High School Counselor
Overall Purpose
The job of School Counselor is done for the purpose/s of providing support to the instructional process with specific responsibility for assisting students to maximize academic and behavioral student success. School counselors create comprehensive school counseling based programs to address the 3 domains of academic, career and social/emotional development for all students. They promote the development of their programs based on the areas of The American School Counseling Model to define, manage, deliver, and assess. School counselors utilize leadership, advocacy, consultation and collaboration within their roles. School counselors promote student academic growth and behavioral development through direct and indirect services.
Direct Supervisor
Building Principal
Essential Functions
• Provides indirect and direct services to students and caregivers for the purpose of enhancing student success in school and eliminating barriers.
• Assists students in accessing various applications (college admissions, scholarships,work permits, special programs admissions, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring completion of application processes within designated time frames.
• Coordinates and facilitates college and career readiness events focused on college preparation (i.e: FAFSA night, College/Career Day, Pathway Day).
• Develops a variety of school wide programming for the purposes of enhancing students’ academic, social-emotional, and career development.
• Helps to create school-wide advisement program around academic advising, social-emotional learning, and post-secondary readiness, including GA BRIDGE Law lessons.
• Facilitates professional learning to faculty/staff on topics related to academic support, social-emotional learning, mental well being and crisis response.
• Counsels and recommend students for dual enrollment educational opportunities.
• Presents information to students (student records, assessment data, community resources, etc.) for the purpose of providing accurate communication and to gain feedback while collaborating with students and families to establish optimal personal growth, provide informed career and college knowledge.
• Provides crisis and care interventions for students (i.e. suicide protocal, threat assessment support, crisis team assistance).
• Works with students and families to schedule students for appropriate classes to gain access to engaging and relevant learning experiences that lead to academic and educational development.
• Makes appropriate referrals within the school or district to additional student support services personnel.
• Provides appraisal and advisement services to assess student abilities, interests and achievement to help them make decisions about their future and the process of transition to post-secondary education opportunities or guidance into the workforce.
• Serves on various school committees to build leadership capacity and provide student services perspective to support the culture and climate of the school.
• Develops and maintains a comprehensive yearly calendar as a plan to appropriately deliver a school counseling program.
• Monitors and manages students receiving direct counseling services on students.
• Measures results of the comprehensive school counseling program activities and shares results as appropriate with relevant stakeholders.
• Communicates the goals of the comprehensive school counseling program to education stakeholders (i.e., administrators, teachers, students, parents, and other educational stakeholders.
• Researches program eligibility requirements (services available to parents and students, etc.) for the purpose of providing up-to-date, accurate counsel to students.
• Identifies student needs through the use of data and consulting with administrators, teachers and other student support personnel to direct program development and a comprehensive counseling program.
• Monitors students' academic progress (for the purpose of identifying issues and taking appropriate steps to set goals for increasing student success and on time graduation.
• Accurately and appropriately interprets and utilizes student data to develop and evaluate program goals.
• Makes appropriate referrals within the school or district to additional student support services personnel.
• Implements an effective referral and follow-up process to provide direct services to students and families.
• Participates in professional development activities to enhance professional knowledge, self-awareness and continue to grow as a counseling professional.
• Adheres to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the school counseling profession.
Marginal Functions
• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
Competencies
• Skills-based Competencies
Required to perform multiple, technical tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: operating standard office equipment including using pertinent software applications; preparing and maintaining accurate records.
• Knowledge-based Competencies
Required to perform basic math; read a variety of manuals, write documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others; and understand complex, multi-step written and oral instructions. Specific knowledge based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: concepts of grammar and punctuation; stages of child development and learning styles; age appropriate activities; classroom instructional media and technology; keyboarding.
• Ability-based Competencies
Required to schedule activities; collate data; and use job-related equipment. Flexibility is required to work with others; work with data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using standardized methods. Ability is also required to work with a wide diversity of individuals; work with a variety of data; and utilize specific, job-related equipment. Problem solving is required to identify issues and create action plans. Problem solving with data requires independent interpretation of guidelines; and problem solving with equipment is limited to moderate. Specific ability based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: communicating with diverse groups; maintaining confidentiality; setting priorities; working as part of a team; and working with constant interruptions.
Requirements
S-5 certification in school counseling
Physical Requirements
The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity.
Generally the job requires 20% sitting, 40% walking, and 40% standing.
Continuing Education/Training
Maintains all licenses and certifications
Clearances
Criminal Justice Fingerprint
Background Clearance
Fair Labor Standards Act
Exempt
Primary and Secondary Education
Education and Training
Full-time