School Counselor

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Postgraduate professional license with endorsement as school counselor pre K - 12
• •Exceptional communication, public relations skills and excellent organizational and planning skills
• •Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, teachers, school administrators, central office staff, parents, and community representatives
• •Ability to work under pressure and effectively plan, organize and coordinate work independently
• •Adaptability to changing priorities and ability to successfully complete multiple assignments simultaneously
• •Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the social and cultural foundations of education
• •Understanding of lifespan career development and the skills and processes for counseling students to include individual and group counseling for academic, career and personal and social development
• •Comprehensive understanding of the knowledge, skills and processes of student appraisal and assessment relative to school guidance and counseling programs, including individual and group assessment
• •Understanding of the skills and processes of research and evaluation aimed at improving school guidance and counseling programs
• •Ability to counsel students and parents on sensitive problems and to communicate ideas clearly and concisely, orally and in writing
• •Visual acuity for preparing and analyzing written or computer data
• •Ability to hear to perceive information at a normal spoken word level
• •Effective verbal and written communication skills for expressing or exchanging ideas
• •Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds
• •Must be available for 12-month (260 Day) employment
• •Must be able to work at River City Middle School
• •Must be willing to perform frequent standing, sitting, walking
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to participate in curriculum development and serve on faculty committees
• •Must be willing to attend staff meetings and department sponsored workshops
• •Must be willing to provide feedback to teachers regarding needs of students
• •Must be willing to counsel departing students, transfers and dropouts
• •Must be willing to assist with the coordination and interpretation of standardized testing
• •Must be willing to assist in identification, referral and appropriate placement of students with special needs
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to assist students in making appropriate vocational choices
• •Must be willing to provide information on curricular and extra-curricular alternatives and the career goals to which they may lead
• •Must be willing to consult with parents, school staff, other pupil personnel specialists and community agency personnel
• •Must be willing to counsel with students individually and in small groups for specifically identified needs including personal, academic and vocational growth
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide appropriate feedback to teachers regarding needs of students
• •Must be willing to provide counseling for departing students, transfers and dropouts
• •Must be willing to assist with the coordination and interpretation of standardized testing
• •Must be willing to participate in curriculum development and serve on faculty committees
• •Must be willing to attend staff meetings and department sponsored workshops
• •Must be willing to perform related tasks as required
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to assist students in making appropriate vocational choices
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide information on curricular and extra-curricular alternatives and the career goals to which they may lead
• •Must be willing to consult with parents, school staff, other pupil personnel specialists and community agency personnel
• •Must be willing to counsel with students individually and in small groups for specifically identified needs including personal, academic and vocational growth
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist in identification, referral and appropriate placement of students with special needs
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to provide appropriate feedback to teachers regarding needs of students
• •Must be willing to provide counseling for departing students, transfers and dropouts
• •Must be willing to assist with the coordination and interpretation of standardized testing
• •Must be willing to participate in curriculum development and serve on faculty committees
• •Must be willing to attend staff meetings and department sponsored workshops
• •Must be willing to perform related tasks as required
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to assist students in making appropriate vocational choices
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide information on curricular and extra-curricular alternatives and the career goals to which they may lead
• •Must be willing to consult with parents, school staff, other pupil personnel specialists and community agency personnel
• •Must be willing to counsel with students individually and in small groups for specifically identified needs including personal, academic and vocational growth
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist in identification, referral and appropriate placement of students with special needs
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to provide appropriate feedback to teachers regarding needs of students
• •Must be willing to provide counseling for departing students, transfers and dropouts
• •Must be willing to assist with the coordination and interpretation of standardized testing
• •Must be willing to participate in curriculum development and serve on faculty committees
• •Must be willing to attend staff meetings and department sponsored workshops
• •Must be willing to perform related tasks as required
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to assist students in making appropriate vocational choices
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide information on curricular and extra-curricular alternatives and the career goals to which they may lead
• •Must be willing to consult with parents, school staff, other pupil personnel specialists and community agency personnel
• •Must be willing to counsel with students individually and in small groups for specifically identified needs including personal, academic and vocational growth
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist in identification, referral and appropriate placement of students with special needs
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to provide appropriate feedback to teachers regarding needs of students
• •Must be willing to provide counseling for departing students, transfers and dropouts
• •Must be willing to assist with the coordination and interpretation of standardized testing
• •Must be willing to participate in curriculum development and serve on faculty committees
• •Must be willing to attend staff meetings and department sponsored workshops
• •Must be willing to perform related tasks as required
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to assist students in making appropriate vocational choices
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide information on curricular and extra-curricular alternatives and the career goals to which they may lead
• •Must be willing to consult with parents, school staff, other pupil personnel specialists and community agency personnel
• •Must be willing to counsel with students individually and in small groups for specifically identified needs including personal, academic and vocational growth
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist in identification, referral and appropriate placement of students with special needs
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to provide appropriate feedback to teachers regarding needs of students
• •Must be willing to provide counseling for departing students, transfers and dropouts
• •Must be willing to assist with the coordination and interpretation of standardized testing
• •Must be willing to participate in curriculum development and serve on faculty committees
• •Must be willing to attend staff meetings and department sponsored workshops
• •Must be willing to perform related tasks as required
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to assist students in making appropriate vocational choices
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide information on curricular and extra-curricular alternatives and the career goals to which they may lead
• •Must be willing to consult with parents, school staff, other pupil personnel specialists and community agency personnel
• •Must be willing to counsel with students individually and in small groups for specifically identified needs including personal, academic and vocational growth
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist in identification, referral and appropriate placement of students with special needs
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to provide appropriate feedback to teachers regarding needs of students
• •Must be willing to provide counseling for departing students, transfers and dropouts
• •Must be willing to assist with the coordination and interpretation of standardized testing
• •Must be willing to participate in curriculum development and serve on faculty committees
• •Must be willing to attend staff meetings and department sponsored workshops
• •Must be willing to perform related tasks as required
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to assist students in making appropriate vocational choices
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide information on curricular and extra-curricular alternatives and the career goals to which they may lead
• •Must be willing to consult with parents, school staff, other pupil personnel specialists and community agency personnel
• •Must be willing to counsel with students individually and in small groups for specifically identified needs including personal, academic and vocational growth
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist in identification, referral and appropriate placement of students with special needs
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to provide appropriate feedback to teachers regarding needs of students
• •Must be willing to provide counseling for departing students, transfers and dropouts
• •Must be willing to assist with the coordination and interpretation of standardized testing
• •Must be willing to participate in curriculum development and serve on faculty committees
• •Must be willing to attend staff meetings and department sponsored workshops
• •Must be willing to perform related tasks as required
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to assist students in making appropriate vocational choices
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide information on curricular and extra-curricular alternatives and the career goals to which they may lead
• •Must be willing to consult with parents, school staff, other pupil personnel specialists and community agency personnel
• •Must be willing to counsel with students individually and in small groups for specifically identified needs including personal, academic and vocational growth
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist in identification, referral and appropriate placement of students with special needs
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to provide appropriate feedback to teachers regarding needs of students
• •Must be willing to provide counseling for departing students, transfers and dropouts
• •Must be willing to assist with the coordination and interpretation of standardized testing
• •Must be willing to participate in curriculum development and serve on faculty committees
• •Must be willing to attend staff meetings and department sponsored workshops
• •Must be willing to perform related tasks as required
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to assist students in making appropriate vocational choices
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide information on curricular and extra-curricular alternatives and the career goals to which they may lead
• •Must be willing to consult with parents, school staff, other pupil personnel specialists and community agency personnel
• •Must be willing to counsel with students individually and in small groups for specifically identified needs including personal, academic and vocational growth
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist in identification, referral and appropriate placement of students with special needs
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to provide appropriate feedback to teachers regarding needs of students
• •Must be willing to provide counseling for departing students, transfers and dropouts
• •Must be willing to assist with the coordination and interpretation of standardized testing
• •Must be willing to participate in curriculum development and serve on faculty committees
• •Must be willing to attend staff meetings and department sponsored workshops
• •Must be willing to perform related tasks as required
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to assist students in making appropriate vocational choices
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide information on curricular and extra-curricular alternatives and the career goals to which they may lead
• •Must be willing to consult with parents, school staff, other pupil personnel specialists and community agency personnel
• •Must be willing to counsel with students individually and in small groups for specifically identified needs including personal, academic and vocational growth
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist in identification, referral and appropriate placement of students with special needs
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to provide appropriate feedback to teachers regarding needs of students
• •Must be willing to provide counseling for departing students, transfers and dropouts
• •Must be willing to assist with the coordination and interpretation of standardized testing
• •Must be willing to participate in curriculum development and serve on faculty committees
• •Must be willing to attend staff meetings and department sponsored workshops
• •Must be willing to perform related tasks as required
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to assist students in making appropriate vocational choices
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide information on curricular and extra-curricular alternatives and the career goals to which they may lead
• •Must be willing to consult with parents, school staff, other pupil personnel specialists and community agency personnel
• •Must be willing to counsel with students individually and in small groups for specifically identified needs including personal, academic and vocational growth
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist in identification, referral and appropriate placement of students with special needs
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to provide appropriate feedback to teachers regarding needs of students
• •Must be willing to provide counseling for departing students, transfers and dropouts
• •Must be willing to assist with the coordination and interpretation of standardized testing
• •Must be willing to participate in curriculum development and serve on faculty committees
• •Must be willing to attend staff meetings and department sponsored workshops
• •Must be willing to perform related tasks as required
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to assist students in making appropriate vocational choices
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide information on curricular and extra-curricular alternatives and the career goals to which they may lead
• •Must be willing to consult with parents, school staff, other pupil personnel specialists and community agency personnel
• •Must be willing to counsel with students individually and in small groups for specifically identified needs including personal, academic and vocational growth
• •Must be willing to assist students and parents in the preparation and processing of college, scholarship and employment applications
• •Must be willing to provide orientation for new students
• •Must be willing to assist in identification, referral and appropriate placement of students with special needs
• •Must be willing to assist parents in monitoring academic progress of students
• •Must be willing to provide appropriate feedback to teachers regarding needs of students