Shawnee | Counselor

Basic Function

Provide a variety of counseling and guidance services to promote and enhance student development and achievement. Assess student needs and provide assistance in identifying and meeting personal vocational and educational goals and objectives. Organize, develop and implement a comprehensive and developmental guidance and counseling program and related services to meet school and student needs.

Provide a variety of counseling and guidance services to promote and enhance student development and achievement. Assess student needs and provide assistance in identifying and meeting personal vocational and educational goals and objectives. Organize, develop and implement a comprehensive and developmental guidance and counseling program and related services to meet school and student needs.

• Indiana Department of Education Licensure:
  School Counselor
• Master's Degree in licensure required field
• Must have strong analytical computer and oral and written communication skills. Must possess advanced knowledge of specialized aspects, methods, processes, principles, practices, procedures, and terminology used in assigned field.

• Provide a variety of counseling and guidance services to promote and enhance student development and monitor, assess, identify and respond to the needs, issues, and problems of students.
• Provide guidance and advisement to students regarding academics, course selections, schedules and other academic matters.
• Assist students with developing educational vocational and career plans and strategies. Develop and implement individual student plans in accordance with identified issues, needs, goals and objectives.
• Provide responsive services to students and parents through consultation, personal counseling and crisis counseling. Refer students and families to school and community educational programs, services and educational and vocational resources.
• Organize, develop and implement a comprehensive and developmental guidance and counseling program and related services to meet school and student needs. Provide technical assistance in support of program management and operations.
• Assist in developing guidance curriculum through classroom activities, group activities, proactive discipline programs and activities, and parent monitoring; evaluate and revise the building-level guidance program related to the ongoing assessment of school needs and FWCS comprehensive guidance and counseling services.
• Evaluate the educational needs of students and make recommendations to appropriate administrators concerning student placement.
• Assist students with class registration, scheduling and program changes as needed.
• Serve as a liaison between students, faculty, staff, administrators, outside agencies, advisory councils and the community regarding counseling services, students and activities.
• Participate in community outreach activities to facilitate and enhance resources and services available to students.
• Administer and score a variety of standardized tests to assess educational aptitude, skills and interests. Utilize appropriate testing instruments. Evaluate and interpret test results for students, parents, educators, institutions and outside agencies.
• Advise parents concerning practices, procedures and techniques involved in enhancing the success and opportunities available to their children.
• Advise students concerning various family issues, such as parental separation and divorce.
• Coordinate, conduct or participate in various school support services such as the special education case conference process, PTA Council, Crisis Response Team and Intervention Assistance Team.
• Advise and consult students concerning vocational skill development, careers, occupational services and employment, educational and training opportunities. Develop and enhance career planning skills among students.
• Promote understanding of high school-level career development competencies, such as the relationship between educational achievement and career planning and the need for positive attitudes toward work and learning, and skills involved in locating, evaluating and…