School Counselor

Description

Required Certifications/Licenses:
Wisconsin Educator License - School Counselor #966 or #7054

School counselors serve as leaders, advocates, and collaborators working to recognize and remove systemic barriers to student success, increase student achievement, improve graduation rates, increase student attendance, reduce disciplinary referrals, complete individual learning plans, and increase student participation in the community.

The major function of the school counselor is to incorporate the elements of a comprehensive school counseling program per the Wisconsin Comprehensive School Counseling Model and the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model. Prevention and intervention are integral to a school counselor’s role as they define, manage, deliver, and assess a comprehensive program that incorporates leadership, advocacy, collaboration, and systemic change, preparing students to be college, career, and community ready.

School counselors work collaboratively with all stakeholders involved in education and students’ development, providing a comprehensive school counseling program that meets the needs of all learners and ensures equitable access, support, programming, and services to foster educational success, focusing their skills, time, and energy on direct and indirect services to all students as well as program planning and school support.

Master’s Degree in School Counseling

Previous experience in school counseling preferred.

Professional Expectations:

• Interpersonal Skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work under minimal supervision
• Knowledge of appropriate counseling theories, student interventions strategies
• Ability to identify resources to facilitate services for students and parents
• Knowledgeable about community resources and actively pursue collaboration with family members and community stakeholders (medical, legal, financial, and social)
• Ability to collect and analyze school and student data
• Seek and engage in professional development opportunities to build and maintain relevant and updated knowledge and professional school counseling skills

Demonstrate the skills required to work effectively with school teams to promote a safe and healthy school climate, including prevention and intervention strategies addressing issues including social/emotional competence, conflict resolution, peer mediation, bullying prevention, and crisis management.

Demonstrate an understanding of the role that diversity, inclusion, gender, and equity have on students’ academic, career, and social/emotional development.

Demonstrate classroom instruction skills and individual/small group counseling skills to facilitate students’ social/emotional, academic, and career development throughout their school experience.

Demonstrate an understanding of relevant state and federal laws, institutional rules, regulations, and standards along with the national and ethical standards of the American School Counselor Association.

Demonstrate the ability to utilize student data, assessments, and research from the field to improve school counseling programs and improve the learning environment for all students.

Demonstrate an understanding of essential aspects of a Comprehensive School Counseling Program and the skills and ability to develop, manage, deliver, and assess the key components.

Facilitate and implement developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented individual and group activities to meet the needs of all learners and ensure equitable access, support, programming, and services to foster educational success.

Guide and support all students, individually or in groups, with developing personal/social skills, goals and plans.

Collaborate annually with parents/guardians and educators to assist students in developing rigorous academic course plans, understanding of and access to college preparatory curriculum, available post‑secondary credit/dual credit course offerings, career exploration and interests, and guidance in pursuit of post‑secondary opportunities.

Collaborate effectively with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators and other educational/community resources to accurately and appropriately assess students to determine a structure and provide individual and group counseling services at the universal level for all students, and at tiered/targeted levels for students with identified concerns and needs.

Busy office environment with multiple priorities and frequent interruptions.

You are responsible for taking any and all steps necessary to protect yourself and others against occupational accidents, injuries, and illnesses.

• Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  0
• Degree:
  Master
• Licenses:
  School Counselor

None specified.