School Counselor

School Counselor

Reports to:

Principal FLSA Status:
Exempt

Provide a comprehensive guidance and counseling program for students. Provide services to promote the social and emotional development as well as the academic and career development of each student. Consults with teachers, parents and staff to enhance their effectiveness in helping students' educational, social, personal, and career development; provides appropriate support to the total school program.

• Maintains and respects confidentiality of student and school personnel information, while maintaining the safety and welfare for all students and staff members;
• Follows federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies regarding children's educational welfare;
• Reports any pertinent information to the proper authorities in cases of child endangerment, neglect, or abuse;
• Meets and instructs the students(s) in assigned locations and at the designed times;
• Collects and interprets data about students to assist in program planning, occupational and/or educational placement to include the development of a Career Development Plan;
• Provides individual counseling to students who refer themselves or are referred by parents, teachers, or administrators;
• Provides small group counseling as needed for all grade levels on developmental or problem-centered issues;
• Counsels with students individually and in groups to assist in problem solving and decision-making of a personal, social, emotional, academic, educational, or vocational nature;
• Provides for the student's orientation to the offerings of the school, its personnel, facilities, regulations, rules, customs, traditions, courses, health, discipline, attendance, and guidance counseling;
• Supervises the development, security, and maintenance of cumulative record of each student;
• Collects, organizes, and disseminates career, educational, and parenting information to students, teachers and parents through the use of technology and other means;
• Consults with school staff and parents and refers students for specialized services;
• Designs coherent instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, current instructional practices, students, the community, and Character Education curriculum goals;
• Plans instruction to achieve desired objectives that reflect the division curriculum guidelines of the Character Education Program;
• Promotes and supports the Character Education Programs on a school-wide basis;
• Provides a sequential developmental series of classroom guidance lessons for each grade level, including planned occupational information programs;
• Administers various tests for counseling and guidance purposes;
• Facilitates the transition of students by providing for consistent articulation between schools and serving as a community liaison agent;
• Supervises preparation of transcripts upon request of a receiving school, as requested by building administrator(s);
• Coordinates all scholarship programs;
• Coordinates all standardized testing programs;
• Coordinates 504 Plans in their buildings;
• Assists administrators with master scheduling, student courses, registration, course changes, etc.;
• Establishes and maintains relationships with regional colleges;
• Consults regularly with administrators, teachers, and parents regarding the needs of students;
• Attends Child Study meetings and offers suggestions for intervention plans, as appropriate;
• Serves as a referral source to parents and students who need specialized services beyond those provided by the school;
• Assists with providing mediation services for student conflicts;
• Provides information and training for parents concerning parenting skills and to educate parents about available resources for handling family crises;
• Consults with the teachers of students with whom the counselor is working regarding that student's needs and/or concerns;
• Works in conjunction with teachers and other counselors to prepare students for the transition from elementary school, middle school to high school;
• Promotes effective public relations through communication with parents and community members about the counseling program and by offering opportunities for input and review…