Middle School Counselor

** Due to the high volume of reference surveys being sent out and some issues we've encountered with the process, we have updated our application requirements. The application will now require three professional reference letters, all dated within the last 12 months.

If you are a current district employee, please ensure that one of the reference letters is from your current supervisor.

Thank you for your understanding.

Debido al alto volumen de referencia encuestas que se están enviando y algunos problemas que hemos encontrado en el proceso, hemos actualizado nuestros requisitos. La solicitud ahora requerirá tres cartas de referencia profesional, todas las cartas deben de tener una fecha en los ultimos 12 meses.

Si usted es un empleado actual del distrito, por favor asegúrese de que una de las cartas de referencia provenga de su supervisor actual.

Gracias por su comprensión.

*** Passage of the following PRAXIS exams School Counselor 5422 required.***

Work with school faculty, staff, students, parents, and community to plan, implement and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program based on the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) national standards. Counsel students to fully develop each student's academic, career, personal and social abilities, and address the needs of special population students.

( The following statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions that may be assigned or skills that may be required.) .

Complies with the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession; upholds and enforces rules, administrative directives, regulations, GISD school board policies, as well as local, state and federal regulations

Guidance Curriculum

School Counselors proactively provide guidance to assist all students in developing and applying skills for maximum academic, career, personal, and social development during school years and beyond.

• Use counseling theories in addressing personal, social, career, and academic development.

• Attend to diverse needs of students, participating in classroom guidance

• Determine guidance priorities based on local needs assessment

• Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver the guidance curriculum effectively and in accordance with students' developmental needs.

• Involve students, parents, teachers, and others to promote effective implementation of the school guidance curriculum.

• Work in conjunction with administration to develop and monitor student courses.

• Plan, monitor, and manage students own educational development, including information about post-secondary opportunities, career development/themes, and personal/social development (i.e., plan career day activities, university/college field trips, industry field trips, guest speakers).

• Conduct appraisal and advisement by assessing student abilities, interest and achievement to help them make decisions about their future.

• Provide exploration opportunities and activities to support the transition process from elementary to middle school and middle to high school.

School Counseling

School Counselors proactively provide guidance to assist all students in developing and applying skills for maximum academic, career, personal, and social development during school years and beyond.

• Use counseling theories in addressing personal, social, career, and academic development.

• Attend to diverse needs of students, participating in classroom guidance

• Determine guidance priorities based on local needs assessment

• Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver the guidance curriculum effectively and in accordance with students' developmental needs.

• Involve students, parents, teachers, and others to promote effective implementation of the school guidance curriculum.

• Work in conjunction with administration to develop and monitor student courses.

• Plan, monitor, and manage students own educational development, including information about post-secondary opportunities, career development/themes, and personal/social development (i.e., plan career day…