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Counselor – High School
Job Title: Counselor – High School FLSA: Exempt Reports to: Campus Principal Pay Grade: CONHS Dept./School: Assigned Campus Calendar Days: 207
Primary Purpose: Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program at assigned campus. Counsel students to fully develop each student's academic, career, personal, and social abilities, including the needs of special population students.
Education/Certification: Master's degree from an accredited college or university General qualifications of a teacher and a valid Texas school counselor 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
Experience: Minimum two (2) years of teaching experience
Major Responsibilities and Duties Guidance: Plan and conduct structured classroom guidance lessons to deliver the district's guidance curriculum effectively and in accordance with students' developmental needs. Collaborate with teachers who teach guidance-related curriculum. Meet with and guide individual students, groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage the student's own educational and career development including easing school transitions, creating and reviewing personal graduation plans, and providing information about post-secondary opportunities. Use accepted counseling theories and techniques of developmental guidance to counsel individual students, small groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage a student's own personal, physical, emotional and social development. Provide preventive, remedial, and crisis counseling as needed. Participate in the overall system support of the building referral proves, in ARD meetings and on the MTSS committee when appropriate. Assists with the identification of students eligible for special programs, and works closely with school psychologist, teachers, diagnosticians, and all ancillary personnel to help students with special circumstances. Consult in the classroom behavior management planning for students, works towards improving morale and aids in teaching by helping teachers know and better understand students. Keeps confidential the counseling relationship and information except when the student's condition requires intervention. Conferences with students, teachers, and parents concerning academics and/or behavior to work together for improvement. Disseminates information to students concerning summer school, correspondence courses, and other educational alternatives. Maintains student schedules, provides schedule changes to accommodate needs of students, evaluates records, schedules new students and provides information regarding placement and district policy. Evaluates student transcripts for correct course placement and accuracy to ensure that state and district requirements are fulfilled. Provides current information of reference guides and colleges and maintains appropriate career information for students and disseminates college scholarship information. Assists students with the college application process including college admission, scholarship. Financial aid, alternative post high school training, and letters of recommendation.
Consultation: Coordinate school, home, and community resources and refer students, parent, and others to special programs and services as needed. Consults with school administrators and teachers in identifying students with special abilities and needs and in providing appropriate classroom placement. Work collaboratively to advocate for individual students and specific groups of students providing a continuous flow of information concerning student needs. Communicates effectively, and initiates and support programs with students, professional staff, parents and community that facilitate a positive, caring climate for learning.
Assessment: Interpret standardized test results and assessment data to guide students and parents in individual goal setting and planning and provide appropriate class placement. Collects and interprets student data for tests including PSAT, SAT. ACT. and STAAR EOC exams to assess individual student's strengths and weaknesses and for use in student placement and instructional programs. Informs students and parents of the requirements for graduation and for taking the STAAR EOC exams with emphasis on master of each STAAR EOC exam for graduation.
Program Management and Administration: 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. Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity developing in- service programs for staff as needed. Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and board policy. Comply with all district policies and campus routines and regulations. Adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice; complies with Texas Education Agency (TEA) code.
Professional Growth and Development: Participate in staff development activities to improve job-related skills. Attend and participate in faculty meetings and serve on staff committees as required.
Other: Perform other tasks and assumes such responsibilities as may be assigned by the school principal and the Superintendent of Schools.
Evaluation: The Counselor's evaluation is a responsibility resting with the Principal. An evaluation shall be completed in writing at least once during the course of each school year.
Work Environment: Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions, maintain emotional control under stress Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment including personal computer and peripherals Posture: Frequent sitting and standing; occasional bending/stooping, pushing, pulling, and twisting Motion: Repetitive hand motions; frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching Lifting: Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds)
Worksite address
houston, TX, 77246, US
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