2) Middle School Counselor

Job Title

School Counselor

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

• 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

• 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.
• Consult with parents, teachers, administrators, and community members to promote and increase the effectiveness of student achievement and success.
• Provide prevention strategies which address current issues and at-risk indicators.
• Provide mediation for change in behavior and conflict resolution.
• Maintain a positive communication system that effectively collects and disseminates information appropriately.
• Conduct orientation and training programs for students, parents, and staff.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with other school professionals and representatives of community resources to promote student success.
• Use established district processes of referring students, parents/guardians, and others to appropriate programs and services.

Student Assessment

• Participate in planning and evaluation of campus standardized testing programs.
• Interpret tests and formal and informal assessment data to guide students in individual goal setting and planning in collaboration with school personnel, parents and/or guardians.
• Possess and promote an understanding of potential cultural and linguistic bias in assessment tools.
• Maintain confidentiality of student assessment and testing process.
• Utilize relevant data to participate and support the district MLSS framework.

Leadership

• Provide leadership for the implementation of the schools' comprehensive developmental school counseling program.
• Provide leadership in the schools' responsiveness to the personal and social needs of diverse students.
• Provide leadership for the enhancement of learning environments that address the diverse needs of students.
• Educate school staff, students, parents, and community about school counseling program/services.

Advocacy

• Advocate for a school…