School Counselor

Role: School Counselor 

Salary: Certified Pay Schedule  

Education and Experiences:

• Valid teacher's license with appropriate endorsement; and
• Administrative or supervisory experience in accordance with state law and State Board Rules and Regulations, based on the minimum of a master's degree.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills; and
• Meets health and physical requirements.

Summary:  To help students overcome problems that impede learning and to assist them in making educational, occupational, and life plans.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Registers students new to the school and orients them to school procedures;
• Aid students in course and subject selections;
• Maintains student records and protects their confidentiality;
• Works to resolve students' educational benefits;
• Works to discover and develop special abilities of students;
• Works to prevent students from dropping out of school;
• Provides student information to colleges and potential employers according to provisions of the Board's policy on student records;
• Makes recommendations to colleges for admission and scholarships;
• Arranges for tutors and summer school work;
• Guides students in their participation in school and community activities;
• Plans field trips to schools, colleges, and industry for interested students;
• Obtains and disseminates occupational information to students and to classes studying  occupations;
• Helps students evaluate career interests and choices;
• Organizes and conducts annual "Career Day";
• Works with students on an individual basis in the solution of personal problems related to such  problems as home and family relations, health, and emotional adjustment;
• Provides counseling to students who are referred as having problems in attendance, retention, discipline, and pre-delinquency;  Confers with parents whenever necessary;
• Interprets the guidance program to the community;
• Provides in-service training in guidance for teachers and student teachers;
• Advises administrators and faculty on the matters of student discipline;
• Assists in the orientation of new faculty members; and
• Performs any other duties assigned by the principal.
• Confers with parents whenever necessary;
• Interprets the guidance program to the community;
• Provides in-service training in guidance for teachers and student teachers;
• Advises administrators and faculty on the matters of student discipline;
• Assists in the orientation of new faculty members; and
• Performs any other duties assigned by the principal.

 Physical Demands:

This job may require lifting or carrying of objects that exceed 10 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: 

• Kneeling
• Talking
• Hearing
• Seeing

Temperament (Personal Traits):

• Adaptability to perforating a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity.
• Adaptability to dealing with people beyond giving and receiving instruction.
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.

Capacity And Ability Requirements:

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability toreason and make judgments.
• Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

 Work Conditions:

Normal working environment, but may experience some physical discomfort when inspecting school lunch facilities because of noise level and temperature.

 General Requirements:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.