Primary Counselor 2025-2026

Primary Purpose:

Plan implement and evaluate a comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program at assigned campus. Counsel students to fully develop each students academic career personal and social abilities and address the needs of special population students.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Masters degree in guidance counseling

Valid Texas 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 oneonone small group and large group situations to students parents and district staff

Experience:

Two years teaching experience

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Guidance

1. Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver districts guidance curriculum effectively and in accordance with students developmental needs. Collaborate with teachers who teach guidancerelated curriculum.

2. Guide individual students groups of students and parents to plan monitor and manage the students own educational and career development including creating and reviewing personal graduation plans and providing information about postsecondary 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 a students own personal and social development. Provide preventive remedial and crisis counseling as needed.

Consultation

4. Coordinate school home and community resources and refer students parent and others to special programs and services as needed.

5. Work collaboratively to advocate for individual students and specific groups of students.

Assessment

6. Interpret standardized test results and assessment data to guide students in individual goal setting and planning.

Program Management and Administration

7. 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.

8. Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity.

9. Compile maintain and file all reports records and other documents.

10. 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.

11. Adhere to legal ethical and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Supervise assigned counseling aide(s) and clerical employee(s).

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Tools/Equipment Used: Personal computer and peripherals;standard instructional equipment

Posture: Prolonged sitting; frequent standing kneeling/squatting bending/stooping pushing/pulling and twisting

Motion: Frequent walking

Lifting: Regular light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds)

Environment: Work inside may work outside

Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress; may work prolonged or irregular hours