Counselor Eligibility

Overview

The School District of Philadelphia is committed to becoming the fastest improving District in the country and transforming the educational opportunities it offers to our city’s more than 198,405 students. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools and communities who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment and vision.

Will you join us?

Advises students at an assigned secondary or middle school. Provides counseling services that foster the academic, personal, social and career development of all students. Provides individual/group counseling and guidance for students and implements broad based programs that deal with decision-making, conflict resolution, self-esteem, coping strategies and other issues. Serves as both the primary agent for addressing issues that impact on students at risk of failing to attain their full academic potential and the school based resource for dealing with dropout prevention, substance abuse, pregnancy, homelessness and crisis prevention/intervention.

Communicates with bilingual or deaf/hearing impaired student/families using English and a specified world language or English and American Sign Language or Signed English for the sign language specialty. Acts as a liaison between the school and various community/governmental agencies that may provide services to students and their families.

• Provides general school counseling and guidance programs including individual and group counseling and guidance.
• Implements broad based programs dealing with decision-making, conflict resolution, self-esteem, coping strategies and other issues.
• Plans and provides classroom guidance focusing on post high school planning, career exploration, family and/or peer relationships and decision making.
• Provides formal and informal counseling services to students and parents concerning issues that affect or may affect the students’ academic achievement and/or social, emotional or personal development.
• Serves as the primary agent for addressing issues that affect students at risk of failing to attain their full academic potential.
• Serves as the school based resource for dealing with dropout prevention, substance abuse, pregnancy, homelessness and crisis prevention/intervention.
• Participates in team interventions with other staff to support students.
• Collaborates with parents, teachers and other staff in planning and implementing a comprehensive educational program for students.
• Makes referrals to outside agencies as needed and provides ongoing followup services to students and their parents.
• Gathers and disseminates information on critical issues such as student substance abuse, suicide prevention, teen pregnancy and homelessness.
• Keeps abreast of current techniques and trends in school counseling and guidance for secondary and/or middle school students.
• Prepares and maintains student-counseling records; prepares reports on students, correspondence and statistical summaries.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships.

• Provides students and families with general school and guidance programs and services in a specified world language as well as English.
• Creates an environment in which students have access to bilingual counseling/guidance materials that address their needs and interests.
• Keeps abreast of current techniques and trends in bilingual school counseling and guidance.

• Serves as a liaison between the college and school to develop and plan college visits and facilitate postsecondary achievement.
• Monitors students to insure they are on track to attend college during their junior and senior year.
• Works with teachers to ensure that students receive the necessary interventions and supports for academic achievement.

• Provides students and families with general school and guidance programs and services in American Sign Language and Signed English as well as English.
• Creates an environment in which deaf/hearing impaired students have access to specialized counseling/guidance materials that address their needs and interests.
• Keeps abreast of current techniques and trends in school counseling and guidance for the deaf and hearing impaired.

• Provides academic, college, and career counseling services to GEAR UP students.
• Provides career and college entrance information and assistance to students, teachers, parents and counselors in small groups and one-to-one.
• Collaborates with school counselors to schedule college visits, college representative visits, career related speakers, workshops, etc.
• Plans, organizes, develops and implements career events and publications: prepares letters, flyers, mailers and other materials to publicize GEAR UP counseling services,…