JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Counselor (Grammar School) FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports to: Principal

Description: The Counselor is responsible for providing a comprehensive school counseling program that is preventative in design, developmental in implementation, and supports Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy students in the areas of academic achievement and personal and social development. He/She also serves as a consultant to educators, families and community partners.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Grammar School Counselor is responsible for developing, implementing and managing a comprehensive school counseling program to serve the academic, social and development needs of students enrolled at TJCA. The primary purpose of the comprehensive school counseling program is the support of the instructional and academic goals of TJCA. More specifically, the counselor performs the following in addition to other duties and responsibilities assigned.

• Classroom Guidance: implements varied guidance classroom programs in cooperation with other teachers.

• Group Counseling: organizes and implements groups which may focus on interpersonal relation skills, study skills, coping with family issues, new student groups and others as needed.

• Individual counseling as determined by student need.

• Informational services: including but not limited to student records, educational opportunities, career awareness, leisure information and personal and social resources.

• Pupil Appraisal and Record Keeping: maintenance of appropriate academic and personal information, administration and coordination of standardized testing. Accurately and appropriately interprets and utilizes student data.

• Consultation Services with teachers, administrators, school personnel and parents when warranted.

• Parent Conferences: participates in counselor-, teacher-, administrator-initiated conferences.

• Scheduling and Registration: assists with orientation and scheduling.

• Community Resource Coordinator: identifies and coordinates community resources and suggests referrals to other professionals and agencies as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities(Continued):

• Adheres to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the school counseling profession.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualification:

• Must hold NC license and Bachelor’s degree.
• Must possess a Master’s of Counseling degree or be enrolled in a program leading to degree.
• Current or previous experience with grammar school age children as a counselor is preferred.