Overview
Asheville Middle School, Asheville City Schools
Job Title:
School Counselor
Job Status:
Full-Time 1 Year Contract
Location:
Asheville Middle School
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General Statement of Job
Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, school counselors promote student success, provide preventive services, and respond to identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic, career, and personal/social development for all students. The major functions align with the North Carolina State Board of Education s mission that every public school student will graduate ready for work and postsecondary education.
Specific Duties And Responsibilities Essential Job Functions
- Major Function:
Development and management of a comprehensive school counseling program
Discuss the comprehensive school counseling program with the school administrator.Develops and maintains a written plan for effective delivery of the school counseling program based on the NC Comprehensive School Counseling Standard Course of Study and current individual school data.Communicates the goals of the comprehensive school counseling program to education stakeholders (administrators, teachers, students, parents, and community/business leaders).Maintains current and appropriate resources for education stakeholders.Uses the majority of time providing direct services through the Guidance Curriculum, Individual Student Planning, and Preventive and Responsive Services; most remaining time in program management, system support, and accountability. (Guidance: 80% of time; Program management: 20% approximated from NC/ASCA references).Uses data to develop comprehensive programs that meet student needs.- Major Function:
Delivery of a Comprehensive School Counseling Program
Guidance Curriculum
Provides leadership and collaborates with other educators in the school-wide integration of the State Guidance Curriculum Standard Course of Study.Implements developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented group activities to meet student needs and school goals.Incorporates into programs the life skills students need to be successful in the twenty-first century.Individual Student Planning
Assists all students, individually or in groups, with developing academic, career, and personal/social skills, goals, and plans.Accurately and appropriately interprets and utilizes student data.Collaborates with parents/guardians and educators to assist students with educational, career, and life planning.Preventive and Responsive Services
Provides individual and group counseling to students with identified concerns and needs.Consults and collaborates effectively with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and other educational/community resources regarding students with identified concerns and needs.Implements an effective referral and follow-up process as needed.Accurately and appropriately uses assessment procedures for determining and structuring individual and group counseling services.System Support
Provides appropriate information to school personnel related to the comprehensive school counseling program.Assists teachers, parents/guardians, and other stakeholders in interpreting and understanding student data.Participates in professional development activities to improve knowledge and skills.Uses available technology resources to enhance the school counseling program.Adheres to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the school counseling profession.- Major Function:
Accountability
Conducts a yearly program audit to review the extent of program implementation and effectiveness.Collects and analyzes data to guide program direction and emphasis.Measures results of the comprehensive school counseling program activities and shares results with relevant stakeholders.Monitors student academic performance, behavior, and attendance and facilitates appropriate interventions.Minimum Training And Experience
To possess or be eligible to receive a North Carolina license as a school counselor. The completion of an approved program in school counseling at the Master s level or above.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Minimum Qualifications or Standards Required to Perform Essential Job Functions
Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to sit, stand, walk, and drive a car. Must be able to lift boxes up to 10 pounds. Physical demand requirements are for Light Work.
Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people, or things.
Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments, or directions to subordinates or assistants.
Language Ability: Requires the ability to read and write complex text and data.
Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions and solve problems involving…
