Counselor, Special Needs ​/ Learning Disabilities, Education ​/ Teaching

Description/Notes

Primary

Purpose:

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.

• 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 or guardians, and district staff

• Guidance Curriculum:
  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.

Education/Certification:

• Master’s degree in counseling from an accredited college or university
• Valid Texas school counselor certificate

Experience:

2 years as a classroom teacher, preferred