What are the responsibilities and job description for the High School Counselor 2025/2026 School Year position at Flour Bluff Independent School District?
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
The role of the School Counselor is to provide comprehensive guidance and counseling services which support the overall school program.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Education/Certification:
.Master's degree
.Counselor certification per Texas Education Agency
.Prior successful experience as teacher
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
ROLE 1: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
- Plans, implements, and evaluates a developmental program of guidance, including counseling services.
- Uses a planning process to define needs, priorities, and program objectives.
- Implements a developmental and balanced program.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of individual activities and the over-all program in meeting desired student outcomes.
- Educates the school staff, parents and the community about the guidance program through a public information program.
ROLE 2: GUIDANCE
- Teaches the school developmental guidance curriculum.
- Outlines, in writing, a campus guidance curriculum consistent with the district’s guidance program plan and tailored to campus needs.
- Teaches guidance units effectively.
- Assists teachers in the teaching of guidance related curriculum.
- Consults with administrators and teachers regarding the teacher’s areas of responsibility in teaching the developmental guidance curriculum.
- Supports teachers in teaching “essential knowledge and skills” identified in the SBOE Rules for Curriculum which are guidance-related.
- Guides individuals and groups of students through the development of educational plans and career awareness.
- Involves students in personalized educational and career awareness.
- Presents relevant information accurately and without bias.
ROLE 3: COUNSELING
- Counsels individual students with presenting needs/concerns.
- Provides counseling systematically.
- Responds to students individually.
- Provides counseling to students defined as "At-Risk" by local and state policies.
- Counsels small groups of students with presenting needs/concerns.
- Provides counseling in groups as appropriate.
- Provides group counseling systematically.
- Uses accepted theories and techniques appropriate to school counseling.
- Uses accepted theories.
- Uses effective techniques.
ROLE 4: CONSULTATION
- Consults with parents, teachers, administrators, and other relevant individuals to enhance their work with students.
- Provides professional expertise collaboratively.
- Interprets information and ideas effectively.
- Advocates for students.
ROLE 5: COORDINATION
- Coordinates with school and community personnel to bring together resources for students.
- Maintains a communication system that effectively collects and disseminates information about students to other professionals as appropriate.
- Develops and maintains positive working relationships with other school professionals.
- Develops and maintains positive working relationships with representatives of community resources.
- Uses an effective referral process for assisting students and others to use special programs and services.
- Accurately assesses students’ and their families’ needs for referral.
- Participates actively in the process for referral of students to school/district special programs and/or services.
- Uses an effective referral process for assisting students and others to use community agencies and services.
ROLE 6: ASSESSMENT
- Participates in the planning and evaluation of the school group standardized testing program.
- Is knowledgeable in the principles of testing and measurement which underlie standardized testing program development.
- Collaborates in the planning and evaluation of the group standardized testing program.
- Interprets test and other appraisal results appropriately.
- Correctly applies principals of test and measurement to test and other appraisal results interpretation.
- Interprets test and other appraisal results to school personnel.
- Interprets test and other appraisal results to students and their parents.
- Uses other sources of student data as assessment tools for the purpose of educational planning.
- Maintains the confidentiality of student assessment.
Calendar Days: 201
