School Counselor - 11 months
School Counselor - 11 months
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POSITION SUMMARY:
Utilizes leadership advocacy and collaboration to provide comprehensive counseling and guidance services that support and improve academic development career development and personal/social development for students of all levels from elementary school to high school. Possesses skills related to problemsolving planning supervising organizing and scheduling. Ability to handle highly sensitive personnel matters in a timely and professional manner.Thisposition reports to the Principal and Coordinator of Guidance Services as needed.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Establishes and promotes School Guidance and Counseling programs and implements schoolbased written guidance plans; assesses needs sets goals and formulates a plan of action and program evaluation. Initiates and coordinates schoolwide counseling services and activities that benefit student and staff development.
Implements and facilitates delivery of counseling services. Conducts individual and group counseling with students in areas of need (educational career and personal etc.. Intervenes during crisis situations. Conducts appropriate referrals and meets with school personnel parents and agencies as needed.
Coordinates with school administrators support personnel teachers and parents to provide supportive instructional classroom activities that relate to student academic career and personal needs.
Assists with coordinating state and local standardized testing of students. Interprets test results and other student data. Assists teachers with the educational placement of students by using appropriate educational assessment strategies.
Assists school administrators in developing allotments class schedules etc. to meet the needs of the students.
All other duties as assigned and required in order to perform the above services.
KEY JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Masters degree in School Counseling from an accredited university required.
Three years of school counseling experience preferred; teaching experience preferred but not required for this position.
S 5 Certificate from the Georgia Professional Certification in School Counseling is required. Valid Georgia drivers license required.
Prior experience providing counseling services and programs to students in a public school setting preferred; makes decisions and recommendations which routinely affect the activities of others.
Moderate level of judgment required; must evaluate and provide guidance to students and approve general recommendations. Supervisor is available to review departmental recommendations.
Requires regular frequent contact with internal personnel of influence and decisionmaking responsibility to discuss issues of moderate importance; requires continuing contact with community resources. Excellent interpersonal skills are required for working with interorganizational teams.
Requires regular frequent contact with internal personnel of influence and decisionmaking responsibility to discuss issues of moderate importance; requires continuing contact with community resources. Excellent interpersonal skills are required for working with interorganizational teams.
Requires excellent listening written verbal and presentation skills.
Applies recommends and implements technology concepts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of District.
Normal office setting. May require travel to offsite locations for school site visits.
Light duty On most occasions sitting at a desk or table; intermittently sitting standing or stooping. Light lifting or carrying 20 lbs. or less.
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Employment Type
Full Time
