What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Counselor - Middle School (25-26) position at Fort Mill School District 4?
Qualifications:
- A valid South Carolina certificate in school counseling.
- Belief in and respect for the dignity and worth of each individual.
- A commitment to putting children first.
Reports to: Principal
Supervises: Student helpers and parent volunteers.
Job Goal: The Middle School Counselor is responsible for working collaboratively with the school counseling team to develop, implement and manage a comprehensive school counseling program to serve the academic, social and career development needs of students enrolled in FMSD. The primary purpose of the comprehensive school counseling program is the support of the instructional and academic goals of FMSD.
Performance Responsibilities:
- Register and schedules students new to the school and orients them to school procedures and the school’s varied opportunities for learning.
- Aids students in course and subject selection.
- Works with students who experience academic difficulties.
- Works to prevent students from dropping out of school.
- Plans guidance field trips to schools, colleges, and industry for interested students.
- Makes recommendations for summer programs.
- Arranges for tutors and summer school work.
- Obtains and disseminates occupational information to students and to classes studying occupations.
- Helps students evaluate career interests and choices.
- Organizes and conducts annual “Career Day”.
- Works with students on a individual basis in the solution of personal problems related to such problems as home and family relations, health, and emotional adjustment by providing individual and group counseling.
- Confers with parents whenever necessary.
- Promotes the guidance program to the community.
- Provides in-service training in guidance for teachers and student teachers.
- Assists with testing in certain areas.
- Provides individual, group and career testing.
- Develops and coordinates scheduling for the school year.
- Participates in assigned school duties.
- Provides classroom guidance activities.
- Coordinates 5th grade orientation and site visits.
- Works collaboratively with the high school counselors to plan the rising 9th grade IGPs.
- Responds to crisis situations when appropriate. Example: emotional, physical and health.
- Attends and participates in local, county and state networking programs for educational purposes.
- Provides new school year orientation for students and parents.
- Participates in IEP, SWAT and grade team meetings
Terms of Employment: 200-Day Contract. Salary paid on the Teacher Salary Schedule
Evaluation: Performance on this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the board’s policy on evaluation of professional staff.
