Dean of Students

Location: Nappanee

Position Title:

Elementary School Counselor/Dean of Students FLSA Status:
Exempt

Responsible to:
Building Principal Supervises:
Students

Evaluated by:
Building Principal/Assistant Principal

Terms of Employment: 183 - 203 days

Evaluation Period:

* Formative evaluations throughout the school year as per WCS Performance and Assessment Procedures.

* Annual summative evaluation prior to July 1.

Purpose of the Position:

Provide a comprehensive counseling and guidance program for elementary students; consult and collaborate with teachers, parents, and staff; and provide support to other elementary educational programs.

Minimum Requirements:

The following are the qualifications and minimum requirements necessary for a person to perform this job.

* Valid Guidance Counseling or Teaching License

* Strong organizational and leadership skills

* Knowledge of school law

* Excellent communication skills both oral and written

* Ability to use all applicable technology

Essential Functions of the Position:
The following functions have been determined by Wa-Nee Community Schools to be essential to the successful performance of this position.

* Deliver structured developmental grade-level core curriculum that aligns with the ASCA National Standards in academic, career and personal/social development.

* Consult, collaborate and serve as a resource for parents, teachers, and staff in understanding the needs of all students.

* Guide and counsel students through the development of academic, college/career, and personal/social life plans

* Plan, evaluate, and revise the school counseling program based on the ASCA National Model: review the school counseling program annually with other district school counselors and administrators within the district; establish a planning calendar for school counseling program activities; evaluate the site school counseling program.

* Monitor student progress and use data to identify and provide appropriate interventions for students determined to be at risk (attendance, behavior, or achievement). Plan, organize, and lead relevant intervention meetings (IEP, 504, SAT, RtI, ILP, Homeless).

* Provide skill building group counseling sessions for students based on topics of assessed need. Consult, collaborate and serve as a resource to teachers/parents/guardians/other professionals to understand and meet the needs of students.

* Collaborates with middle school staff and assists in smooth student transition from elementary to middle school. Calculates student progress toward successful completion of educational program. Discuss test results with students and parents and their implications for educational and career planning.

* Counsel small groups and individual students. Provide individual assistance to students regarding the academic career (life plans) and personal/social needs. Conduct structured, goal-oriented counseling sessions to meet the identified short-term need of individuals and groups of students.

* Monitor student progress and use data to provide services to those determined to be academically at risk and provide appropriate interventions including parent/student meetings, crisis intervention, and utilizing the of the Safe Schools Coordinator.

* Consult, collaborate, and be a resource to teachers in understanding and meeting the needs of students. Take a leadership role in the infusion of school counseling and guidance content into the curriculum; parent education programs; assist families with school-related problems and issues; make information available to parents by way of various technological means.

* Refer students and their parents to appropriate specialists, special programs, or outside agencies, when appropriate; consult and collaborate with school system specialists such as school psychologists and school nurses; consult with and refer to community-based resources including psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, service agencies, community partnerships, and others when applicable.

* Participate in and contribute to the effective delivery of educational services: cooperate and collaborate with other professionals in enhancing the education of students; establish and maintain effective relationships with instructional departments; communicate with administrators, teachers and staff, students, parents; serve on or take a leadership role in school wide committees, and the community regarding the counseling and guidance program and its role in the educational program.

* Plan, evaluate, and revise the school counseling program based on the ASAC National Model: review the school counseling program annually with other district school counselors and administrators within the district; establish a planning calendar for school counseling program activities; evaluate the site school counseling program.

* Pursue professional growth and participate in local and national school counseling related conferences.

* Abide by the ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counseling.

* Utilize technology and data-based systems to make…