About Job
Counselor-Elementary
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A valid Missouri teaching certificate.
- Minimum of two years teaching experience.
- Master's degree with a major emphasis in guidance and counseling.
JOB GOAL:
To counsel individuals and provide group educational and vocational guidance services by perforrning the following duties.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBLITIES :
- Provide support services for students in the areas of academic programs, team teaching, registration, course planning, school rules and other matters.
- Assesses and counsels students based on observations, conversations and test results.
- Provides personal counseling for students, families and groups to help them learn greater self-understanding, acceptance of responsibility and better decision-making skills.
- Interprets post-high school opportunities and available information regarding career, college, military and life style decisions.
- Administers tests and diagnoses results in areas such as organization, memory skills, aptitude and preferences.
- Consults with teachers, staff and parents regarding meeting the developmental needs of students.
- Responds to crisis situations when appropriate.
- Performs diagnostic activities as needed to identifr possible student learning impairments and develop appropriate programs where necessary.
- Serve as a consultant to the district's professional staff on matters pertaining to the education of children with learring impairments.
- Perform such other duties as may be delegated by the superintendent or his/her designee.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Ten, eleven, or twelve month year. Salary and work year to be established by the Superintendent.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy of Evaluation of professional Personnel.
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