School Counselor; Part Time at Balls Creek Elementary; SY

School Counselor (Part Time) at Balls Creek Elementary (26-27 SY) Job Description

JOB TITLE: SCHOOL COUNSELOR

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT

NC SALARY SCHEDULE + 9% LOCAL SUPPLEMENT

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, school counselors promote student success, provide preventive services, and respond to identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic, career, and personal/social development for all students.

The major functions of the school counselor job description incorporate the North Carolina State Board of Education’s guiding mission that every public school student will graduate from high school globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the twenty‑first century.

• Discusses the comprehensive school counseling program with the school administrator.
• Develops and maintains a written plan for effective delivery of the school counseling program based on the NC Comprehensive School Counseling Standard Course of Study and current individual school data.
• Communicates the goals of the comprehensive school counseling program to education stakeholders (i.e., administrators, teachers, students, parents, and community/business leaders).
• Maintains current and appropriate resources for education stakeholders.
• Uses data to develop comprehensive programs that meet student needs.

• Provides leadership and collaborates with other educators in the school-wide integration of the State Guidance Curriculum Standard Course of Study.
• Implements developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented group activities to meet student needs and school goals.
• Incorporates life skills into their programs that students need to be successful in the twenty‑first century.

• Assists all students, individually or in groups, with developing academic, career, and personal/social skills, goals, and plans.
• Accurately interprets and utilizes student data.
• Collaborates with parents/guardians and educators to assist students with educational, career, and life planning.

• Provides individual and group counseling to students with identified concerns and needs.
• Consults and collaborates effectively with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and other educational/community resources regarding students with identified concerns and needs.
• Implements an effective referral and follow‑up process as needed.
• Uses assessment procedures for determining and structuring individual and group counseling services.

• Provides appropriate information to school personnel related to the comprehensive school counseling program.
• Assists teachers, parents/guardians, and other stakeholders in interpreting and understanding student data.
• Participates in professional development activities to improve knowledge and skills.
• Uses technology resources to enhance the school counseling program.
• Adheres to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the school counseling profession.

• Conducts a yearly program audit to review the extent of program implementation and effectiveness.
• Collects and analyzes data to guide program direction and emphasis.
• Measures results of the comprehensive school counseling program activities and shares results with stakeholders.
• Monitors student academic performance, behavior, and attendance, and facilitates appropriate interventions.

Additional Job Functions

Performs other related work as required.

A master’s degree in School Counseling OR enrollment in an accredited school counselor preparation program and completion of a minimum of 24 graduate semester hours of that program; OR Completion of a master’s degree in addiction, career, clinical mental health, clinical rehabilitation, college counseling and student affairs, marriage, couple, and family counseling, or rehabilitation counseling from a regionally accredited college or university, and enrollment in…