Schools Out Counselor III

South Burlington School District (VT)

place South Burlington, 05407

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Counseling, Other Behavioral, Mental, or Healthcare Field

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Internship, Supervision

local_atm $18.38 - $19.86 an hour

South Burlington School District

Position Description

Job Title: School’s Out Counselor, Level 3

Location: District/Assigned School’s Out Location

Job Group: Non-Union Support Staff/School’s Out

Pay Level: Non-Exempt, Grade 7

Reports To: School’s Out Site Director

Summary: Responsible for assisting a site specific School’s Out Site Director and Assistant Director in programming, planning, supervision, and related activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Assists in the daily operation of the after school program by:

Interacting with students, staff, parents, and the school community in a constructive manner to create a positive, welcoming learning environment.
Providing general supervision to students. Ensures guidelines for participation, inclusion, conduct, and discipline are followed to maintain a safe, enjoyable learning environment.
Monitoring student transitions and dismissal from activities.
Serving as a liaison and maintaining relationships with students, school administrators, parents/guardians, volunteers, and community members.
Assists with the planning, coordination, and supervision of students for monthly field trips.
Attends meetings as needed.
Providing regular reports and/or feedback to the Site Director containing a summary of activities, recommended actions, needs, concerns, and success highlights. Reports incidents involving students and/or staff immediately to the School’s Out Site Director and/or Assistant Program Administrator.

Assist the Site Director in administrative processes including, but not limited to: attendance, data collection and entry, training staff, communications, activity planning, and performing enrollment procedures.
Participates in training and professional development, as determined appropriate, by the School’s Out Assistant Program Administrator. May provide training to others in a group or individual setting or with the onboarding of new hires.
In the absence of the Site Director or Assistant Site Director, may be assigned additional responsibilities for the supervision of others and/or the oversight of some or all program activities. Such responsibilities will be at the direction of the Site Director or Program Administrator.
May participate in interviewing and hiring processes and assist with student problem resolution.
May mentor Level 1 or Youth Volunteer/Leader in training employees.
May perform other duties as assigned.

General Responsibilities: Oversees the needs of assigned student(s) under the direction of the Site Director. To perform this job successfully, an individual must demonstrate a high degree of interpersonal and communication skills, an acute attention to detail, and demonstrated flexibility and adaptability. Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule. All responsibilities are carried out in accordance with District policies and procedures and applicable laws.

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Associate’s Degree or sixty (60) or more college-level credits is preferred. Two or more years of successful experience in a school setting and work with special needs students is preferred. Demonstrated knowledge of disabilities, laws, teaching principles and methods, and instructional programming is helpful. Previous supervisory experience helpful.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Certified in First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), and Second Step Basic Specialized Care, and maintained Advanced Specialized Care Certification annually. Trained in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from parents, individuals, and groups from the greater school community.

Math Skills: Ability to work with math concepts such as probability and statistical inference and demonstrate an ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Skills: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Other Skills and Abilities: An ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the community is essential. Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form is required.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are typical of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, run, sit, talk and hear. The employee frequently reaches. forward and above. The employee is frequently required to interact with students, staff and the public, and to meet deadlines with severe time constraints. Is responsible for the safety, well-being of students and the work output of staff. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job the employee will drive occasionally.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity and location.

Terms of Employment: As outlined in the Memorandum of Employment

Evaluation: Annual

Date Approved: 12/2023 A Backman

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-325), which became effective on January 1, 2009 is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual(s) currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. The Board reserves the right to waive the essential requirements contained in this job description.