AT Risk School Counselor
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Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
16-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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 at- risk students.
Education/Certification:
- Masters degree from an accredited college or university
- Valid Texas school counselor certificate
- Sincere desire to work with students at risk of dropping out of school
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:
- Two years teaching experience
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Guidance
- Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver districts guidance curriculum effectively and in accordance with students developmental needs. Collaborate with teachers who teach guidance-related curriculum.
- 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 post-secondary opportunities.
- 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
- Coordinate school home and community resources and refer students parent and others to special programs and services as needed.
- Work collaboratively to advocate for individual students and specific groups of students.
Assessment
- Interpret standardized test results and assessment data to guide students in individual goal setting and planning.
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.
- Compile maintain and file all reports records and other documents.
- 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
- 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).
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
*Includes information from the Counselor Job Description and Evaluation Form distributed by the Texas Education Agency.
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Organizational skills
- Classroom Management
- Behavioral Health
- Classroom Experience
- Mediation Experience
- Special Education
- Conflict Management
- Teaching
- Experience with Children
- Public Speaking
- Word Processing
