Counselor - Campus; Title

Counselor - Campus (Title I)

Katy ISD RHOADS ELEMENTARY – Katy, Texas

Job : 5747310

Final date to receive applications: Jun 29, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted: May 29, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Reports To: Principal

Duty Days: 197 Days Elementary

199 Days Junior High

201 Days High School

Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Pay Grade: I01

• Master’s degree in Counselor education
• Valid Texas counseling certificate
• Minimum three years classroom teaching experience
• Knowledge of Counseling theories, counselor ethics and school counseling procedures, including, student appraisal, and career development
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior

The school counselor uses leadership, advocacy and collaboration to meet students’ developmental, educational and social-emotional needs while supporting school staff. The school guidance and counseling program is comprised of four components, including three direct service components: guidance curriculum, individual planning, responsive services, and an indirect service: system support. Guidance curriculum is delivered through groups to promote effective growth and development. Individual planning provides assistance to students as they work to meet personal, academic and career goals.

Responsive services address immediate concerns. System support allows for development, maintenance and improvement to the school counseling program and to the school community as a whole.

• Provide large and small group guidance lessons, including classroom guidance.
• Conduct small student counseling groups to address specific needs.
• Coordinate peer programs by selecting, instructing and supervising students serving as peer mentors. The peer mentorship program is based on student needs and may include study skills, tutoring, peer facilitators and career development.

• Provide proper placement for students by assisting them in exploring, selecting, and following through on options to achieve life goals.
• Assist students in exploring individual interests and characteristics through a variety of methods including self-assessments, inventories, interviews and in processing information about themselves.

• Conduct group counseling sessions for students experiencing difficulty with normal developmental tasks.
• Provide students with empathetic individual counseling to identify problems and their causes, potential solutions, possible consequences and appropriate actions.
• Consult with parents, teachers, school personnel and community agencies regarding strategies to address and resolve student concerns.
• Maintain and disseminate current information related to self-exploration, post-secondary and career information, and community resources, to students and parents. Provide referral sources by utilizing professional resources of the school and community.
• Provide referral sources by utilizing professional resources of the school and community.

• Develop the campus counseling program by assessing student, faculty and community needs and designing a program to address needs.
• Collect and use data to evaluate the counseling program to determine efficacy, areas for growth and potential changes.

Interactive white board, computer, printer, copier, overhead projector, DVD/VCR, cellular phone, and other emerging technologies which are particularly unique to the assignment. Instructional and productivity software, as required by the assignment.

Maintain emotional control under stress.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required. Moderate lifting may be required.

Position Type: Full-Time

• Human Resources Department, Receptionist
• HUMAN RESOURCES
• Katy, Texas 77494
• Phone:
• Email: human resources