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Georgetown, DE - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Preference will be given to those applicants holding at least three years of counseling experience.

High School counseling experience preferred

INTERVIEWS MAY BE CONDUCTED BEFORE JOB POSTING CLOSES

This position is for theschool year

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

Scott County School District Position Description

Requirements stated herein are minimum levels of knowledge skills and/or abilities to
qualify for this position. To perform the duties and responsibilities of this position successfully
the employee must possess the abilities and aptitudes to perform each task proficiently. Ability
means to possess and apply both knowledge and skill.
The methods of meeting these requirements are subject to possible modification to
reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. Some requirements however
may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of
themselves or others.


REPORTS TO: Principal
EXEMPT STATUS: Exempt APPROVED: #0FEB 2018


SUMMARY
Under direction to provide behavioral educational career and vocational counseling to
individuals and small groups of students; to assist students in understanding and seeking
solutions to social emotional or academic problems and issues; to serve as a resource pertaining
to student behavior management strategies and welfare and attendance problems and concerns;
and to do other related functions as required.


DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This position classification requires subject matter expertise commonly taught in public schools
and counseling and guidance knowledge and skills. Directly related experience is suggested to
perform problem analysis using widely prescribed principles and concepts. The position
classification performs decision analysis and makes decisions of considerable consequence
requiring the application and interpretation of data facts procedures and policies. The
incumbent meets frequently with school administrators teachers other staff and parents to
communicate information data and alternative problem solutions. This is a sedentary position
classification and performs light work involving sitting a considerable portion of the time but
does require walking and standing for extended periods. This position requires accurate
perceiving of sound near and far vision depth perception providing oral information and
handling and working with instructional and assessment materials and objects.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable an otherwise qualified person with a
disability to perform the essential functions of the job. Essential job functions are the
fundamental duties of a position: the things a person holding the job must be able to do.


DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Perform individual and group counseling and guidance functions and activities including career
and vocational and social and emotional adjustment counseling.
Collect organize and analyze student information through the use of educational historical
data test results and through the use of interview techniques.
Appraise student interests aptitudes and attitudes utilizing a variety of assessment strategies
and techniques.
Provide information and data to students concerning educational career and vocational
planning.
Serve as a resource to site and District personnel and members of the school community.

Meet confer and counsel with parents school personnel and members of various youth serving
agencies in developing alternative solutions to student educational social and emotional
problems and concerns.
Assist in the development and monitoring of individual education plans for students with
exceptional needs.
Maintain a liaison with social service and youth service agencies in pursuing referral follow up
activities.
Pursue evaluation and research activities to determine counseling and guidance effectiveness.
Assist in the planning development and implementation of master student program calendars.
Assist in identifying school program needs and participate in developing school instructional
programs geared to meet individual pupil needs.
Assist in the planning development and conduct of programs that enhance student educational
career and vocational opportunities including speaker programs student visitation programs
and other similarly related activities.
Establish maintain and monitor the maintenance of a variety of files and records pertaining to
student counseling guidance and related matters.
Assist in dealing with student behavior management problems and in resolving welfare and
attendance problems and concerns.
Plan develop and present as requested a variety of management related reports pertaining to
site counseling and guidance functions and activities.
Comply with applicable state and federal law as well as local policies and procedures.
Others duties as assigned.


QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
Principles methods techniques strategies and trends in educational vocational career social
and emotional adjustment counseling;
Applicable and appropriate aptitude interest and achievement appraisal instruments techniques
and procedures;
Social service and youth service agencies in the local area;
Social emotional and behavioral characteristics of adolescent students;
Program evaluation and research techniques strategies and procedures;
Appropriate curriculum and instructional programs pertaining to students with a variety of
aptitudes and varying interests.
Ability to:
Assist students in effectively analyzing and developing alternative solutions to behavioral
educational social and emotional problems and concerns;
Conduct analyze and effectively utilize a variety of individual and group testing procedures and
instruments applicable to student clients;
Effectively deal with site and District personnel parents social and youth service agencies in
resolving student problems and concerns;
Effectively participate in the planning and implementation of school guidance and curricular
programs;
Communicate effectively in oral and written form and as required by the assignment utilize a
second language;
Understand and carry out oral and written directions with minimal accountability controls;
Establish and maintain effective organizational public and community relationships.


EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge
and skill is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and skill would be:

Experience:
Two years of successful public school counseling experience.
Education:
Equivalent to the completion of an earned Master of Arts or higher degree in psychology
counseling and guidance or a closely related field.


CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
Possession of certification as required by Kentucky law.

Employment Type

Full-Time

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