Middle School Counselor

Thank you for your interest in working with Rome City Schools.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Position Title:

School Counselor

Division/Department:
School and Student Support

Pay Grade:
Certified Salary Schedule

Pay Type:

Salaried-Exempt

Retirement: TRS

Work Days: 210

Reports To:

Principal and/or other authorized administrator

Evaluation Instrument:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION

A valid Georgia School Counselor Certificate as required by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.

Goal:

Provide instruction; encourage and assess student achievement and progress; and manage the learning environment effectively.

REPRESENTATIVE

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance.

Plans, develops, and implements a comprehensive school counseling program based on the needs of the students and the school.

Assists with planning and implementation of student advocacy initiatives.

Plans, develops, and implements action plans based on the needs of the students and the school.

Provides classroom guidance, school counseling, and individual counseling that relates to the academic, career, and personal/social development of students.

Coordinates with school staff to provide supportive instructional classroom activities that relate to student academic, career, and personal/social development of students.

Confers and counsels with parents, administrators, and teachers.

Collects and reports on student outcomes from classroom guidance, small group, and individual consultations.

Conducts and/or participates in professional learning.

Facilitates the referral of students and parents to internal and external services.

Facilitates Tier 3/SST meetings as outlined in the Pyramid of Interventions.

Participates in school and district committees/meetings.

Coordinates transitional activities with feeder schools.

Interprets standardized tests and state mandated tests.

Protects confidentiality of student records and student information.

Conducts and/or assists with parent meetings and education.

Selects, purchases, and inventories materials and technology for the School Counseling Program.

Demonstrates professional and ethical practices consistent with school and system policies in working with students, student records, parents, and colleagues.

Essential Duties

Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position's role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed - even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job.

Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Chief Human Resources Officer.) It should also be noted the order of duties/ responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.

Minimum Requirements

In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.