CCHS School Counselor

JOB SUMMARY:
To provide counseling and guidance to students in the school(s) where employed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Masters Degree
2. Valid Tennessee teaching license with the proper area of endorsement
3. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Principal or Director of Schools may
find appropriate and acceptable
REPORTS TO: School Principal and Supervisor of Coordinated School Health and
Attendance
FLSA STATUS: Exempt- Employees primarily performing work that is not subject to
overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Overtime pay is not required by FLSA for
exempt employees; however the University chooses to pay overtime to exempt Non-V Class
employees.

SEE: Students
JOB GOAL: To help students overcome problems that impede learning and to assist them in
making educational occupational and life plans that hold promise for
their personal fulfillment as mature and responsible men and women.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY:
To provide counseling and guidance to students in the school(s) where employed.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Services to Students
A. Counseling and Consultation
Provide counseling to students about adjustment to school and transition from grade level
to grade level
Provide counseling to students about coping with difficult personal and family problems
Provide counseling to students in terms of increasing self-awareness and developing a
positive self-concept
Provide consultation to students about decisions and goals
Provide counseling to students who are referred as having the following problems:
attendance retention discipline and pre-delinquency
Provide counseling in educational planning and placement
Provide counseling in career awareness and planning
B. Counseling and Guidance
Provide career development and educational and occupational information
Provide primary prevention instruction in areas such as sexual abuse and substance abuse
at appropriate grade levels
Provide enhancement instruction in areas such as self-concept interpersonal relations
and decision-making appropriate to student development
Use teacher and student participation in the implementation of the guidance and
counseling program
C. Evaluation and Assessment
Provide academic development of students through the interpretation and use of
assessments
Provide self-concept development of students through evaluation and assessment
Services to School Staff
A. Planning and Program Management
Organize coordinate and evaluate learning environments most suited to the
developmental needs of students
Plan and establish jointly with educational staff a comprehensive guidance program that
responds to developmental needs of students
Provide up-to-date accurate student records as relates to the guidance program
B. Consultation and Communication
Aid school staff in establishing learning environments most suited to the developmental
needs of students
Aid school staff in the early identification of student problems
Aid school staff in implementing a career development program
Aid in program planning for students with special needs
C. Staff Development
Orient the staff to the guidance and counseling services
Provide staff development activities for school personnel on topics such as achievement
and test results parent involvement behavior management student motivation and
human development

Services to Parents
A. Consultation and Communication
Aid parents in developing strategies for supporting their childrens educational program
Provide parent training to promote better understanding of child development and
behavior and to improve parent-child communication
Orient parents to guidance and counseling services
Aid parents with appropriate professional services outside the school when needed
Performs other duties as assigned by the principal and/or Director of Schools.
Adheres to the Tennessee Teacher Code of Ethics with fidelity.

TENNESSEE TEACHER CODE OF ETHICS:
A Cannon County Schools School Counselor will adhere to the Tennessee Teacher Code of
Ethics with fidelity.
. Legislative findings.
The general assembly finds and declares that:
(1) An educator believing in the worth and dignity of each human being recognizes the
supreme importance of the pursuit of truth devotion to excellence and the nurture of
democratic principles. Essential to these goals is the protection of freedom to learn and to teach
and the guarantee of equal educational opportunity for all. An educator accepts the
responsibility to adhere to the highest ethical standards and
(2) An educator recognizes the magnitude of the responsibility inherent in the teaching process.
The desire for the respect and confidence of ones colleagues of students of parents and of the
members of the community provides the incentive to attain and maintain the highest possible
degree of ethical conduct.
History - Acts 2010 ch. 916 1.

. Educators obligations to students.
(a) An educator shall strive to help each student realize the students potential as a worthy and
effective member of society. An educator therefore works to stimulate the spirit of inquiry the
acquisition of knowledge and understanding and the thoughtful formulation of worthy goals.
(b) In fulfillment of this obligation to the student an educator shall:
(1) Abide by all applicable federal and state laws;
(2) Not unreasonably restrain the student from independent action in the pursuit of
learning;
(3) Provide the student with professional education services in a nondiscriminatory
manner and in consonance with accepted best practices known to the educator;
(4) Respect the constitutional rights of the student;
(5) Not unreasonably deny the student access to varying points of view;

(6) Not deliberately suppress or distort subject matter relevant to the students progress;
(7) Make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to learning or
to health and safety;
(8) Make reasonable effort to protect the emotional well-being of the student;
(9) Not intentionally expose the student to embarrassment or disparagement;
(10) Not on the basis of race; color; creed; disability; sex; national origin; marital status;
political or religious beliefs; family social or cultural background; or sexual orientation
unfairly:
(A) Exclude the student from participation in any program;
(B) Deny benefits to the student; or
(C) Grant any advantage to the student;
(11) Not use the educators professional relationship with the student for private
advantage;
(12) Not disclose information about the student obtained in the course of the educators
professional service unless disclosure of the information is permitted serves a
compelling professional purpose or is required by law;
(13) Not knowingly make false or malicious statements about students or colleagues;
(14) Ensure interactions with the student take place in transparent and appropriate
settings;
(15) Not engage in any sexually related behavior with the student whether verbal
written physical or electronic with or without the students consent. Sexually related
behavior includes but is not limited to behaviors such as making sexual jokes or sexual
remarks; engaging in sexual kidding sexual teasing or sexual innuendo; pressuring the
student for dates or sexual favors; engaging in inappropriate physical touching groping
or grabbing; kissing; rape; threatening physical harm; and committing sexual assault;
(16) Not furnish alcohol or illegal or unauthorized drugs to the student;
(17) Strive to prevent the use of alcohol or illegal or unauthorized drugs by the student
when the student is under the educators supervision on school or LEA premises during
school activities or in any private setting;
(18) Refrain from the use of alcohol while on school or LEA premises or during a school
activity at which students are present; and
(19) Maintain a professional approach with the student at all times.
History - Acts 2010 ch. 916 1; 2018 ch. 937 1.
. Educators obligations to the education profession.
(a) The education profession is vested by the public with a trust and responsibility requiring the
highest ideals of professional the belief that the quality of the services of the
education profession directly influences the nation and its citizens the educator shall exert
every effort to raise professional standards to promote a climate that encourages the exercise of
professional judgment to achieve conditions which attract persons worthy of the trust to careers
in education and to assist in preventing the practice of the profession by unqualified persons.
(b) In fulfillment of this obligation to the profession an educator shall not:

(1) Deliberately make a false statement or fail to disclose a material fact related to
competency and qualifications in an application for a professional position;
(2) Misrepresent the educators professional qualifications;
(3) Assist entry into the profession of a person known to be unqualified in respect to
character education or other relevant attribute;
(4) Knowingly make a false statement concerning the qualifications of a candidate for a
professional position;
(5) Assist a noneducator in the unauthorized practice of teaching;
(6) Disclose information about colleagues obtained in the course of professional service
unless the disclosure serves a compelling professional purpose or is required by law;
(7) Knowingly make false or malicious statements about a colleague;
(8) Accept any gratuity gift or favor that might impair or appear to influence
professional decisions or actions;
and
(9) Use illegal or unauthorized drugs.
(c) In fulfillment of this obligation to the profession educators shall:
(1) Administer state-mandated assessments fairly and ethically; and
(2) Conduct themselves in a manner that preserves the dignity and integrity of the
education profession.
History - Acts 2010 ch. 916 1; 2018 ch. 937 2 3

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits):
Adaptability to performing a variety of duties often changing from one task to another of
a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction control or planning of an
activity.
Adaptability to dealing with people.
Adaptability to making generalizations evaluations or decisions based on sensory or
judgmental criteria.
CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform
adequately a task or job duty.
Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability
to reason and make judgments.
Verbal: The ability to understand the meanings of words and the ideas associated with
them.
Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the
forms of graphs charts or tables.
Spatial: The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane
and solid objects.

Manual Dexterity: The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects
with the fingers rapidly and accurately.
Color Discrimination: The ability to perceive or to recognize similarities or differences in
colors or shades or other values of the same color.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: The employee is expected to complete a minimum of the two
hundred (200) day work year of certified employees
SALARY: Certified Teacher Salary Scale; General Purpose School Budget line: 72130-123.
EVALUATION:
TEAM School Services Personnel Rubric
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
This job may require lifting or carrying of objects that exceed fifty (50) pounds with frequent
lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Other physical
demands that may be required are as follows: pushing and/or pulling stooping and/or kneeling
reaching and/or handling talking hearing seeing and climbing.
WORK CONDITIONS: Normal working environment.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: The above statements are intended to describe the general
nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this position. They are not
intended to be a complete list of responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so
assigned. School Counselors are in daily contact with teachers students administration the
general public and other work-related personnel. The ability to handle complaints express a
service-oriented attitude communicate effectively with others and work with limited
supervision is vital.

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
The Cannon County Board of Education does not discriminate because of age race color
gender national origin disability religion genetics creed or veteran status in the provision of
services in programs or activities or in employment opportunities or benefits. The Cannon
County School System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and member of TN Drug-Free
Workplace. Employees or applicants who need reasonable accommodations should contact
Human Resources for assistance.

PRIMARY LOCATION: Schools- May be assigned to more than one school and/or different
schools from year to year.
SHIFT TYPE: Full-Time