Counselor - Polk Alternative

Cedar Rapids Community School District Polk Alternative Education Center

SUMMARY: The Cedar Rapids Community School District is seeking a highly qualified 6-8 Professional School Counselor who can deliver a comprehensive School Counseling program directly to students through curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services, and indirectly through student-centered collaborations, consultations, and referrals.

ENDORSEMENTS: Counselor K-8 or Counselor 5-12

Works collaboratively with administration, school staff, parents, students, and community partners to deliver a comprehensive school counseling program.

Demonstrates creativity and critical thinking in assisting administration, school staff, parents and students in overcoming barriers to learning.

Utilizes effective communication skills when interacting virtually, in-person, or in writing with administration, school staff, parents, students and community partners.

Analyzes and uses data regularly to help inform decisions about programming, innovations, and interventions.

• Instruction: direct instruction, team teaching, developing learning activities
• Group activities: planned activities outside the classroom promoting academic, career or social/emotional development
• Appraisal: assist students in evaluating interests, abilities, skills and achievement
• Advisement: assist students in goal setting based on academic, career and social/emotional data
• Responsive services:
  • Counseling: in individual or small-group settings, short-term, goal-focused counseling. School counselors do not provide therapy or long-term counseling in schools; however, they are prepared to recognize and respond to student mental health needs and to assist students and families seeking resources.
  • Crisis response: provide support and assistance to students and families as they navigate crisis and emergency situations.

• Consultation: share strategies supporting student achievement with parents, teachers, other educators and community organizations.
• Collaboration:
  
  work with other educators, parents and the community to support student achievement.
• Referrals: support students and families to school or community resources for additional assistance and information.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be provided as needed.

MA in School Counseling required.

Experience as a school counselor or classroom teacher preferred.

Ability to read, analyze, and implement ideas from technical documents, assessment data, professional journals and regulations. Ability to write reports and communications to students, colleagues, parents and staff. Ability to present information orally and respond to questions from administrators, teachers, staff and students. Ability to assist students in language and literacy.

Ability to perform basic mathematical functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, decimals and fractions; ability to assist students in applying these concepts.

Ability to solve problems effectively and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

• Believes that all children can attain high levels of learning.
• Take responsibility for the learning of their children and their own performance.
• Possesses knowledge and skills to build effective educational experiences that benefit all children.
• Applies principles of continuous improvement through the use of quality tools and processes.
• Functions as an effective member of the educational/school team.
• Will not shy from today's educational challenges.
• Utilizes effective interpersonal skills.
• Has a track record of success.
• Works with great integrity.

Required:

Iowa Teaching Certification with an endorsement in School Counseling or Professional Service License in School Counseling.

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