School Counselor Pool Instruction Department

Alief Independent School District INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT
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- Alief Independent School District

Job : 5416458

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Yesterday

Starting Date: Immediately

School Counselor Applicant Pool (All Levels) @ Instruction Department

To plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program that supports all students on their personal, social, emotional, mental health, academic and career development. Provide counseling services to maximize student personal growth and development.

Education/Certification:

• Master’s degree in Counseling from an accredited college or university is required.
• Valid Texas School Counselor Certificate is required.

Special Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of counseling procedures
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to provide appropriate counseling services to meet student development
• Ability to present information in one-on-one, small group, and large group environments to students, parents, and district staff

Experience:

• Three (3) years successful teaching experience is required.

Program Management

• Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program.
• Establish program goals and objectives that are consistent with student, school, and community needs and with district, campus, and program missions.
• Effectively conduct campus needs assessment to identify targeted areas of guidance and counseling services.
• Communicate the counseling program’s management system and program plans to administration, faculty, parents, and the community.

Guidance Curriculum

• Provide leadership and collaborate with educators in the school-wide implementation of the school guidance curriculum.
• Create and deliver school guidance curriculum in conducting lessons based on students’ developmental needs and campus needs.
• Use accepted theories in addressing personal, social, career, cognitive, and educational development.
• Guide individual, groups of students and parents/guardians to plan monitor and manage the student’s own educational and career development.

Individual Planning

• Provide individual counseling to meet the personal, academic, career, social and emotional development of students.
• Provide educational development in the area of post‑secondary/college career military readiness (CCMR) options.
• Facilitate career exploration and development.
• Accurately and appropriately interpret and utilize student data to develop comprehensive programs that meet student needs.
• Support the successful transition of students from one grade to the next through a systematic consultation process.

Responsive Services

• Provide group developmental, preventive, remedial and/or crisis counseling as needed.
• Effectively consult and collaborate with parents/guardians, school staff and other appropriately identified personnel with regard to students who exhibit or have been identified with social and/or emotional needs.
• Coordinate school, home and community resources to promote student success.
• Provide appropriate use of various resources during consultation to assist with problem solving and referrals.

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with administrators, teachers, other school staff, parents and community members, and provide consultation when needed.
• Collaborate with school staff, students, parents and the community to plan, implement, evaluate, and promote continuous improvement of a comprehensive school counseling program.
• Collaboratively provide professional…