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This job is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as received. Portland Public Schools reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The School Counselor implements a comprehensive program designed to guide and assist elementary, middle, K-8, high and/or alternative school students to develop the academic, personal/social, and college/career readiness skills necessary to achieve success throughout the Pre K – twelfth grade experience and their post HS plans. School Counselors provide services that prepare students to build competencies in academic, career, and personal/social development and promote a lifelong ability to learn, work and live through leaderships between home, school and the community.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
A school counselor provides academic, personal/social and college and career readiness to students at an elementary, middle, K-8, high and/or alternative school. Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, school counselors promote student success by providing comprehensive school counseling programming to all students and evidence based interventions to identified students. School counselors will conduct yearly program evaluations to assess the impact of the school counseling program on student outcomes.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS:
Knowledge of:
Effective counseling program needs assessment, goal setting, plan formulation and program evaluation. Counseling theories, models and techniques for individual and group counseling. Appropriate counseling processes and techniques for individual and group sessions essential to meet developmental, preventive, and remedial needs of students. Assessment and diagnostic procedures for determining and structuring individual and group counseling services. Consulting processes and techniques for work with students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Parent education programs, group guidance, teacher in-service training methods. Educational assessment tools and techniques.
Ability to:
Initiate and coordinate school-wide core counseling curriculum and counseling activities. Follow up individual and group counseling to monitor student issues. Assist parents and teachers in understanding and responding to developmental levels of students. Present instructional/informational programs to groups of students, parents, and teachers. Interpret achievement and aptitude test data to assist school staff with curriculum planning. Assist teachers with the integration of guidance activities into the curriculum. Adhere to ethical standards of the counseling profession. Interpret testing results and other student data accurately. Use standardized tests and inventories according to published practices and professional standards. Share appropriate information about students with school personnel, parents, and community agencies. Learn and implement Portland Public School’s Racial Equity Initiative and other board policies. Manage workflow and perform multiple complex and responsible activities simultaneously with constantly changing priorities and deadlines. Demonstrate a strong customer service orientation. Maintain confidentiality and demonstrate discretion, initiative and good judgment. Analyze situations accurately and adopt effective course(s) of action. Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others. Interpret, apply and explain laws, codes, rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Learn and operate a variety of school and office technologies and software.
Education, Training and Experience:
ENDORSEMENT REQUIREMENT: School Counselor
COMPENSATION: $58,130 - $113,112 (Annual salary based on 1.0 FTE)
WORK YEAR: 202 days
FTE: 0.50
Portland Public Schools (PPS) offers several competitive and comprehensive benefit packages to employees. Fringe benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription, life and disability insurance, employee assistance program, 403(b) retirement savings plan and various leave and professional development programs. Depending on the insurance option selected by the employee, there may be an employee contribution toward insurance.
Portland Public Schools is a public employer and participates in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP). Eligible employees are required by statute to contribute 6% of salary on a pre-tax basis to OPSRP/IAP, after serving six months under a PERS employer.
For more information about additional benefits or compensation options by employee group, please visit our website at: https://www.pps.net/Page/1635
Full Time
$57k-76k (estimate)
06/07/2024
08/06/2024