Job Title: School Counselor (20)

Department: Instruction

Reports to: Principal 

FLSA Status: Exempt

Pay Scale:  Teacher A + stipend (12 month) or B (10.5 month)

General Description:

Provides a full range of professional pupil/student services activities in the areas of academic, personal, career development, and guidance counseling for students at school to which assigned; organized, and assists with the utilization of educational, occupational, and personal development information; plans, schedules, and organizes sequential counseling activities and assessment activities consistent with students’ academic, career, and personal needs. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides a sequential grade and/or age-appropriate program of academic, career development, and/or personal counseling for an assigned group of students.
• Counsels students individually or in groups regarding peer/parent relationships, personal problem solving, communication skills, and appropriate social behavior.
• Provides supportive counseling for students at high risk to develop adjustment problems, e.g., families in crisis, families undergoing separation or divorce, and single-parent families. 
• Works with teachers and administrators to assist with the placement of students in appropriate courses, programs, and grade levels. 
• Participates actively as a member of the Child Study team.
• Provides activities to help students understand themselves and their relationship with others, and seeks to develop in students increased competency in decision-making and problem-solving.
• Collects and disseminates to students and their parents current information on educational and vocational opportunities.
• Assists students in the process leading to appropriate post-secondary educational placement.
• Provides activities for students to develop job-seeking and job-holding skills.
• Works with employers, vocational staff, and community and state agencies to assist in the appropriate placement of students in part-time and full-time employment.
• Assists with the coordination of testing sessions and/or serves as the school test coordinator and assists in the interpretation of standardized tests.
• Interprets data from the cumulative records for students, their parents, and others who are professionally concerned.
• Orients parents toward resources available to them, both within and outside the school system, and serves a resource person to parents and staff on the growth and development of children. 
• Participates in school-based and non-school-based staff development and in-service training opportunities.
• Instructs students on the management of time within a school setting, study skills, and problem-solving techniques. 
• Cooperates with classroom teachers to facilitate student social/emotional growth through activities in the classroom, which foster understanding of self and others, development of friendships, interpersonal relationships, and decision-making skills.
• Provides parents/families with information, consultation, and management techniques to help provide emotional growth and appropriate relationships.
• Maintains and coordinates services provided by community resources which can assist and support students and their families.
• Provides orientations for new students.
• Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned. 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Good knowledge of school counseling, career education methods, materials, procedures, practices, and testing.
2. Good knowledge of child/adolescent growth and development and career education counseling theory.
3. Ability to apply knowledge of contemporary school counseling practices to the needs of assigned students.
4. Ability to develop cooperative working relationships with students, parents, and instructional staff.
5. Ability to maintain accurate records and confidentiality.
6. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. 
7. Excellent organizational, planning and human relations skills. 

Education, Training, and Experience Requirement:

• Eligible for a postgraduate professional license with an endorsement in guidance and counseling appropriate to grade/age assignment.
• Teaching experience preferred.
• School counselor experience preferred.
• School testing administration experience preferred.

Physical Attributes/Demands:

Work requires normal physical attributes required for walking, standing, sitting, operating office equipment, communication equipment, lifting, moving, carrying light equipment, supplies etc. 

Most of the time work involves only exposure to normal, everyday risks; however, some activities may involve working with students with disabilities that require knowledge of intervention and restraint techniques.

Work is subject to deadlines and inherent in tailoring and delivering programs to meet the needs of many divergent groups. Some night and weekend activities may be required.

 

Evaluation: 

Performance on this job will be evaluated in accordance with the school board policy and administrative regulations on evaluation of instructional personnel.

 

 

Greensville County Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, natural origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities.  The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries into the non-discrimination policies:  Division Superintendent.