RMS School Counselor

Starting Date: Immediately

PROFESSIONAL STAFF APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: A letter of interest, resume, transcripts, Commonwealth of PA Professional Certificate and/or Praxis Scores, three (3) letters of recommendation less than one year old, Acts 34, 114, 151 clearances less than one year old, Act 24, Act 126 Certificate and Act 168 disclosure release(s).

Primary

Purpose:

To meet and respond to the developmental and special needs of all students as well as to those of individual students. As needed, the School Counselor will facilitate the transition of students from school to community by implementing the person‑centered planning process in support of students’ job and adult placement. Under the supervision of the Principal, the School Counselor will coordinate transition activities within a team comprised of the student, parent/guardian, educators and service providers to ensure that transition activities and services are addressed and implemented for each eligible student.

• Master’s Degree
• PA Certification in Elementary or Secondary School Counseling
• Valid Professional Education License endorsement in one of the following areas:
  Pre‑vocational Coordinator or Vocational Coordinator, preferred
• Experience with in a youth program, emphasizing transitioning from school to work, preferred
• Familiarity with career and vocational services for youth

• Develops and coordinates a school counseling program in conjunction with the Advisory Team that includes individualized education, career planning, and other activities necessary for a successful program. Focuses attention on every student’s academic, career, and personal‑social development needs and collaborates with others within and outside the school to meet them. Implements a guidance curriculum and responds to teacher invitations to provide classroom guidance lessons on topics such as character education, career and work issues, development of life skills, etc.
  
  Seeks input from and revises program to better meet the needs of the school as necessary.
• Abides by federal, state and local school laws and regulations, mandated programs, District policies and administrative regulations.
• Provides individual or small‑group counseling toward social and emotional growth, new student orientation, at‑risk assessment and crisis intervention to include students who are failing classes, exhibit absentee patterns, and in consultation with student’s therapist. Provides goal‑oriented counseling in systematic response to identified needs.
• Maintains and updates the website and forms as required.
• Plans, schedules, and delivers crisis education and response management; provides evening parent programs and post‑secondary programming to high school students.
• Coordinates services and makes referrals to community agencies.
• Assists students in evaluating their aptitudes and abilities through the interpretation of individual standardized test scores and other pertinent data in order to discover and develop their special abilities. Provides information and access to additional resources on potential jobs/careers that align with student’s abilities and interests.
• Provides in‑service training in guidance for teachers.
• Enters and tracks all data and scheduling related to cyber students.
• Oversees course scheduling for all traditional, non‑traditional, and learning support students and confers with parents and teachers to provide support whenever necessary.
• Communicates with parents, teachers and staff members to familiarize them with the general range of services offered by the department in order to improve the educational prospects of individual students being counseled, including program and services offered within the district, community and state agencies.
• Coordinates opportunity for students to take assessments related to post‑secondary education such as the PSAT, SAT, ACT or AP examinations. Assists with District preparation for state‑mandated testing. Participates in IEP, GIEP meetings or Section 504 service agreement meetings, as requested. Participates in the Child Study process. Participates in Student Assistance Program.
• In conjunction with…