This role as a school counselor promotes student success by providing preventive services and responding to student needs through a comprehensive school counseling program. The counselor addresses academic, career, and social/emotional development for all students, contributing to the school's mission of educating the whole child to be a lifelong learner and career and college ready.
Responsibilities
Use data to design and deliver a comprehensive school counseling program based on the NC Essential Standards for school counselors
Operationalize data to meet student needs
Ensure that direct services to students follow the licensure recommendation of 80% of time worked
Deliver a comprehensive school counseling program:
Counsel students individually and in small groups for specifically identified needs within the three ASCA domains: academic, personal/social, and career
Collaborate with parents and/or relevant stakeholders individually and in small groups to foster academic success for students
Prepare and present subject area content related to academic, career, and social-emotional success for students, including sessions regarding personal growth, school adjustment, career development, self-concept, attendance and related matters
Collaborate with teachers, administrators, parents and outside agency personnel to support the whole child
Advocate for students, parents, and staff
Respond to and support efforts to stabilize student crisis situations on an individual and school-wide basis
Collaborate with school and/or district personnel to support Cabarrus County's Bullying and Harassment Policy and Procedure
Consult and collaborate with other specialized instructional support personnel (nurse, school resource officer, social worker, psychologist), MTSS team, and other relevant stakeholders
Be accountable for the success and outcomes of a comprehensive school counseling program:
Serve on the school’s MTSS team as the subject matter expert addressing behavior and social emotional needs
Serve on the school’s 504 team as an advocate for students with mental health, cognitive, and physical needs
Collaborate with staff working with students in special populations within the scope of the school counseling role
Analyze data for school counseling services to ensure alignment with school and student needs
Analyze and interpret student academic data (EOG, EOC, course selection)
Coordinate student transitions into new schools
Participate in and lead professional development opportunities
Perform other duties as deemed appropriate and assigned by the School Administrator
Requirements
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North Carolina Standard Professional II License (K-12) – Level M
Professional School Counseling License (NC DPI)
Ability to prepare, read and comprehend a variety of job-related forms, reports, spreadsheets, maps, plans, records, documentation and correspondence in all languages required by the job
Ability to speak to individuals or groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence
Ability to respond adequately to inquiries or complaints
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrammatic form
Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions
Ability to perform under stress, deal with persons acting under stress and adapt when confronted with emergency situations
Ability to maintain proper professional conduct
Ability to keep in confidence all personal, student or personnel records and information
Must be eligible for licensure in North Carolina as a School Counselor
Important Details
Reports to: Administrator and relevant level counseling coordinator and/or Director of Student Services
Physical Requirements
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force
Work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions
Work frequently requires sitting
Work occasionally requires standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting
Work has standard vision requirements
Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word
Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels
Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities
Work occasionally requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions
Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic)
