Primary Purpose:

The school counselor advocates for and supports all students in their personal, social, academic, and career development. This is accomplished through a variety of approaches including, but not limited to, delivery of guidance curriculum in various group sizes to support student development; individual and group counseling; individual student planning and goal-setting activities; consultation and coordination activities to support student success, and effective interpretation of student assessment data.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Master's degree

Valid Texas School Counselor Certification

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

Experience: T

wo years teaching experience

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Manages and leads the counseling program by planning, organizing, implementing, and delivering program activities to improve students' Intrapersonal Effectiveness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Personal Health and Safety, and Post-Secondary Planning and Readiness

2. Delivers classroom guidance activities by teaching the school guidance curriculum components through the use of effective instructional skills and intentionally planned structured group sessions for students based on campus needs

3. Implements the individual student planning component by guiding individuals and groups of students, and parents or guardians, through the development of educational, career, personal, or social plans.

4. Provides responsive service component services through effective use of individual and group counseling, consultation, and referral skills

5. Provide system support component activities through effective school counseling program management and support for other educational programs

6. Serves as a consultant to teachers who conduct lessons based on the schools'/districts' guidance curriculum

7. Clearly articulates and communicates the counseling program's management system and related program action plans to administration, faculty, parents, and the community

8. Demonstrates ethical and professional behaviors and standards as set forth by the American Counseling Association, the American School Counselor Association, and the state of Texas

9. Acts as a student advocate, leader, collaborator, and systems change agent

10. Assists students and their parents or guardians in monitoring their academic, career, personal and social development as they progress in school

11. Collaborates with administration in the coordination and implementation of school programs that address students' education, career, personal, and social development

12. Informs and consults with the counseling program advisory council in its role in planning and implementing the counseling program

13. Guides and advises students and their parents/guardians regarding the importance of higher education, coursework designed to prepare students for higher education, and financial aid availability and requirements

14. Conducts an annual campus counseling program evaluation

15. Provides parent and staff training and consultation to foster student educational, career, personal and social development 16. Performs other related comprehensive school counseling program assignments

Professional:

17. Model behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible.

18. Participate in professional development to improve skills related to job assignment.

19. Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Supervise assigned counseling aide(s) and clerical employee(s).

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Ability to:

• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Communicate effectively (verbal and written)
• Maintain professional and emotional composure
• Promote a positive, caring environment
• Work with and respond consistently and equitably to all personnel, students, and parents/ guardians
• Communicate and support expectations that are consistent with district counseling program objectives
• Interpret policies and procedures