26-27 Elementary Counselor - SFA

Dayton Independent School District•Dayton, TX

17h

About The Position

POSITION DESCRIPTION POSITION TITLE: Elementary School Counselor FLSA: Exempt Professional QUALIFICATIONS: Texas Teachers Certification Master’s Degree or its equivalent in guidance counseling Thorough understanding of school operations Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills Three years' experience as a classroom teacher Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal and career development Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, and community MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver district's guidance curriculum effectively in accordance with students' developmental needs. Guide students and parents to plan, monitor, and manage the student's own educational and career development. Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to counsel individual students and parents to plan and manage student's personal and social development. Provide preventive, remedial, and crisis counseling as needed. Coordinate school, home, and community resources and refer students, parents, and others to special programs and services as needed. Consult parents, teachers, administrators, and other relevant people to enhance their work with students. Work with school and community personnel to bring together resources for students. Present a positive role model for students that supports the mission of the school district. Maintain a positive and effective relationship with supervisors and teachers. Effectively communicate with colleagues, students, and parents. Respond to needs related to job responsibilities. Use an effective referral process to assist students and others to use special programs and services. Interpret standardized test results and assessment data to guide students in individual goal setting and planning and communicate to parents. Plan school guidance and counseling programs to ensure they meet identified needs, priorities and program objectives. Plan, implement, evaluate, and promote continuous improvement of a balanced comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program that includes guidance curriculum, responsive services, individual planning, and system support components. Demonstrate behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible. Specify and monitor student goals for behavioral change when appropriate. Demonstrate awareness of school-community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs. Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and board policy in guidance and counseling areas, district and compus routines and regulations. Participate in professional development to improve skills appropriate to job assignment. Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None WORKING CONDITIONS: Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors : Maintain emotional control under stress; high stress, fast-paced. Work with frequent interruptions. Occasional district wide travel; occasional prolonged and irregular hours

Requirements

Texas Teachers Certification
Master’s Degree or its equivalent in guidance counseling
Thorough understanding of school operations
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
Three years' experience as a classroom teacher
Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal and career development
Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, and community

Responsibilities

Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver district's guidance curriculum effectively in accordance with students' developmental needs.
Guide students and parents to plan, monitor, and manage the student's own educational and career development.
Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to counsel individual students and parents to plan and manage student's personal and social development.
Provide preventive, remedial, and crisis counseling as needed.
Coordinate school, home, and community resources and refer students, parents, and others to special programs and services as needed.
Consult parents, teachers, administrators, and other relevant people to enhance their work with students.
Work with school and community personnel to bring together resources for students.
Present a positive role model for students that supports the mission of the school district.
Maintain a positive and effective relationship with supervisors and teachers.
Effectively communicate with colleagues, students, and parents.
Respond to needs related to job responsibilities.
Use an effective referral process to assist students and others to use special programs and services.
Interpret standardized test results and assessment data to guide students in individual goal setting and planning and communicate to parents.
Plan school guidance and counseling programs to ensure they meet identified needs, priorities and program objectives.
Plan, implement, evaluate, and promote continuous improvement of a balanced comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program that includes guidance curriculum, responsive services, individual planning, and system support components.
Demonstrate behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible.
Specify and monitor student goals for behavioral change when appropriate.
Demonstrate awareness of school-community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs.
Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and board policy in guidance and counseling areas, district and compus routines and regulations.
Participate in professional development to improve skills appropriate to job assignment.
Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.