School Counselor - Greensboro

School Counselor

To help all students develop skills in the areas of personal-social growth, educational planning, and career/vocational development.

Minimum of a Masters Degree

Current North Carolina counseling license

Previous counseling experience with children is preferred

Ability to plan, coordinate, and evaluate the effectiveness of student programs

Highly organized and attention to detail

Ability to multi-task giving priority to the most important duties

Strong oral and written communication skills

Friendly and able to interact professionally and positively with staff, students, parents, and community members

Computer skills should include, at a minimum, keyboarding, email, databases, Word, and Excel

Follow all Board policies

Maintain confidentiality of all student, parent, and staff information

Establish the school counseling program and develop activities and resources to implement the program

Coordinate counseling services for students

Provide individual and group counseling services to meet the developmental, preventive, and remedial needs of students

Consult and collaborate with parents, teachers, and other staff members to assist in meeting the needs of students

Monitors student academic performance, behavior, and attendance and facilitates appropriate interventions

Adhere to the ethical standards of the counseling profession

Provides intervention strategies to teachers

May serve as a 504 Coordinator or a member of an IEP team

Coordinate the efforts of support services and outside agencies

Follow procedures for suspected cases of child abuse or neglect

Other duties, as assigned, by supervisor/administrator.

Schedule and attend home visits.

Ability to be mobile around the facilities for two buildings on one campus.

Create and assist with implementation of Behavior Plans for SWD and Gen Ed students.

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this job.