About this role
POSITION: High School Counselor QUALIFICATIONS: Rank Il or higher with EPSB certification in School Social Work, Guidance and Counseling or School Psychology. REPORTS TO: Principal PURPOSE: Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, Middle School Counselors promote student success, provide preventive services, and respond to student needs by implementing the core values of a comprehensive school counseling program. The program addresses the core values of college and career readiness; opportunity and access; and social, emotional, and behavioral health. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Collaborates with other School Counselors to develop, manage, and deliver a Comprehensive School Counseling program.
• Provides leadership and collaborates with school level administrators and teachers to ensure a school wide integration of the core values of a Comprehensive School Counseling Program. Educate teachers, staff, and parents on the impact of mental health issues on student success.
• Participates within the educational system as a team member on school, district, and state committees.
• Assists students, individually, in small groups or in classroom groups with developing academic, personal and social skills, goals and plans.
• Assists students with development of post secondary educational and career goals and plans through coordinating: ILPs, Governor's Scholars and School of Arts Program, College/Military visits, available scholarship programs, providing letters of recommendation for programs, scholarships and college, other programs as identified by the s c h o o l .
• Provides individual and group counseling to students with identified concerns and needs.
• Provides responsive services to students, families, and staff.
• Serves as a member of the District Crisis Response Team.
• Serves as an advocate for students by consulting and collaborating effectively with parents, guardians, and other educational resources.
• Assist in development of master schedule to ensure student access to appropriaten programming while ensuring all students are academically challenged by their individual course selections.
• Ensures students are meeting graduation requirements through: assisting students with schedule creation/changes, monitoring student graduation plans, completing procedures related to eligibility for graduation, evaluating and updating transcripts, and informing parents of student progress.
• Coordinates resources in the school community and within the district for the fullest academic, career, personal and social development of students in programs such as: Fayette County technical programs, Section 504, Targeted Intervention Plans, Gifted/Talented services, ILPs, providence School referrals, Truancy Diversion Program and other as identified by the school.
• Organizes and coordinates various student recognition programs and assists with graduation
• Ensures seamless transitions of students exiting and entering the school through review of student records and open communication with other educational professionals.
• Develops, coordinates, implements, and monitors a plan to address student attendance at the building level. Works in conjunction with the Attendance Advocate and Director of Pupil Personnel to support individual students.
• Adheres to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of their profession.
• Participates in professional development activities to improve knowledge and skills.
• Performs appropriate school management duties.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the principal.
SALARY: Based on Rank and Experience according to Certified Salary Schedule, additional days as outlined in staffing allocation, Extra Duty Stipend