School Counselor
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Job Location:
Fort Myers, FL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Qualifications
- Masters degree in counseling from an accredited institution.
- Valid Florida teaching certificate in guidance and counseling PK-12.
- Proven experience successfully managing business/department functions and staff preferred.
- Industry certification preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma Certification preferred.
Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find acceptable.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Clear and concise oral and written communication skills; analytical mathematical organizational and prioritization skills; flexibility and adaptability in dealing with rapidly changing priorities and demands.
- Knowledge and application of counseling theories and practices.
- Knowledge of and the ability to interpret and enforce pertinent regulations policies and procedures for the functional area of assignment.
- Knowledge of and experience using multiple project management tools and methodologies.
- Knowledge of HIPAA Public Records Sunshine Law FERPA and other laws/regulations related to student and employee privacy public information and records retention.
- Ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel.
- Ability to deliver high-quality customer service in a timely and professional manner.
- Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with all stakeholders.
Revised: 1/26/21
Responsibilities
- Design and implement a data-driven comprehensive school counseling program for all students to address barriers to student learning and to close achievement/opportunity gaps. Comprehensive school counseling programs define program goals that focus on three areas of student development: academic college/career and social-emotional.
- Provide direct services for students including but not limited to school counseling core curriculum individual counseling and student planning large and small group counseling and preventative and responsive services.
- Provide indirect services on behalf of students including but not limited to referrals for additional assistance and consultation/collaboration with parents teachers administrators and other key stakeholders to create learning environments that promote educational equity access and success for every student.
- Deliver programs that promote students development of the American School Counselor Associations essential mindsets and behavior standards including but not limited to learning skills social skills self-management skills and college/career readiness skills.
- Increase understanding of school counseling student standards and engage faculty students parents and community members in comprehending the connection between these standards and the vision of academic success and social-emotional development aligned to college/career readiness.
- Use the skills of leadership advocacy and collaboration to create systemic change to improve the academic social-emotional and post-graduate success for all students.
- Act as a systems change agent to ensure a safe and supportive school climate that promotes the success of all students through opportunities for academic development social-emotional learning and college/career readiness.
- Foster parent and community partnerships to support the academic social-emotional and career development of all students.
- Infuse cultural competence along with ethical and professional competencies in planning organizing implementing and evaluating the comprehensive school counseling program.
- Provide counseling for students during times of transition separation heightened stress and critical change.
- Support the continuum of mental health services including prevention and intervention strategies and identifies best practices for collaborating with community mental health providers to enhance student success.
- Develop and communicates a school counseling vision and mission statement that is concise clear and comprehensive describing a school counseling programs purpose for every student in alignment with the school district and state visions/missions.
- Use school data to identify and assist individual students who are performing below grade level and provide opportunities and resources to be successful in school.
- Utilize technology effectively and efficiently to plan organize implement and evaluate the comprehensive school counseling program.
- Use legal and ethical decision-making based on standards and principles of the school counseling profession and educational systems including district and building policies.
- Perform Medicaid administrative claims reimbursable activities as directed in accordance with Chapter 3 of the federally approved School District Administrative Claiming (SDAC) Guide.
Revised: 1/26/21
Additional Job Information
No job description available
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
