What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Center Counselor at Decatur High School position at City Schools of Decatur?
Position Type :
Equity and Student Support / School Counselor
Date Posted : 11 / 20 / 2024
Location : Decatur High School
POSITION TITLE : Student Center Counselor
DEPARTMENT : Student Services
REPORTS TO : Coordinator of Wraparound Services
FLSA : Exempt
WORK SCHEDULE : 210 days
DATE REVIEWED : 11 / 2024
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT : The Board of Education, upon recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, shall appoint the Student Center Counselor. The annual period of service for the Student Center Counselor shall be 210 days.
PRIMARY FUNCTION :
It is the responsibility of the Student Center Counselor to work in collaboration and partnership, under the supervision of the Coordinator of Wraparound Services, to ensure that students have access and availability to services provided by the Decatur Student Center.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES : Other duties may be assigned.
- Under the guidance of the Coordinator of Wraparound Services, provides individual and group counseling, as well as other support services to prepare students academically, socially and emotionally for success in their current and post graduation endeavors.
- Maintains appropriate documentation via Infinite Campus. When appropriate, generates treatment plans and creates SOAP notes to track client progress.
- Uses proactive academic advising best practices to build relationships with students to support student success and retention.
- Collaborates with other administrators, counselors, therapists and advisors in a multi-disciplinary manner to identify and implement alternative accountability and disciplinary management programs.
- Helps to review and follow up with students regarding BARK alerts for level of severity and aid school counselors in monitoring student activity, checking in with students for safety planning and access to resources.
- Identifies and implements best practice models to support disenfranchised students through an equity lens.
- Under the direction of the Coordinator of Wraparound Services, fosters the success of students by assisting with the coordination of community services and growing school partnerships with community organizations.
- Coordinate and consult with outside professionals in order to provide continuity of care for students returning from hospitalization and / or with outside therapists seeing students regularly who may need on campus support.
- Attend weekly faculty meetings.
- Work with the school counseling department to manage DSC referrals, coordinate care, and work as a treatment team to ensure students have full level of support.
- Attend 504 meetings, re-entry meetings, and disciplinary meetings as appropriate, to ensure social emotional support.
- On call for mental health crises and support of students, staff, and community members.
- Manage day to day functioning of the Student Center including but not limited to managing student check in / check out procedures, communicating with teachers and other staff about attendance concerns, ensuring interns have the support they need to consistently meet with students and provide the highest level of care, holding impromptu individual and group meetings with students that are in the DSC and need additional support, helping students to create goals around time and coping skills used to manage time effectively, keep track of supply needs and send orders / links to director, manage data collection for all interns and providers.
ESSENTIAL CLINICAL SUPERVISOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES : Provides supervision of interns.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
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REQUIRED EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE :
PREFERRED EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE :
EVALUATION : Performance of this job shall be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the board's policy on evaluation of personnel.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS : To perform the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, or hear. Lifting up to 30 pounds may be required on an occasional basis. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required of this job include close vision and distance vision.
