WMI Counselor

School Counselor Position

Assisting all students by using the ASCA model framework, which includes focusing on three primary domains:
Academic Support, Social/Emotional Learning, and Career/College Readiness.

Essential Functions:

• Implements the ASCA model framework to provide services to all students.
• Works to resolve students' educational roadblocks.
• Plans career pathway field trips to varied post-educational opportunities.
• Makes recommendations to colleges for admissions and scholarships.
• Supervises and assists when necessary in preparing and processing college, scholarship, and employment applications and financial aid packets.
• Provides opportunities for students to evaluate career interests and choices.
• Meets with parents whenever needed.
• Is a member of the IEP and 504 teams.
• Participates in the design and implementation of the master schedule for each year.
• Provides registration and scheduling services for all grades.
• Participates in intervention with administration regarding data collection of trends regarding attendance, discipline, and grades.
• Provide relevant strategies to assist teachers and staff in working with students.
• Provide individual interventions to promote the social/emotional well-being of students.
• Provide small group interventions.

Caseload designed by student alphabet for all grade levels.

Qualifications:

Degree Requirement:
Master's Degree: A master's or more advanced degree from an accredited institution.

One of the Following (Option A, B, C, or

D):

• Option A:
  Guidance and Counseling Graduate Program
• Graduate Program:
  Completion of a graduate program in guidance and counseling from an accredited institution.
• Allowable Deficiency Requirement:
  The requirement below is an allowable deficiency that must be completed within three years of issuance of the certificate.
• Practicum/
  
  Experience:
  
  One of the following:
• Practicum:
  Completion of a supervised counseling practicum in school counseling from an accredited institution.
• School Counseling
  
  Experience:
  
  Verification of two years of full-time experience as a school counselor.
• Teaching
  
  Experience:
  
  Verification of three years of full-time teaching experience.
• Option B:
  Counseling, Social Work, or Psychology Graduate Program
• Graduate Program:
  Completion of a graduate program in counseling, social work, or psychology from an accredited institution.
• Allowable Deficiency Requirement(s):
  The requirements below are allowable deficiencies that must be completed within three years of issuance of the certificate.
• Coursework:
  Completion of six semester hours of courses in any of the following areas: school counseling, college, and career guidance, or academic advising.
• Practicum/
  
  Experience:
  
  One of the following:
• Practicum:
  Completion of a supervised counseling practicum in school counseling from an accredited institution.
• School Counseling
  
  Experience:
  
  Verification of two years of full-time experience as a school counselor.
• Teaching
  
  Experience:
  
  Verification of three years of full-time teaching experience.
• Option C:
  Behavioral Health License AZ Board of Behavioral Health License
• A valid license as an associate counselor, professional counselor, master or clinical social worker, or marriage and family therapist issued by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners.
• Submit a photocopy of the license.
• Allowable Deficiency Requirement(s):
  The requirements below are allowable deficiencies that must be completed within three years of issuance of the certificate.
• Coursework:
  Completion of six semester hours of courses in any of the following areas: school counseling, college, and career guidance, or academic advising.
• Practicum/Experience. One of the following:
• Practicum:
  Completion of a supervised counseling practicum in school counseling from an accredited institution.
• School Counseling
  
  Experience:
  
  Verification of two years of full-time experience as a school counselor.
• Teaching
  
  Experience:
  
  Verification of three years of full-time teaching experience.
• Option D:
  Academic Advising Program Graduate Program
• Completion of a graduate program in Academic Advising from an accredited institution.
• Allowable Deficiency Requirement(s):
  The requirements below are allowable deficiencies that must be completed within three years of issuance of the certificate.
• Coursework:
  Completion of six semester hours of courses in any of the following areas: social and emotional development, mental health counseling, trauma, and disaster counseling, multiculturalism in counseling, theories of counseling, the foundation of school counseling, or child and adolescent counseling.
• Practicum/
  
  Experience:
  
  One of the following:
• Practicum:
  Completion of a supervised counseling practicum in school counseling from an accredited institution.
• School Counseling
  
  Experience:
  
  Verification of two years of full-time experience as a school counselor.
• Teaching
  
  Experience:
  
  Verification of three years of full-time teaching experience.