High School - Lead Counselor; Anticipated

Counselor Position

Clear Creek ISD counselors design and deliver school counseling programs that improve student outcomes. They lead, advocate, and collaborate to promote success for all stakeholders while following the Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs and contributing to Clear Creek ISD's mission and strategic plan. This is accomplished through a variety of approaches including guidance curriculum, individual planning, responsive services, and system support.

Master's degree in counseling from an accredited college or university, preference, or Master's degree with an approved certification from an EPP

Valid Texas counseling certificate

Knowledge of the Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Program

Effective communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills

Strong organizational skills

Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate guidance curriculum

Demonstration of counseling and guidance leadership skills

Computer skills consistent with district expectations

Minimum 3 years of successful teaching experience

High school counseling experience

• Develop, coordinate, and evaluate classroom guidance lessons by teaching the Texas Comprehensive School Counseling Program guidance curriculum components including Intrapersonal Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Personal Health and Safety, and Post-Secondary Education and Career Readiness.
• Collaborate with and provide assistance to other school staff members who may facilitate guidance curriculum.
• Follow district processes and procedures for guidance curriculum implementation as established by the Counseling and Student Services department.
• Attend district guidance curriculum updates provided by the Counseling and Student Services Department to effectively facilitate district-required guidance lessons, as determined by the campus.

• Coordinator and support alpha counselors during one-on-one academic conferences in accordance with the CCISD Credit Verification Process.
• Implement and support the individual student planning component by guiding individuals, groups of students, and parents or guardians, through the development of educational, college, career, personal, or social plans.
• Ensure that the CCISD Credit Verification Process is being followed and oversee the maintenance of student documentation by alpha counselors to ensure graduation requirements are met for all students.
• Participate and evaluate information from the annual Senior Audit with all alpha counselors.
• Support alpha counselors when guiding students and parents/guardians with the college application process as needed. This may include writing letters of recommendation, and completing school reports, and mid-year reports in a timely manner.
• Provide individual college consultations with students and parents/guardians as needed.
• Coordinate, support, and communicate with students and parents regarding secondary courses, programs, and opportunities during the annual CCISD course selection process.
• Coordinate with intermediate campuses to ensure a successful transition which may include course selection presentations, course selection materials, and program application processes.
• Attend the annual course selection update provided by the Counseling and Student Services Department to effectively support the district course selection process.
• Coordinate Dual Credit parent informational sessions and campus Dual Credit enrollment process.
• Work with Dual Credit advisory at partner community colleges to ensure the success of Dual Credit students and programs.
• Work with campus administration to support college-related testing processes (i.e. SAT, PSAT, AP).
• Coordinate the National Merit Scholarship program including notification, applications, and recognition of scholars.
• Support alpha counselors in order to ensure all students have an up-to-date academic schedule that aligns with needed graduation requirements utilizing the current Student Management System.
• Support alpha counselors in order to ensure all students and parents/guardians are aware of the CCISD promotion standards and notify students and parents/guardians of opportunities for success in summer school.
• Work with administration to coordinate new to-district student enrollment process and forms for high school enrollment.
• Work with alpha counselors and registrars to ensure new CCISD students have school records evaluated in order to determine appropriate course placement and to create a credit evaluation for CCISD transcript creation.
• Consult on the evaluation of foreign transcripts, non-accredited schools, and home school transcripts.
• Facilitate the foreign exchange process on campus, including enrollment and implementation of the individual planning component of The Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs, except for Clear View and Clear Horizon.
• Work with the administrators to develop a system…