Counselor, High School; Bilingual

Position: Counselor, High School (Bilingual Preferred) (2026-2027 School Year) (10057)
JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title

Counselor, High School

Evaluation Type

TEMPSC

Department

Designated Campus

Pay Grade

A4

FLSA

Exempt

Date Revised

May 2025

Supervisor

Principal

BASIC FUNCTION & RESPONSIBILITY: Collaboratively work with school faculty and staff, students, parents, and community to plan, implement, evaluate, and advocate for a comprehensive school counseling program at school assigned. Organize and deliver services through the four components:
Guidance Curriculum, Responsive Services, Individual Planning, and System Support as specified in the Texas Model for a Comprehensive School Counseling Program. Counsel students to fully develop each student's academic, career, personal, and social abilities and address the needs of all students.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Certification:

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university
• Valid Texas Professional School Counselor certification (or meets qualifications for Texas School Counselor Deficiency Plan).
  
  NOTE:
  
  As of September 1, 2023, two years of classroom teaching experience is no longer required.

Special Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of the Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs
• Knowledge of counseling procedures, intervention strategies, and student appraisal systems
• Knowledge of academic programs, policies, and procedures
• Knowledge of state graduation plans and requirements
• Knowledge of effective dropout recovery and prevention practices
• Knowledge of community-based organizations and resources
• Knowledge of district policies and regulations
• Skill in interacting effectively with parents and community partners
• Skill in facilitating campus-level teams
• Skill in communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Skill in analyzing complex information and data
• Skill in implementing long-range and immediate plans
• Skill in operating standard computer and software applications, including but not limited to electronic mail, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations
• Skill in using student information systems to access and interpret student data
• Skill in auditing student transcripts
• Skill in tracking time spent in the four components of a Comprehensive School Counseling Program
• Skill in communicating and collaborating between and among various areas of the district to support healthy students, high student achievement, and customer satisfaction
• Ability to organize and prioritize work responsibilities

Experience:

• None specified

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: The essential functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the characteristic duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and abilities noted herein; however, this is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions found in this job description.

Instructional Management:

• Consult with school staff, parents, and other community members to increase student effectiveness and promote student success.
• Provide guidance to assist all students in developing and applying skills for maximum educational, career, personal, and social growth.
• Coordinate and deliver classroom guidance, group guidance and serve as a consultant to teachers, based on assessed needs of campus.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate a balanced, comprehensive school counseling program to serve all students.
• Advocate for the school counseling program and counselors' ethical and professional standards with school personnel, parents, students, and the community.
• Support the implementation, monitoring, and/or evaluation of assigned programs and secondary education, curriculum, and/or instructional support, and ensure that assigned programs are efficiently and effectively administered.
• Support and participate in meeting the objectives of the campus/department improvement plans.

Student Management:

• Advocate for all students and provide professional expertise to help staff, parents, and other community members understand individual behavior and human relationships.
• Assist all students with developing and applying skills for maximum educational, career, personal, and social growth during school years and beyond.
• Intervene with students whose developmental needs, personal concerns, or problems affect their continued educational, career, personal, or social development.
• Make referrals as appropriate in consultation with the student's parent or guardian.
• Coordinate people and resources in the school, home, and community to support achievement to assist parents and staff.
• Guide individuals and groups of students and parents to plan, monitor, and manage the student's social and educational development. including but not limited to course selection, high school diploma plans, four-year plans, provision of information regarding post-secondary opportunities and career development accurately and without bias.
• Use accepted theories and effective techniques to provide individual and/or group developmental, preventive, remedial, and/or crisis counseling.
• Interpret standardized test results and other available…