Counselor - Career Technical Education School

SALARY INFORMATION:
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STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40
FTE: 1.0
MONTHS PER YEAR: 9
JOB CODE: 310020
POSITION TYPE: REPLACEMENT/REGULAR
LOCATION: THORNTON, CO
Internal Candidates Only

• 13.2.5 Voluntary transfers that occur fifteen working days before the start of the school year and until the end of the school year shall happen once the position being vacated has been filled, for a duration of no more than four weeks. This four week time period could be adjusted in consultation with the educator, current and receiving supervisor and with approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Association President.

• Work directly with students in all or some of the following capacities: individual meetings, small group and classroom settings.
• Facilitate communication with and collaboration between stakeholders in order to support student success. These groups may include, but are not limited to: teachers, parents/guardians, school mental health teams, community partners, school resource officers, special education teams and administrative teams.
• Establish and show knowledge of child abuse, neglect, and child protection procedures, as well as ALP, 504, RTI/MTSS, and Special Education referral process.
• Demonstrate the following skills: one-on-one solution-focused and short-term counseling, facilitation of psycho-educational groups, trauma informed practices and crisis intervention.
• Exhibit strengths in conflict resolution, decision making, safe school planning, and an equity-focus when working with diverse and special populations.
• Show knowledge of and experience with academic advising, registration and scheduling.
• Utilize the American School Counselor Association's National Model to plan, evaluate and revise a data driven comprehensive school counseling program for all students. Implement the Adams 12 counseling curriculum and programming to cover the three ASCA domains: academic, postsecondary, and social-emotional development.
• Provide social-emotional differentiation, interventions and extensions for students. Partner with teachers to support academic differentiation, interventions and extensions for students.
• Collect and disaggregate student and school data to create targeted, data-driven program goals and services in collaboration with school stakeholders to ensure student growth.
• Support and build effective systems and teams that positively contribute to school culture and community.
• Ability to interpret and support students and families based on data from academic, career, and individual assessments.
• Create effective transition programs at all levels to increase student connections to school and increase knowledge of educational opportunities.
• Pursue professional growth and participate in district-wide professional learning opportunities to build skill and increase collaboration across levels and stakeholders.
• Adhere to ASCA Ethical Standards by maintaining confidentiality, appropriate boundaries with students, families, and staff, and advocating for system change through an equity lens.

• Master's or higher degree in School Counseling or
• Bachelor's or higher degree from a regionally accredited college/university; and Enrollment in an approved master's degree program in school counseling.

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Must possess or be able to obtain a Special Services Provider License with an endorsement in School Counseling (required license and endorsement according to ESSA Every Student Succeeds Act).
• Must possess, or be able to obtain, a valid Colorado Educator License within 30 days of hire.
• Fluency in Spanish is highly preferred.
• Preference given to candidates with ELL Training and/or an ESL or (LDE) Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement.