School Counselor Pool
Listed on 2026-06-19
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Education / Teaching
Guidance Counselor: Social/Educational, School Counselor, Child Development/Support
School Counselor Pool
Kennedale ISD - Kennedale, Texas
Position available for the school year. Open year-round, even if no current openings exist.
Job : 5670262 |
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled |
Posted: Apr 24, 2026 5:00 AM UTC |
Starting Date: To Be Determined
Primary
Purpose:
Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program at an assigned campus. Counsel students to fully develop each student's academic, career, personal, and social abilities and address the needs of special population students.
- Education/Certification: Master's degree in guidance counseling from an accredited college or university; valid Texas school counseling certificate.
- Special Knowledge/
Skills:
Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and career development; excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills; ability to instruct students and manage their behavior; ability to present information in one-on-one, small group, and large group situations to students, parents, and district staff.
1) Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver district's guidance curriculum effectively and in accordance with students' developmental needs. Collaborate with teachers who teach guidance-related curriculum.
2) Guide individual students, groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage the student's educational and career development. Create and review personal graduation plans and provide information about post-secondary opportunities.
3) Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to counsel individual students, small groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage the student's personal and social development. Provide preventive, remedial, and crisis counseling as needed.
4) Serve as an impartial, non-reporting resource for interpersonal conflicts and discourse involving two or more students, including accusations of bullying.
5) Coordinate school, home, and community resources and refer students, parents, and others to special programs and services as needed.
6) Work collaboratively to advocate for individual students and specific groups of students.
7) Interpret standardized test results and assessment data to guide students in individual goal setting and planning.
8) Plan, implement, evaluate, and promote continuous improvement of a balanced comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program that includes guidance curriculum, responsive services, individual planning, and system support components.
9) Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity. 10) Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents. 11) Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and board policy. Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations. 12) Adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice.
Salaries (examples): Elementary Counselor - 190 days - $63,086 to $88,326. Junior High Counselor - 195 days - $68,344 to $95,687. High School Counselor - 195 days - $71,760 to $100,472.
Job Requirements- Master degree preferred.
- Citizenship, residency or work visa required.
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