, staff and parents in interpreting student data.
• Attends all meetings as required by the superintendent and principal.
• Meets as required with the site advisory committee.
• Complies with the assigned duty times of the teacher contract day.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Behavior:

• Ability to use sound judgment in any situation.
• Ability to deal successfully and rapidly with changes in assignments and properly respond to applicable correspondence/communication received.
• Ability to project a professional company image through in-person, phone, and electronic interaction.
• Ability to build and foster harmonious rapport and work cooperatively with District staff and the public while achieving the objectives and goals of the position.
• Ability to handle problematic and/or difficult situations professionally by communicating with the appropriate person.

Attendance Statement:

Able to be in attendance for assigned responsibilities with 95% attendance.

Environmental Conditions:

Primarily inside working conditions; some exposure to environmental conditions during outside duty.

Physical Standards:

Mobility as in standing and walking to perform job responsibilities, i.e., giving presentation, travel to job sites, etc.; sitting for extended periods of time; Seeing, hearing, talking so to deliver services clearly to students.