HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR
Reports To: Principal
Dept/Campus: High School
Wage/Hour Status: Exempt
Length of Contract: 210 days
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive program of guidance, including counseling services to school assigned. Use a planning process to define needs and priorities of population served. Provide a proactive, developmental guidance program for all students to maximize personal growth and development.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Certification:
Master's degree in guidance and counseling
Valid Arkansas counselor's certificate
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and career development
Excellent organizations, communication, and interpersonal skills
Maintain a calm and patient demeanor with students and others
Experience:
Three years teaching experience preferred
The Board may find appropriate and acceptable alternatives to the above qualifications.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- Maintain professional behavior, appearance, and work ethic to represent the school district in a positive manner at all times.
- Articulate a positive image of the school district and school district personnel.
- Demonstrate effective customer service strategies to all district patrons.
- Effectively plan and implement the school guidance and counseling program to meet identified needs.
- Teach the school developmental guidance curriculum to students.
- Assist teaching staff in teaching of guidance-related curriculum.
- Provide guidance to individuals and groups of students to develop education, career, and personal plans.
- Provide counseling to individuals and small groups.
- Collaborate with other school and district staff to design testing and appraisal programs for students.
- Use an effective referral process to help students and others use special programs and services.
- Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents required.
- Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and the local board policy in the area of guidance and counseling.
- Present for students a positive role model that supports the mission of the school district.
- Maintain a positive and effective relationship with supervisors.
- Comply with all district and local campus routines and regulations.
- Effectively communicate with colleagues, students, and parents.
- Assess and respond to needs related to job responsibilities.
- Develop and coordinate a continuing evaluation of the guidance program and implement changes based on the findings.
- Develop and maintain effective individual and group relationships with students and parents.
- Consult with parents, teachers, administrators, and other relevant individuals to enhance their work with students.
- Develop needed professional skills appropriate to job assignments.
- Demonstrate behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible.
- Articulate the district's mission and goals in the area of counseling to the community and solicit its support in realizing the mission.
- Demonstrate awareness of school-community needs and initiate activities to meet those identified needs.
- Demonstrate the use of appropriate and effective techniques for community and parent involvement.
- Assist with all student testing.
- Be responsible for writing student letters of recommendations as requested.
- Attend Individual Education Plan and Response to Intervention meetings as requested.
- Serve as Section 504 District Coordinator
- Be visible in hallways between classes for student interaction.
- Serve as Liaison for Homeless Students.
- Provide McKinney-Vento information for the community.
- Help students remain in the school or origin.
- Assist school personnel in identifying students in transition.
- Assist students in enrolling in school.
- Work with students and transportation department to secure transportation for students.
- Provide community resource information to students and families.
- Collaborate with community service providers and resources.
- Mediate enrollment disputes.
33. Serve as Equity (Race, Gender, and National Origin) Coordinator.
34. Serve as Foster Care Liaison Coordinator.
- Assist students as needed to ensure the continuity of education services
- Stay in school currently enrolled
- Arrange transportation
- Coordinate surrogate parent program.
- Secure individual to be the district’s surrogate parent for a student concerning special education matters when a parent cannot be identified or located, the student is a ward of the state, or an unaccompanied homeless youth.
- Train selected individual to be a surrogate parent.
35. Assist principal with master scheduled as directed.
36. Assist principal with student scheduling as directed.
37. Other duties as assigned.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Mental Demands:
Ability to communicate (verbally and written); ability to instruct; ability to maintain control under stress; ability to manage others in a non-coercive manner; maintain a clear focus on customer delight
Physical Demands:
Frequent standing, stooping, bending, pulling and pushing; move stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks and other classroom equipment; ability to lift and carry 50 lbs.; occasional state-wide travel
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