School Counselor

Position Criteria:

• Professional School Counselor 5-12 endorsement & Master’s degree in School Counseling, required

• Experience working with secondary (7-12) learners

Performance Responsibilities

Teamwork

• Collaborate and confer with parents, students, colleagues, and administrators

• Provide in-service training and guidance or learning for teachers and district staff

• Advise administrators and faculty on the matters of student discipline, student mental health, post-secondary readiness, and more. 

• Connect children with specific needs and their parents to special programs, mental health services, specialists, and  outside agencies when necessary.

• Work with teachers and other staff members to familiarize them with the general range of services offered by the school counseling program.

• Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of team collaboration through the Collaborative Learning/Data Teams (CLDT) and know how to work in a team to improve individually and as a system. 

• Delivery of professional development in a variety of ways to enhance staff knowledge in the areas of working with at-risk students, implementing positive behavior supports and interventions in the classroom, responding to student needs, etc.

Educational Excellence

• Support the implementation of the school counseling program.

• Assist administration with the development of master schedule and scheduling of students.

• Assist in the enrollment and management of concurrent enrollment with our partner, Kirkwood Community College.

• Take an active role in interpreting the school's objectives to students, parents and the community at large.

• Interpret the counseling program to the community

• Plan and evaluate the counseling program.

• Pursue continuous professional growth.

• Demonstrate flexibility, high levels of motivation and enthusiasm when working with all learners

• Maintain accurate records of interactions with students, adults, and other data collection pieces to ensure a quality school counseling program is being implemented. 

Continuous Growth

• Guide individuals and groups of students through the development of education, personal, social and career needs.

• Help students evaluate career interests and choices

• Develop and monitor accommodations and interventions; assist with the Problem Solving Process; collaborate with teachers and administrators to determine necessary changes.

• Demonstrate knowledge of programs such as Senior Year Plus, IDEA, Post-Secondary Readiness, and other related pieces that connect with secondary education.

Caring/Belong

• Work with students on an individual basis in the solution of personal problems related to such problems as home and family relations, health, and emotional adjustments.

• Remain readily available to students to provide counseling that will lead each student to increased personal growth, self-understanding, and maturity.

• Counsel individuals and groups of students who demonstrate specific needs.

• Work to increase student attendance and prevent students from dropping out of school.

• Guide students in their participation in school and community activities 

• Create and maintain healthy relationships with students