Counselor

Job Title:School Counselor Wage/Hour Status: Exempt
Reports to:Principal Pay Grade: District Salary Scale
Dept./School:Sunnyvale Middle School Date: July 8 2026
Length of Work Year: 207 days

Primary Purpose:
Plan implement and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program at assigned campus. Counsel students to fully develop each students academic career personal and social abilities and address the needs of special population students. Deliver guidance curriculum in various group sizes. Educate students of skills necessary to address troublesome circumstances support students in challenging situations and assist students with needed resources to navigate crisis situations.

Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Masters degree in counseling from an accredited college or university
Valid Texas school counselor certificate

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 or guardians and district staff

Experience:
Two years creditable experience as a classroom teacher

Major Responsibilities and Duties
Guidance Curriculum
organize implement and deliver structured group lessons according to the districts guidance curriculum to improve students interpersonal and intrapersonal effectiveness personal health and safety post-secondary planning and readiness and other developmental needs.
the school guidance curriculum components through the use of effective instructional strategies and planned structured groups considering diverse student populations and needs for differentiated instruction.
with students staff parents or guardians and the community to identify priorities where students will be served through the guidance curriculum component. Collaborate across curricular areas to integrate guidance lessons into content area curriculum.
a balanced curriculum by using well-planned and intentional activities and materials incorporating guest speakers and offering engaging delivery techniques including technology tools.

Responsive Services
accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to respond to problematic or critical incidents to support students and offer services in time of need.
preventive activities to remove barriers that interfere with a students educational career personal and social development.
remediation practices to assist students in coping with problem situations or unwise choices. Identify precipitating and antecedent factors effective and ineffective approaches to dealing with the circumstances and provide feedback to guide future decisions.
specialized skills to support students in crisis situations requiring immediate response. Maintain a healthy and safe school environment by collaborating with district staff parents or guardians and local officials.
continued support to students in need through individual counseling small group counseling consultation or referral to services outside the school or district.
as an impartial non-reporting resource for interpersonal conflicts and discourse involving two or more students including accusations of bullying.

Individual Planning
school counseling services that are developmental and age appropriate and provide information or literature that highlights related topics to students teachers and administrators.
individual students and their parents or guardians in monitoring their academic career personal and social development as they progress in school.
as a student advocate leader collaborator and systems change agent. Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity and ensures equitable access and placement in courses and programs for minority disenfranchised homeless and other special populations.
standardized test results offer career development activities provide strategies for grade level transitions and guide students in individual goal setting and planning including creating and reviewing personal graduation plans and providing information about post-secondary opportunities.

System Support
summarize and interpret testing data to plan create interventions guide students and address specific student needs.
an annual program audit to inform accountability action plans time management and systemic change.
in campus-based school improvement planning and goal setting.
parent or guardian and staff training and consultation to foster student educational career personal and social development.
articulate and communicate the counseling programs management system and related program action plans to campus and district staff parents or guardians and the community.
in staff development and continuing education opportunities to improve job-related skills and research to identify best practices in implementing a comprehensive school counseling program.

Other Related Duties
maintain and file all reports records and other documents.
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.
to legal ethical and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice.
district safety protocols and emergency procedures.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
None

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); occasional physical restraint of students to control behavior
Environment: Work inside may work outside
Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress; may work prolonged or irregular hours

Application Procedures:
District Employees: Complete online application through Frontline Applitrack ( and Complete District Transfer form and submit to Human Resources
Outside Applicants: Complete online application through Frontline Applitrack
( and address questions to:
Angel Perez Sunnyvale Middle School Principal 216 N Collins Rd Sunnyvale TX 75182