Long Term Substitute Elementary School Counselor

JOB DESCRIPTION School Counselor

Hillsborough City School District seeks a Long Term Substitute Elementary School Counselor. The School Counselor provides services in the areas listed below.

Promotes positive school outcomes

• Is accessible to students, staff, school administration
• Establishes rapport and develops positive, productive rapport with students
• Uses diagnostic skills to gain understanding of students’ presenting problems
• Works with students in a problem solving modality
• Uses crisis intervention strategies and skills
• Facilitates individuals and small groups for counseling

Coordinates integrated counseling services

• Utilizes community resources effectively to help support positive student outcomes
• Utilizes knowledge of community resources to help meet student needs
• Utilizes knowledge of effective referrals to meet student/parent needs
• Acts as a liaison with outside agencies involved with students
• Fosters and maintains positive relations with community agencies

Facilitates change through prevention and intervention for all students

• Acts as student advocate, catalyst, liaison to parents
• Utilize qualities of a Systems Thinker
• Provides student services
• Plans, implements and participates in large and small group activities that emphasize prevention strategies
• Facilitates positive change for the students and the schools through prevention and intervention programs

Participates in professional growth activities

• Participates in broad range of professional development activities appropriate to desired areas of skill and knowledge development
• Demonstrates knowledge acquired through professional development activities and apply to counseling services

Participates in collaborative efforts to improve the schoo

• Participates in school, department, and district committees
• Performs adjunct duties
• Demonstrates enthusiasm for the pursuit of counseling excellence
• Provides support for the inclusion of parents in the school planning process
• Performs as a productive problem-solving team member with school staff and parents
• Facilitates group process in an effective way when participating in meetings such as CST’s

Demonstrates interpersonal skills needed to work on a team with colleagues, parents, and community members

• Demonstrates interest and consideration of the needs and feelings of others
• Communicates effectively with parents, colleagues, and community members
• Respects the opinion of others
• Understands the character, values and expectations of the community
• Utilizes community resources where appropriate
• Communicates the programs and policies of the district to the community
• Provides effective interaction between home and school
• Works willingly with others in the interest of the individual student, school or district

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