What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Counselor position at Bertie County School District?
BERTIE COUNTY SCHOOLS
Job Description
Class descriptions are written as a representative list of the ADA essential duties performed by the entire classification.
They cannot include, and are not intended to include, every possible activity and task performed by every specific employee)
JOB TITLE : GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
DEPARTMENT : School / Student Services
GRADE : State Salary Scale
FLSA : Exempt
REPORTS TO : Principal
SUPERVISES : None
RECEIVES DIRECTION FROM : Director of Student Services
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT : 10 months
QUALIFICATIONS : Masters Level School Counselor License
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Provides direct services through the Guidance Curriculum, Individual Student Planning and Preventive and Responsive Services
- Provides program management, system support and accountability
- Establishes the school counseling program and develops activities and resources to implement and evaluate the program
- Involves other school staff in making decisions about the school counseling program
- Provides individual and group counseling services to meet the developmental, preventive and remedial needs of students
- Consults with students, parents, teachers and other school and community personnel to assist in meeting the needs of students
- Coordinates all counseling services for students and assists with the coordination and implementation of student services in the school
- Assists teachers with the Guidance Curriculum
- Accurately interprets test results and other student data
- Assists teachers with the educational placement of students by using appropriate educational assessment strategies
- Adheres to ethical standards of the counseling profession and abides by the laws, policies and procedures that govern schools
- Participates in professional associations and upgrades professional knowledge of skills when needed
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor
The major physical and cognitive requirements listed below are applicable to the Guidance Counselor job classification within Bertie County Schools.
Work in this classification is considered light physical work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
Must be able to :
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works indoors. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal. The work is performed in the school.
