Counselor; Pool Job Pleasanton area,Texas USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Counselor (Pool) 2026-2027

Counselor (Pool)

Pleasanton ISD Pleasanton Elementary - Pleasanton, Texas

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Job Details

Job : 5697023

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 05, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description Primary Purpose

Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program at assigned campus. Counsel students to fully develop each student’s academic, career, personal, and social abilities and address the needs of special population students.

Qualifications Education/Certification

Master’s degree in guidance counseling

Valid Texas counseling certificate

Special Knowledge/Skills

Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and career development

Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior

Ability to present information in one‑on‑one, small group, and large group situations to students, parents, and district staff

Experience

Two years teaching experience

Major Responsibilities and Duties Guidance

Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver district’s guidance curriculum effectively and in accordance with students’ developmental needs. Collaborate with teachers who teach guidance‑related curriculum.

Guide individual students, groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage the student’s own educational and career development including creating and reviewing personal graduation plans and providing information about post‑secondary opportunities.

Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to counsel individual students, small groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage a student’s own personal and social development. Provide preventive, remedial, and crisis counseling as needed.

Consultation

Coordinate school, home, and community resources and refer students, parent, and others to special programs and services as needed.

Work collaboratively to advocate for individual students and specific groups of students.

Assessment

Interpret standardized test results and assessment data to guide students in individual goal setting and planning.

Program Management and Administration

Plan, implement, evaluate, and promote continuous improvement of a balanced comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program that includes guidance curriculum, responsive services, individual planning, and system support components.

Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity.

Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents.

Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and board policy. Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.

Adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervise assigned counseling aide(s) and clerical employee(s).

Working Conditions Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors

Tools/Equipment Used: Personal computer and peripherals; standard instructional equipment

Posture: Prolonged sitting; frequent standing, kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting

Motion: Frequent walking

Lifting: Regular light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds)

Environment: Work inside, may work outside

Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress; may work prolonged or irregular hours

Position Type: Full-Time

Contact Information

Angela Pena‑Acevedo , Principal
Pleasanton Elementary
Phone:
Email: aacevedo

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