Middle School Counselor

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The following is a list of qualifications for the position, any one of which may be waived by the Board in exercising its prerogative to determine qualifications.

• Possess Master's Degree in Guidance and Counseling from an accredited institution.
• Possess a valid Michigan secondary teaching certificate with an endorsement in counseling (NT) or a Michigan School Counselor License (SCL).
• Licensed Practicing Counselor (LPC) eligibility desired.
• Possess three years satisfactory counseling and/or teaching experience at the secondary level.
• Five years of successful counseling experience at the high school level with involvement in organizing and conducting group guidance activities desired.
• Advanced study in the field of Guidance and Counseling with an emphasis on group guidance and adolescent development.
• Training in the area of adolescent development, organizational psychology, and curriculum development desired.
• Active involvement in guidance and counseling professional organizations desired.

• Provide guidance and counseling services to assigned students as outlined in the Ann Arbor Public Schools high school guidance program.
• Help staff members meet the special needs of the students through classroom involvement or in joint teacher‑counselor‑student sessions.
• Makes referrals to Student Referral Team (SRT).
• Attend SRT meetings.
• Work with substance abuse issues and community resources.
• Other duties as assigned.
• This is a full‑time position, requiring regular reliable and predictable attendance on site to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general counseling periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plan and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned.
• Ability to use appropriate language and accompanying techniques with adolescents on one‑to‑one bases as well as in groups.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents; skill in oral and written communication.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is continuously required to sit and talk or hear. Occasionally the employee will repeat the same hand, arm or finger motion many times.

The employee must be able to attend meetings in the evening and at other locations. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as ability to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus. The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several…