Counselor, Elementary - Spring, United States - Spring Independent School District
Description
Days per Year:187
Min:
$59,195
Mid:
$71,318
JOB TITLE:
Elementary School Counselor
REPORTS TO:
Principal
WAGE/HOUR STATUS:
Exempt
PAY GRADE:
AI 2
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
The Elementary Counselor primary responsibility is to utilize leadership, advocacy and collaboration to promote student success.
The Professional School Counselor is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating a comprehensive developmental guidance program to develop each student's academic, career, personal and social abilities.
All employees of SISD are expected to act with integrity, support organizational goals, communicate in a clear and respectful manner, championing the needs of our students and drive continuous improvement.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
- Master's degree in Counseling from an accredited college or university
- Valid Texas Teacher certificate as required by the State Board of Education Certification
- Valid Texas School Counselor certificate as required by the State Board of Education Certification
- Two years teaching experience
Preferred:
- Five years' experience as a classroom teacher
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:
- Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and child development
- Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
- Coordinate with the Guidance and Counseling Director to meet district objectives.
- Proactively plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive program of guidance and counseling.
- Effectively and efficiently conduct campus needs assessment to identify targeted areas of guidance and counseling services.
- Maintain current and appropriate resources for all stakeholders.
- Use 80% of the time to provide direct services through the Guidance Curriculum, Individual Student Planning, Responsive Services, and the remaining 20% of time will be spent in program management, system support, and accountability.
- Use data to develop a robust and effective comprehensive guidance and counseling programs that meet student needs including but not limited to attendance, college and career readiness, personal graduation plans and character education.
PROGRAM DELIVERY
Guidance Curriculum
- Provide leadership and collaborate with educators in the schoolwide implementation of the school guidance curriculum, including but not limited to, collegebound culture, Capturing Kids Hearts, CHAMPs, Discipline in Secondary Classrooms and No Place for Hate.
- Create and deliver strong classroom guidance curriculum or support teachers in conducting lessons based on the school's guidance curriculum.
- Implement preventionoriented group activities that are developmentally appropriate to meet student needs and school goals.
Individual Student Planning
- Consistently assist individual or groups of students to develop academic, career, and personal/social skills, goals and plans; including but not limited to Personal Graduation Plans.
- Accurately and appropriately interpret and utilize student data to develop comprehensive programs that meet student needs.
- Consistently collaborate with parents/guardians and school staff to assist students in the exploration of academic, career, and postsecondary opportunities.
- Effectively advise, plan and guide students in the process of course selection and Career Pathways, including Endorsements.
- Maintain current and updated accurate student records at all times including but not limited to transcripts, Personal Graduation Plans, assessments, and Career Pathways.
Responsive Services
- Act with a sense of urgency in providing individual and group counseling to students who exhibit or have been identified with social and/or emotional needs.
- Consistently consult and collaborate effectively with parents/guardians, school staff, and other appropriately identified personnel regarding students who exhibit or have been identified with social and/or emotional needs.
- Successfully implement an effective referral and followup process for meeting the needs of students.
- Accurately and appropriately use assessment procedures for determining and structuring individual and group counseling services.
System Support
- Consistently provide support services and appropriate information to students, school staff, and parents/guardians including: referrals, counseling, assessment, and diagnostics.
- Actively assist students, school staff, parents/guardians, and other stakeholders in interpreting and understanding student data.
- Create a professional development plan of a minimum 50 hours to improve knowledge and skills, including but not limited to, GT, ethics, suicide prevention, child abuse and college and career readiness.
- Use available technology resources to enhance the school counseling program.
- Strictly adhere to, policies, procedures, laws and ethical sta
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