School Counselor; SY

School Counselor

The K-12 school counselor provides academic, career, college access, affordability, and admission, and social-emotional competencies to every student annually by helping design, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive evidence-based school counseling program in each district school. The school counselor provides an annual plan and advising to every student, classroom school counseling lessons in collaboration with other educators for all students, and group and individual counseling for some students.

The school counselor also provides additional school-wide activities that promote student success, helping to close achievement, opportunity, and attainment gaps, increase student career/college success, and improve mental health/well-being. The school counselor is an advocate, leader, and change agent, partnering with colleagues in schools and the community, as well as family members, to support optimal student success.

The Director of School Counseling supervises the school counselor in consultation with the building Principal.

Plans, delivers, and evaluates school counseling interventions to help close achievement, opportunity, and attainment gaps. Delivers academic success skills, including organization, time management, and study skills, to all students annually. Delivers career development skills, including assessments, career clusters, use of the Occupational Outlook Handbook (embedded in Naviance), creating resumes/cover letters, and job shadowing/searching techniques. Delivers college access/affordability/admission skills to all students with attention to first-generation students, students with disabilities, and students needing affordability resources.

Provides social-emotional skills to all students, including anti-violence/anti-bullying, stress management, cultural diversity, and strategies to improve energy/mood. Ensures every student has an annually updated ACCESS & Accomplishments Plan. Ensures ethical practice by using a decision-making model and sharing the most recent updates of the ACA, ASCA & NACAC codes of ethics with all stakeholders. Coordinates orientation for new and transfer students and families.

Applies developmental, learning, counseling, and education theories. Uses Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success standards (ASCA) in the school counseling program. Demonstrates an understanding of the impact of cultural, social, and environmental influences on student success and opportunities. Designs and implements instruction aligned to Mindsets and Behaviors in Classroom, Group, and Individual Settings. Provides appraisal/advisement in Classroom, Group, and Individual Settings.

Provides short-term counseling in Group and Individual Settings.

Collaborates with teachers, school social workers, and school psychologists for optimal student success. Collaborates with multiple school systems and peers for systemic change: as Equity Consultants on the Master Schedule, supporting all students' access to challenging coursework for all students, Academic Support Services, and Co-Curricular Activities. Consults with teachers on creative, culturally responsive interventions to support struggling students, including noncognitive factors affecting student success.

Participates in PPT/504 meetings, team meetings, and restorative justice settings. Makes referrals to appropriate school resources. Consults with educators for student achievement and success.

Maintains professional memberships in state and national school and college counseling organizations (ASCA/CSCA, ACA, NACAC/NEACAC). Collaborates with family members and community agencies/businesses in a school/family/community partnership for student achievement/success. Makes referrals to appropriate community resources.

Demonstrates leadership as a system change agent for equity by developing and implementing a comprehensive school counseling program. Establishes and maintains the School Counseling Program Advisory Council. Assists in the annual Equity Audit of school programs/policies/practices. Assesses the School Counseling Program annually and shares results with all stakeholders using the ASCA Program Assessment and the ACCESS Questionnaire. Uses disaggregated data to plan School Counseling Program interventions.

Uses technology effectively in the school counseling program. Annually updates the school counselor/administrator agreement. Analyzes disaggregated school data to inform best practices for school counseling programs. Demonstrates understanding of educational systems, legal issues, policies, research, and trends. Applies school counseling professional standards, competencies, and legal and ethical principles to the school counseling profession. Creates school counseling program beliefs, vision, and mission statements aligned with the school and…