Counselor - Student Assistance Services

COUNSELOR - STUDENT ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Location: Ector County Independent School District, District-wide, Odessa, Texas

Primary

Purpose:

To provide counseling services and educational guidance to at‑risk students; to provide consultation for school personnel, parents, and community support groups in efforts to promote the physical and emotional well‑being of at‑risk students.

Education/Certification:

• Master’s Degree in counseling or a counseling‑related field
• Certification or License:
  Texas Professional School Counselor Certification, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor Intern, Clinical Social Worker or Clinical Social Worker Intern.

Special Knowledge and

Skills:

• Counseling skills for individual and group counseling
• Trauma and critical incidents training (preferred)

Experience:

• Experience with at‑risk youth
• Counseling experience
• Clinical experience (preferred)

• Provide counseling support services to at‑risk students
• Identify and provide support services to students and families who are homeless
• Conduct student presentations through designated classes to familiarise students with the Student Assistance Services Program
• Provide crisis intervention services throughout the district as needed
• Conduct suicidal assessments for students expressing suicidal ideation and make appropriate referrals
• Provide support services to at‑risk students with attendance, discipline, substance abuse and other related issues, to prevent dropouts
• Assist at‑risk students with educational guidance and support
• Assist with the provision of in‑service training of district staff concerning identification of homeless students and other topics that impact at‑risk students
• Assist the district in revising and implementing policies that impact at‑risk students, provide onsite counseling for at‑risk students who violate district policies
• Facilitate the transition of at‑risk students from the Disciplinary Alternative Education Center and community learning environments to their home campus
• Be an active team member in school activities to increase awareness of the program and maintain effective working relationships with staff
• Coordinate the implementation of programs and events targeting the needs of at‑risk students offered in the district
• Serve as the coordinator for student support teams at the campus level
• Serve as an information resource for counseling support and materials
• Refer at‑risk families to appropriate community resources
• Collaborate with at‑risk students’ family members to address academic, behavioral, social and mental health issues
• Participate in individual case conferencing with teachers, parents, school counselors, student support team members, and administrators
• Maintain an ongoing dialogue with courts, probation officers, local law enforcement officials and other community agencies
• Provide principals and director of counseling with monthly reports
• Collect and report annual data to campus principal and director of counseling
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned in accordance with compensatory education guidelines

Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent district‑wide and state‑wide travel; occasional prolonged or irregular hours.

Position Type: Full‑time Salary: $68,600 to $92,811 per year