Cleveland High School Counselor (Part-Time) (Dual Enrollment Job Cleveland area,Tennessee USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Cleveland High School Counselor (Part-Time) (Dual Enrollment)

TITLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR - SECONDARY QUALIFICATIONS

Valid Tennessee teacher’s license with appropriate endorsement

Administrative or supervisory experience in accordance with state law and State Board Rules and Regulations, based on the minimum of a master’s degree

Meets health and physical requirements

Such alternatives to the qualifications as the Director may find appropriate

FLSA exempt

REPORTS TO

Principal

JOB GOAL

To help students overcome problems that impede learning and to assist them in making education, occupational, and life plans.

School counselors should possess the knowledge, abilities, skills and attitudes necessary to plan, organize, implement and evaluate a comprehensive, developmental, results-based school counseling program that aligns with the ASCA National Model.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Registers students new to the school and orients them to school procedures

Aids students in course and subject selections

Maintains student records and protects their confidentiality

Works to resolve students’ educational benefits

Works to discover and develop special abilities of students

Works to prevent students from dropping out of school

Provides student information to colleges and potential employers according to provisions of the Board’s policy on student records

Makes recommendations to colleges for admission and scholarships

Guides students in their participation in school and community activities

Plans field trips to schools, colleges, and industry for interested students

Obtains and disseminates occupational information to students and to classes studying occupations

Helps students evaluate career interests and choices

Organizes activities that promote “College and Career Ready” awareness

Works with students on an individual basis in the solution of personal problems related to such problems as home and family relations, health, and emotional adjustment

Provides counseling to students who are referred as having problems in attendance, retention, discipline, and pre‑delinquency

Confers with parents whenever necessary

Provides in-service training in guidance for teachers and student teachers

Advises administrators and faculty on the matters of student behavior

Coordinates building level S-Team meetings

Conducts ADHD evaluations when requested

Serves as building level 504 Coordinator

Serves as building level “Students in Transition” Liaison

Assists with state testing

Assists in the orientation of new faculty members

Performs other duties as assigned by the Principal

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 10 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

Kneeling

Talking

Hearing

Seeing

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

Adaptability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure

Adaptability to accept responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity

Adaptability to deal with students

Adaptability to make generalizations, evaluations, or decision based on sensory or judgmental criteria

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

Intelligence:
Ability to understand instructions and underlying principals, ability to reason and make judgments

Verbal:
Ability to understand meanings of works and the ideas associated with them

Numerical:
Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately

Data Perception:
Ability to understand and interpret information which may be presented in the form of graphs, charts, or tables

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.

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