About This Role
This School Counselor position provides a comprehensive counseling program that is preventative in design, developmental in implementation, and supports students in academic achievement, individual planning, and personal and social development. The incumbent also serves as a consultant to educators, families, and community partners.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual and group academic counseling services to students to prepare them to deal with life situations and personal issues to succeed in academics, which may include referral to social service or community resources as appropriate
- Counsel with students on a regular basis regarding careers, educational, social interests, and/or other similar matters, helping them to explore alternatives
- Utilize diagnostic and assessment procedures as appropriate
- Collect, organize, and interpret student data for appraisal purposes
- Prepare case summaries for professional use
- Use data for planning, implementation, progress review, and evaluation of student's counseling plans
- Set up and maintain files and records of individual and group counseling sessions
- Prepare letters to parents, progress reports, referrals, and related documents
- Provide safeguards for the utilization of confidential student data
- Work closely with the academic staff to follow the academic growth of students
- Recommend conferences to discuss individual student problems experienced in the academic area for the purpose of arriving at solutions to student problems
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- If you are a male applicant born after 12-31-1959, you are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act and the Defense Authorization Act of 1986
- Must possess and maintain valid School Counselor licensure/certification in the State where the position is located
- Probationary period is one academic year (two full academic semesters) during which your fitness and continued employment will be evaluated
- Master's degree (or higher) in guidance and counseling psychology or closely related field from an accredited institution
- If selected, MUST obtain and maintain state certification IN THE STATE WHERE position is located within two contract terms
- Emergency and provisional certifications may be accepted under the conditions imposed by the state certification authority
- Neither foreign nor DODEA certification is acceptable
- Applicants with valid State Certification in a state other than where the position is located may be considered; if selected, they will be issued a provisional contract which outlines the requirement to obtain full State School Counselor Certification within two full contract terms
