Counselor – Fte - Supplemental

COUNSELOR – 1.0 FTE - ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL PAY AVAILABLE!

• Position Type:
  Intermediate School Teaching/Counselor
• Date Posted: 4/4/2025
• Location:
  
  Smart Jr High

Duties & Responsibilities: (Essential Functions of Position, Major Responsibilities, Summary of Key Duties, Special Assignments, Relationships)

ENDORSEMENT

REQUIRED:

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• Provide services to students in the areas of academic, personal/social and career development.
• Counsel students individually and in small groups.
• Ability to teach classes in multi-grades with counseling curriculum based on the ASCA model.
• Ability to implement a fully functioning counseling program for students in grades 9-12.
• Responsible for and will work with administrators to implement a building- wide schedule.
• 504 Coordinator for assigned students - includes all aspects of 504 implementations and initiatives.
• Must be able to work and cooperate positively with staff, students, and families.
• Must work with the exceptional education students, parents, and teachers in the development of IEP’s.
• Willingness and ability to encourage teacher/parent communication and community involvement.
• Ability to communicate with special education staffing teams and community agencies.
• Refer students to intervention programs, academic programs, appropriate school personnel/community agencies and other programs to ensure academic success and personal well-being.
• Interpret student records/transcripts.
• Create and input schedules for students in Infinite Campus.
• Participate in parent/teacher conferences.
• Attend IEP’s as appropriate.
• Use data to guide the decision-making process and ensure that the school counseling program is meeting the academic, career and personal/social development of all students.
• Serve all students but is specifically responsible for students in counselor caseload.
• Conduct individual academic program planning and updating of 4-yr plans as needed.
• Supervision responsibilities as assigned by the principal.
• Successful candidates must possess strong interpersonal skills with a proven record of building rapport with culturally diverse students and their families to ensure that each child reaches his/her/their full potential.
• Prepare students for graduation including but not limited to: scheduling, verification of graduation requirements and total credits.
• Oversee, plan, and organize career and trades field trips.
• Oversee and help coordinate Gear UP programs as needed.
• Inform and assist students with all post-secondary options (vocational, employment, college, military, apprenticeship, etc.)
• Inform students about advantages of higher-level courses (Honors, AP) and Concurrent Enrollment options.
• Prepare and support students and assist in training staff for standardized testing (ISASP).
• Support/Lead the building on district initiatives around SEBH (Youth Leadership Team, PBIS, etc).
• Participate in the department's school counseling activities.
• Participate in counselor related school activities (college nights, senior awards, graduation, etc.)
• Skilled, understands and utilizes MTSS or willing to be trained/knowledgeable.
• Skilled, understands and utilizes PBIS or willing to be trained/knowledgeable.
• Other duties as assigned by the principal.

(HBV ?

Yes ? No)

• Sit, stand, speak, hear, see, and walk to carry out routine duties.
• Must be able to occasionally lift, move, or push items of 50 lbs. such as assisting children or moving/rearranging furniture.
• Must be able to supervise students in all types of weather.
• Meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.
• Must be able to implement Crisis Prevention Intervention strategies, including appropriate physical restraint procedures and escorting.

• Noise level is quiet to loud.
• Work may be indoors and/or outdoors.
• Work may be in non-air-conditioned rooms.
• Substance-free environment.
• Fast-paced atmosphere with constant contact with students, staff, or the public.
• Direct responsibility for the safety, well-being, and work output of student.

• Ability to teach and work with a diverse student population.
• Possess computer and technology skills:
  Google Chrome, Infinite Campus, Wood Documents, Excel Spreadsheets, Power Points