Counseling Specialist Standard

Summary Description

Under the general direction of the Office of Counseling, the Counseling Equity and Engagement Program Specialist will provide an assigned zone/level, i.e. High School, with support in the implementation of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model, be available for day‑to‑day school counselor coaching in the functions and responsibilities of a school counselor, and support the counselor's role in MTSS.

The specialist will assist with systemic collaboration to encourage school site equity and family engagement. The specialist will work within schools to increase student engagement and improve school climate by sharing culturally responsive practices, science‑based school climate and culture strategies, and providing district‑level connections at each school site. The specialist will meet comprehensive goals and objectives that include aligning and connecting systems within each school, gathering and evaluating data, and attending district level meetings and trainings.

Performs other related work as required.

Under the general direction of the Office of Counseling, the Counseling Equity and Engagement Program Specialist will provide an assigned zone/level i.e. High School with support in the implementation of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model, be available for day‑to‑day school counselor coaching in the functions and responsibilities of a school counselor, and support the counselor's role in MTSS.

The specialists will assist with systemic collaboration to encourage school site equity and family engagement. The specialist will work within schools to increase student engagement and improve school climate by sharing culturally responsive practices, science‑based school climate and culture strategies, and provide district‑level connections at each school site. The specialists will meet comprehensive goals and objectives that include aligning and connecting systems within each school, gathering and evaluating data, and will attend district level meetings and trainings.

Performs other related work as required.

• Support school counselor assigned level vertical meetings
• Participate in the ASCA cohort and ASCA advisory meetings and onsite counseling consultation
• Support school counseling goals and initiatives such as child abuse reporting, bullying intervention, community referrals, IATs, standard of care for foster care students, SARB, DIAT and site level data collection
• Work within schools to assist with student case management and referral along the pathway to graduation
• Support school site family and student engagement plans and school climate through monitoring, training and support of the student and family engagement of the School Improvement Plans
• Work to align school counselors to Family Engagement specialist work, address academically at‑risk
• Work with the Office of Teaching, Learning and Leading and the Counseling Coordinator to facilitate unresolved concerns between parents and schools
• Support schools with implementation assistance and technical support on a menu of equity strategy choices including but not limited to book studies on culturally responsive schools, equity site teams, and professional development on culturally responsive school practices
• Support school sites to incorporate comprehensive counseling, equity and engagement as a result of the specialists site case management
• Assist sites to systemically understand, identify and use the inter‑dependent relationships of MTSS, equity, engagement and ASCA

Education/

Experience:

Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and skills is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and skills would be:

• Education:
  
  A Master's degree from an accredited college or university in counseling and educational psychology or related field; AND
• Experience:
  
  Four (4) years of school counseling experience

Knowledge of: ASCA National Counseling Model, school counseling program development and implementation; basic principles of behavior theory and behavioral strategies, Response…