Counselor - High School

School Counselor

Education/Certification

Required:

Master's Degree Texas School Counselor's Certification

Experience:

Preferred Two years of Middle and/or High School teaching/counseling experience Technology Proficiency:
Level 2 (applied use of) Computer operations Software productivity tools (i.e., Microsoft Office) Email Printers Job-related financial and student management systems Multimedia tools Electronic file management Technology Applications TEKS District Acceptable Use of Policy and Technology Ethics/Etiquette Special Knowledge/

Skills:

Knowledgeable of history, legal, and ethical issues regarding counseling Knowledgeable of processes for implementing an academic developmental guidance program Knowledgeable of the normal growth and development of children and youth Knowledgeable of counseling theory (both academic and occupational) and methods of delivery Communicates effectively in oral and written forms Works and relates positively with others Function The school counselor is to plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program at an assigned campus.

The school counselor advocates for and supports all students in their personal, social, academic and career development. This is accomplished through a variety of approaches including, but not limited to, delivery of guidance curriculum in various group sizes to support student development individual and group counseling; individual student planning and goal-setting activities; responsive student support during crisis situations; consultation and coordination activities to support student success, and effective interpretation of student assessment data.

Reports To:

Campus Principal

Responsibilities:

• Guidance Curriculum:
  Plan, organize, implement, and deliver structured group lessons according to the district's guidance curriculum to improve students' interpersonal and intrapersonal effectiveness, personal health and safety, post-secondary planning and readiness, and other developmental needs.
• Teach the school guidance curriculum components through the use of effective instructional strategies and planned structured groups considering diverse student populations and needs for differentiated instruction.
• Work with students, staff, parents or guardians, and the community to identify priorities where students will be served through the guidance curriculum component.
• Collaborate across curricular areas to integrate guidance lessons into content area curriculum.
• Create a balanced curriculum by using well-planned and intentional activities and materials, incorporating guest speakers, and offering engaging delivery techniques, including technology tools.
• Organize school wide activities to promote and encourage a college and career readiness culture including career and strength-based interest inventories and providing college and career resources to students.
• Individual Planning:
  Create school counseling services that are developmental and age appropriate and provide resources that highlight related topics to students, teachers, and administrators.
• Assist individual students and their parents or guardians in monitoring their academic, career, personal, and social development as they progress in school.
• Act as a student advocate, leader, collaborator, and systems change agent.
• Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity and ensures equitable access and placement in courses and programs for minority, disenfranchised, homeless, and other special populations.
• Interpret standardized test results, offer career development activities, provide strategies for grade level transition, and guide students in individual goal setting and planning including creating and reviewing personal graduation plans and providing information about post-secondary opportunities, including financial aid availability and requirements.
• Responsive Services:
  Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to respond to problematic or critical incidents to support students and offer services in time of need.
• Use preventive activities to remove barriers that interfere with a student's educational career, personal, and…