What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Counselor, PT position at Diocese of St. Augustine?
Position : School Counselor FLSA : Part-Time Exempt
Reports to : Principal
Location : Guardian Catholic School
Primary Function : Under the direction of the School Principal is responsible for providing supporting counseling individually and within a group setting to students.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- Recognizes and supports the unique Catholic Mission of the school by speaking, acting, and instructing consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church; a teacher may not espouse any doctrine inconsistent with the teachings of the Church.
- Gives evidence of lived Gospel values by being an active member of a faith community and being open to the importance of personal faith journey; strives to model the teaching of Jesus by attitude and example.
- Help build the school's faith community by a demonstrated willingness to participate in and plan school religious and service activities
- Sets an example for students by personal adherence to Catholic Doctrine and Catholic principles of morality
- Identify and develop creative intervention methods and procedures to adapt effectively to unusual situations; participate in coordination, monitoring and reporting student interventions
- Serve as a resource specialist for teachers and parents regarding counseling needs; work cooperatively with parents to generate confidence in the teacher and school
- Work with students, parents, and staff in a compassionate and productive manner
- Assist teachers in effective planning, organizing, and implementation of strategies for optimum behavior management
- Serve as liaison to school staff and outside resources; maintain consistency and continuity in the school's response procedures
- Provide guidance to teachers in working with student behavior and classroom management; Implement an effective referral and follow-up process
- Demonstrate exceptional counseling techniques including documentation and student tracking
- Provide appropriate information to staff related to the comprehensive school counseling program
- Assist teachers, parents / guardians and other responsible parties in interpreting and understanding student data
- Monitor and supervise student activities as appropriate.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Basic Qualifications :
Education and Experience
Physical / Mental Requirements : Requires coordination and manual dexterity, normal mental and visual ability; ability to lift as required in a normal office environment.
Required Activities : Walking; sitting; standing; stooping; reaching; talking; handling; hearing; and carrying
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, vendors, employees, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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 is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
WORKING CONDITIONS
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. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Position may require some evening and weekend hours.
