What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Counselor position at POOL?
TITLE: School Counselor
QUALIFICATIONS: Eligibility for Professional Certification by the Maryland State Department of Education as a Guidance Counselor.
REPORTS TO: Principal and Supervisor of Student Services
JOB GOAL: Facilitate self-management skills, interpersonal relations skills, and educational/career decision- making skills among students through effective counseling, planning, consulting, appraisal, and information/placement services.
ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides individual and group counseling services.
- Provides parent, teacher, and interagency consulting services.
- Coordinates appropriate individual and group Career guidance activities (i.e. “career competencies”, “career exploration”, and “career decision-making”).
- Conducts general educational planning/transitioning activities (i.e. Elementary/Middle or Middle/High School Orientation, “5 Year Plans of Study”, etc.).
- Conducts post-secondary educational planning activities (i.e., college/technical school decision-making, college/technical school presentations, SAT Prep, PSAT, early financial aid awareness, etc.).
- Conducts evening counseling sessions each month for parents (individual appointments and group activities).
- Serves as a case manager and as a regular member of the Student Services Team and on other school-based teams as needed.
- Interprets appropriate test data (achievement test data, aptitude test data, and interest test data).
- Manages student records, student scheduling, and general information about students and for students.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Exempt position. Ten or Eleven month year. Salary to be established by the Board.
