Counselor.MS

Job Code: 8301002

Job Family/Function: 83 - Social Services and Counselors Counseling Services

FLSA: Exempt

Grade Ladder: MNPS Certificated Teacher

Pay Grade: MNPS.
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Duration (days/year): 206/216

Locations(s): School-Based

Metro Schools is one of the largest and most diverse school districts in the United States. Our teachers and staff educate more than 80,000 students in Metro Nashville-Davidson County, preparing them to excel in higher education, work, and life. Our district implements some of the most innovative reform strategies in the nation. We seek to partner with highly effective, engaging teachers, teacher leaders and support staff with a passion for urban education and a go-getter spirit as we strive to become the highest-performing urban district in the nation.

Whether you are a teacher, an administrator, or a potential support staff employee, if you want to make a difference, we want to hear from you.

The Middle School Counselor holds a certified position which provides comprehensive counseling services in grades 5-8 based on team/grade level as assigned by the principal. The MS counselor must manage, analyze, and utilize data from Infinite Campus, Data Warehouse, and other district SIS databases to meet school improvement goals and students' academic, career and social-emotional needs. The job requires a person that is responsible, reliable, dependable and who understands the imperative to ensure that students' transcripts, records, schedules, academic, college, and career plans are accurate and lead to successful transition to high school.

In addition, the MS counselor must have excellent customer service and communication skills. Oracle Test

• Delivers comprehensive counseling services, activities, programs, and interventions critical to the academic, career, and personal/social development of all students.
• Supports district and school improvement goals for student growth and achievement, and college and career readiness including the five characteristics of a elementary school student.
• Knowledgeable in state and district graduation requirements as well as guidelines in the Middle School Student Progression Plan.
• Informed in the MNPS Academy structure at the high school level.
• Develops a written, annual plan which is data driven and includes measurable goals which are appropriately scoped and sequenced based on the needs of the school and students.
• Completes program accountability documents as assigned by the Office of School Counseling.
• Utilizes the Early Warning Indicators to implement targeted interventions for at‑risk students.
• Administers needs assessments regularly to identify and prioritize school and student needs.
• Advocates and intervenes on behalf of each student whose immediate needs, concerns, or problems are distracting or impeding his/her academic, career, and/or personal/social development.
• Supports district strategic plan including initiatives and programs to address student needs (i.e. HERO liaison, SEL, PBL, Olweus, PBIS, cluster support meetings, etc.)
• Enters data on the Supports and Intervention page after student contacts.
• Consults and collaborates with school system specialists such as school psychologists, social workers, behavior analysts, truancy specialists and nurses; consults with and refers to community-based resources including psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, service agencies, and others.
• Actively increases student participation in advanced academic courses.
• Aligns college and career readiness initiatives to the NOSCA college and career readiness competencies for the middle school tier.
• Collaborates with elementary and high school personnel to ensure a smooth transition from tier to tier.
• Provides orientation activities for incoming students and parents.
• Informs students and parents of tests results and their implications for educational and career planning.
• Conducts structured, goal-oriented counseling sessions to meet the identified needs of individuals and groups of students.
• Plans and conducts staff development programs and activities as well as educational programming for parents and the community.
• Demonstrates…