Counselor - High School - Scottsdale, United States - Cave Creek Unified School District

Cave Creek Unified School District

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Scottsdale, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

FLSA:
Exempt**Supports District schools and principals in their effort to foster an optimal educational environment for students.

Leadership, advocacy and collaboration are the skills a school counselor will draw on to implement a preventative, proactive school counseling program using the ASCA (American School Counseling) model.

Counselors will promote student success through the implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program that address the academic, career and personal/social needs of students.

MAJOR TASKS:

Registers students new to the school, orients them to school procedures and the school's varied opportunities for learning.
Participates in meetings addressing a student's specific needs affecting their learning (i.e. IEP, 504, SST, TMT).
Communicates with students, staff and parents in a timely manner.
Implements the components of the comprehensive program which includes curriculum, responsive services, student planning and systems support.
Develops materials and instructional strategies to meet student needs and school goals.
Uses effective classroom management techniques.
In collaboration with parents/guardians, engage students to establish academic, personal/social, and career goals as a means to connect education to their future.
Demonstrates accurate and appropriate interpretation of assessment data and the presentation of relevant, unbiased information.
Develops strategies to implement individual student planning, such as strategies for appraisal, goal setting, decisionmaking, social skills, transition or postsecondary planning.
Counsels individual students and small groups of students with identified needs and concerns.
Consults effectively with parents or guardians, teachers, administrators and other relevant individuals.
Implements an effective referral process with administrators, teachers and other school personnel.
Networks with community agencies to maintain a referral resource for student's personal problems (i.e. long term counseling services, support groups, child protective services, police, etc).
Understands what defines a crisis, the appropriate response to a variety of intervention strategies to meet the needs of the individual, group, or school community, before, during and after a crisis.
Works as a team to the school and community in a crisis situation.
Involved with consultation, training and leadership to the school community in creating, maintaining and evaluating a safe school environment.
Participates in educational professional development.
Carries out "fair share responsibilities" as appropriate.
Understands and knows how to provide supervision for school counseling interns consistent with the principles of the ASCA model.
Creates a yearly principalcounselor agreement based on annual school needs and goals.
Develops action plans detailing the curriculum delivery using a yearly counseling calendar.
Spends 80% of time in direct services to students and follows the ASCA recommended time for their level in guidance curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services and systems support.
Meets with the Counseling Advisory Council.
Reviews the school counseling program audit with the Counseling Advisory Council.
Uses school data to make decisions regarding student choice of classes and counseling programs.
Collects process, perception and results data from the counseling program to make decisions regarding program revisions.
Analyzes and interprets data to ensure every student has equity and access to a rigorous academic curriculum.
Analyzes and interprets data to improve student behavior.
Understands and uses data to establish goals and activities in "closing the gap" efforts.
Accountable for monitoring every student's progress.
Develops appropriate interventions for students as needed and monitors their progress.
Measures results attained from school guidance curriculum and closing the gap activities by conducting a yearly program audit.
Uses student achievement and achievementrelated data for program modification.
Assesses, analyzes, interprets, disaggregates, and presents process, perception and results data.
Maintains professionalism in all areas, including work habits, relationships, utilizing technology, attending meetings, completing all required paperwork and following ASCA Ethical Guidelines.
Takes a leadership role within the counseling department, the school setting and the community.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Valid Arizona Teacher's Certificate with Counseling endorsement, MA degree.
Experience as a school counselor implementing the ASCA National Model.
Adheres to the American School Counselling Association Ethical Standards for School Counselors.
Counseling experience.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills.

Pay:
$42, $62,120.00 per year

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