Counselor Pool; SY - Districtwide Job Irving area,Texas USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Counselor Pool (26-27 SY) - Districtwide

Counselor

Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive program of guidance and counseling services based on the defined needs of the population served. Provide a guidance and counseling program to assist all students in maximizing personal growth and development.

Minimum

Education/Certification:

Master's Degree
Valid Texas Teaching Certificate
Valid School Counselor Certification

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

Knowledge of counseling procedures/techniques, student appraisal, and career development
Knowledge of family and peer group dynamics
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Minimum Experience:

Two (2) years of teaching experience or school counseling experience as outlined by the Texas State Board of Education for out-of-state candidates.

Major

Responsibilities and Duties:

Program Management:

Uses a planning process to define needs, priorities and program

Implements a comprehensive and balanced

Evaluates the effectiveness of individual activities and the over-all program in meeting desired student

Educates the school staff, parents and the community about the guidance program through a public information

Guidance:

Outlines, in writing, a campus guidance curriculum consistent with the district's guidance program plan and tailored to campus

Teaches guidance units

Assists Teachers in the Teaching of Guidance Related Curriculum:

Consults with administrators and teachers regarding the teacher's areas of responsibility in teaching the developmental guidance curriculum.

Supports teachers in teaching "essential elements" identified in the SBOE Rules for Curriculum which are guidance-related.

Guides Individual and Groups of Students Through the Development of Educational Plans and Career Awareness:

Involves students in personalized educational and career

Presents relevant information accurately and without

Counsels Individual Students with Presenting Needs/Concerns:

Provides counseling

Responds to students

Counsels Small Groups of Students with Presenting Needs/Concerns:

Provides counseling in groups as

Provides group counseling

Uses Accepted Theories and Techniques Appropriate to School:

Uses accepted

Uses effective

Consults with Parents, Teachers, Administrators and Other Relevant Individuals to Enhance Their Work with Students:

Provides professional expertise collaboratively.

Interprets information and ideas

Advocates for

Coordinates with School and Community Personnel to Bring Together Resources for Students:

Maintains a communication system that effectively collects and disseminates information about students to other professionals as appropriate

Develops and maintains positive working relationships with other school

Develops and maintains positive working relationships with representatives of community

Uses Effective Referral Process for Assisting Students and Others to Use Special Programs and Services:

Accurately assesses students' and their families' needs for

Participates actively in the process for referral of students to school/district special programs and/or services.

Uses an effective referral process for assisting students and others to use community agencies and

Assessment:

Is knowledgeable in the principles of testing and measurement which underlie standardized testing program

Collaborates in the planning and evaluation of the group standardized testing

Interprets Test and Other Appraisal Results:

Correctly applies principles of test and measurement to test and other appraisal results

Interprets test and other appraisal results to school

Interprets test and other appraisal results to students and their parents.

Uses other sources of student data as assessment tools for the purpose of educational

Maintains the confidentiality of student

Ensures that the uses of student records are for the benefit of students and personnel working with those

Professionalism:

Adheres to ethical and legal standards

Observes ethical standards of the Texas and the American School Counselor

Observes relevant legal

Adheres to Professional District Standards:

Pursues continuous professional growth and

Keeps abreast of current and innovative procedures and practices in the fields of guidance and counseling and in

Selects counselor interventions…