PRIMARY PURPOSE: Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive program of guidance to school assigned. Provide a proactive, developmental guidance program to encourage all students to maximize personal growth and development.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Certification:

• A master’s degree in guidance and counseling
• Valid Texas Counselor certificate

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and career development
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications that the board may find appropriate and acceptable

Experience:

• Three years’ teaching experience

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Teach school developmental guidance curriculum to students.
• Help teachers incorporate guidance-related information into existing curriculum.
• Provide guidance to individuals and groups of students to develop educational plans and career awareness.
• Counseling individuals and small groups about their concerns.
• Provide orientation for new students to the school.
• Assist students with school adjustment, class expectations, and work habits, through referrals from administration and staff.
• Plans and presents group guidance programs and activities that promote career education.
• Maintains and interprets current information about higher education and requirements needed for entrance, special training, and occupational fields.
• Assist the 8th grade counselor in pre-registration procedures.
• Serve on and help to coordinate a high school guidance advisory committee.
• Participate in scheduling process by counseling students relative to academic plans and courses to be taken prior to actual scheduling.
• Provide necessary registration forms and information for college entrance exams.
• Provide high school orientation for freshmen students and parents.
• Counsel and register new high school students.
• Provide information concerning financial aid and scholarships for higher education.
• Consult and cooperate with parents, teachers, administrators, and other relevant people to enhance their work with students.
• Work with school personnel and school district residents to obtain resources for students.
• Use an effective referral process to help students and others use special programs and services such as special education, 504, ESL, dyslexia, gifted and talented, alternative education and community services.
• Serve on Educational Alternatives Committee as the facilitator and on Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee as a consultant.
• Confer with students who are withdrawing from or dropping out of schoo
• Participate in planning, administration and evaluation of campus standardized testing program.
• Interpret test and other appraisal results appropriately.
• Interpret test results with students, teachers, and parents as requested.
• Makes referrals and acts as liaison to outside agencies as appropriate.
• Testing:
• Coordinate and implement necessary testing program as required for total guidance program.
• Interpret test results to students and parents on request.
• Confer with teachers concerning utilization of test results

• Assist department chairpersons in the proper placement of students.
• Keep state-mandated tests and/or results secure.
• Plan school guidance and counseling programs to ensure that they meet identified needs.
• Develop and coordinate a continuing evaluation of guidance program and make changes based on
• Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, budgets and other documents required.
• Plan, evaluate, and implement a guidance program for school assigned.
• Determine guidance priorities, set short and long range goals related to priorities, and formulate program objective including procedure for implementation.
• Coordinate the school’s guidance program with other school related programs and community
• Work with other counselors to coordinate a district wide counseling program.
• Assist in coordination of crisis plan for building when the need for implementation arises.
• Coordinate efforts of college, vocational school, and military recruiters concerning the contacting of students while at school.
• Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and board policy in guidance and counseling area.
• Review and make recommendations concerning the high school handbook policies to keep standards
• Keep the principal or supervisor informed.
• Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.
• Model behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible.
• Participate in professional development and in-service programs.
• Exemplify high standards of ethical conduct.
• Display tolerance necessary for accepting supervision for and criticism of job performance.
• Work in harmony with supervisory, faculty, and peer personnel.
• Use professional information discreetly and judiciously.
• Support and follow administrative and board policy.
• Represent the school system to the community in a positive, professional way.
• Maintain a sincere, friendly attitude toward patrons.
• Perform such other professional duties as may be directed by the building principal.

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress; frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling. Move small stacks of textbooks; media equipment, desks, and other classroom or adaptive equipment.

Terms of Employment:

Work year established by the board; salary according to current schedule.

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated annually.