Role Description

Plans, implements, and manages all aspects of the Comprehensive K-12 School Counseling Program for the district at his/her level. Oversees and serves as liaison for social service agency referrals for all staff and students.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrates mastery in professional field.
  • Represents the School District with a positive professional image.
  • Has knowledge of School District policies, regulations, and goals.
  • Has experience in dealing with various socio-economic family situations.
  • Is perceptive in evaluating situations and problems.
  • Is knowledgeable in professional field.
• Prepares accurate, lucid written reports.
  • Makes adequate investigation and obtains desired information.
  • Reports with expediency.
  • Follows through on communications with school personnel.
  • Offers suggestions and recommendations toward resolving problems.
  • Uses plain, lucid language.
  • Reports reflect individually of student and the needs of the case.
• Organizes time efficiently.
  • Has a sense of priority and needs and responds accordingly.
  • Serves building assignments with proportionate regularity.
  • Maintains appropriate records, reports, studies, etc.
  • Daily schedule reflects ability to reorganize time and priorities.
• Identifies problems accurately.
  • Uses background information to determine relevance and severity of the problem.
  • Makes valid diagnostic conclusions.
  • Identifies those behaviors that appear problematic but are within normal development.
• Reports precisely and intelligibly during conferences with parents and/or other professional staff members.
  • Adheres to data.
  • Makes appropriate inferences.
  • Reports comprehensively.
  • Is understood by attending persons.
• Responds promptly to requests for service.
  • Responds with expediency whenever possible.
  • Accepts referrals with a positive attitude.
  • Obtains desired information and culminates the requested task.
  • Does additional follow-up work if necessary.
  • Is able to establish and communicate priorities.
• Communicates effectively in case conferences.
  • Covers all aspects of case in organized and concise manner.
  • Is aware of and can deal effectively with emotional reactions of the audience.
  • Adjusts presentation to persons present.
• Makes realistic recommendations.
  • Has perceptive ability to analyze total situations and recommend adjustments.
  • Isolates and discerns problems.
  • Makes positive suggestions to parents, pupils, and school personnel.
  • Uses School District resources for helping the student.
  • Bases recommendations on diagnosis and within resources.
• Creates a positive climate for the student.
  • Displays a friendly and humanistic attitude.
  • Interacts in a non-threatening manner.
  • Reinforces appropriate, desirable behaviors.
  • Commends in order to make learning a positive experience.
• Is perceptive to the needs of children and staff.
  • Is aware of personal and emotional needs.
  • Responds appropriately to these needs.
• Respects confidentiality.
  • Secures and communicates information in a professional manner.
  • Respects family's right to confidentiality on information given.
  • Respects school's right to confidentiality of records.
  • Keeps confidence of pupil, parent, or school personnel whenever possible.
• Recognizes and uses skills of other professional personnel through referrals and conferences.
  • Refers to appropriate school and community personnel.
  • Utilizes input of principal, teacher, school nurse, parent, and other school and outside personnel if appropriate.
  • Uses community resources.
• Other
  • Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the principal or Director of Community & Student Services.

Qualifications

• Educational Specialist I or II Certificate
• Master's Degree
• Criminal and child abuse clearances (Acts 34, 114, and 151).
• 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.
• Such additional or alternatives to the above qualifications as the board or superintendents may determine appropriate and acceptable.

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