School Based School Counselor Mentors
School Based School Counselor Mentors
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Job Description
Berkeley County Schools
School-Based School Counselor Mentor Job Description
2024-2025
Program Purpose:
- To provide ongoing support to:
- Counselors new to the profession of school counseling
- Counselors new to Berkeley County Schools
- Counselors who are returning after having been out of education for a time
- Permanent substitutes who are new to a position programmatic level or grade level.
- To grow school counselor capacity through ongoing support and professional development at all grade levels.
School-based Mentors:
- Purpose: To provide on-site support to counselors new to the school.
- Reports to: Principal and/or assistant principal and Director of Academic Counseling
- Terms of service: One year
- Stipend: $800
- Required qualifications:
- WV Professional School Counselor Certificate
- Minimum of three years of experience
- Successful evaluations for last three years of employment
- Currently working for Berkeley County Schools
- Demonstrate the following competencies:
- A strong understanding of Policy 2315 the Comprehensive School Counselor Plan
- A strong understanding of the West Virginia College and Career Readiness Dispositions and Standards for Student Success and how to implement them
- A strong understanding of the FERPA/Student Confidentiality the Mandated Reporting Law and Title IX
- The ability to integrate technology into the delivery of a School Counseling Program
- The ability to motivate people
- The ability to be a team player
- An interest in assisting counselors new to the profession and new to the school
- Responsibilities:
- Be the school-based mentor for mentee within the home school.
- Attend Mentoring training as scheduled by Director of Academic Counseling.
- Attend mentoring training every year serving as a mentor.
- Be available to new counselors prior to school starting including attending designated portions of New Teacher/Counselor Orientation.
- Meet with each mentee for a minimum of once a week via face-to-face telephone email or video conferencing. At least one face-to-face meeting is to occur each month.
- At least one on-site visit to support the needs of the counselor and not for evaluating.
- Maintain a Mentoring Log (provided during training) and submit at the end of each quarter.
- Attend support meetings with Director of Academic Counseling and other school-based mentors in programmatic levels (elementary secondary)
- Participate in assigned professional development sessions to keep abreast of county initiatives.
- Complete and submit documentation to Director of Academic Counseling as scheduled.
- Communicate openly and effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Maintain confidentiality and function in a professional manner at all times.
- Assist mentee in a support role rather than an evaluative role.
- Must be available for commitments beyond the instructional day when necessary.
Employment Type
Advisor
