School Counselor

School Counselor

Assigned Campus - La Joya, Texas

Job : 5668785

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Apr 24, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school 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. Deliver guidance curriculum in various group sizes. Educate students of skills necessary to address troublesome circumstances, support students in challenging situations, and assist students with needed resources to navigate crisis situations.

Education/Certification:

• Master’s degree required; preferred in Education, Counseling or related field
• Valid Texas Counseling Certification required
• Current certification or evidence of training in CPI, TBRI, Restorative Practices, and PBIS preferred

Experience:

• Minimum of three year’s teaching experience

Special Knowledge and

Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to support all types of students, including students with special needs and Emergent Bilingual students
• Deep knowledge of school counseling programs and educational evidence-based practices
• Knowledgeable in the physical, mental and emotional child development process
• Experience in using and interpreting data to inform decision-making processes that allow for intentional actions and lead to improved student achievement
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong organizational and collaboration skills
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

Serve as a transformational educator working to create a best-in-class learning environment.

Participate in professional development and training to improve skills related to job assignment.

Foster collegiality and team building among staff members.

Provide for two-way communication with staff, students, parents, and community.

Demonstrate professional, ethical, and responsible behavior. Serve as a role model for students.

Commit to professional growth through active participation in reading workshops, seminars, conferences, and/or other designated professional learning.

• Plan, organize, implement, and deliver structured group lessons according to the district’s guidance curriculum to improve students’ interpersonal and intrapersonal effectiveness, personal health and safety, post‑secondary planning and readiness, and other developmental needs.
• Teach the school guidance curriculum components through the use of effective instructional strategies and planned structured groups considering diverse student populations and needs for differentiated instruction.
• Work with students, staff, parents or guardians, and the community to identify priorities where students will be served through the guidance curriculum component. Collaborate across curricular areas to integrate guidance lessons into content area curriculum.
• Create a balanced curriculum by using well‑planned and intentional activities and materials, incorporating guest speakers, and offering engaging delivery techniques, including technology tools.

• Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to respond to problematic or critical incidents to support students and offer services in time of need.
• Use preventive activities to remove barriers that interfere with a student’s educational, career, personal, and social development.
• Implement remediation practices to assist students in coping with problem situations or unwise choices. Identify precipitating and antecedent factors, effective and ineffective approaches to dealing with the circumstances, and provide feedback to guide future decisions.
• Use specialized skills to support students in crisis situations requiring immediate response. Maintain a healthy and safe school environment by collaborating with district staff, parents or guardians, and local officials.
• Provide continued support to students in need through individual counseling, small group counseling, consultation, or referral to services…