School Counselor or Social Worker

Qualifications – Counselor

Counselor:
Applicants may meet requirements by meeting requirements of subsections Pathway A, Pathway B, or Pathway

C.

Pathway A

• Possess a certificate issued by the National Board for Certified Counselors
• Passage of the New Mexico Teacher Assessment (NMTA) in Content Knowledge or School Counseling
• Content Knowledge Assessment (CKA) in School Counseling

Pathway B

• Licensed professional mental health counselor (LPC) or licensed professional clinical mental health counselor (LPCC) credential issued by the New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board
• A minimum of six semester hours of graduate credit in school counseling coursework
• Passage of the New Mexico Teacher Assessment (NMTA) – Content Knowledge Assessment (CKA) in School Counseling

Pathway C

• Master s degree in school counseling from a regionally accredited college or university and meeting applicable program requirements as follows:
• a) A Master s degree awarded by a New Mexico college or university must incorporate the New Mexico State Board of Education s (SBE) approved competencies in the area of school counseling
• b) A Master s degree awarded by a college or university outside of New Mexico must be for a school counseling program approved by the SBE

Master s degree in a discipline other than school counseling and 36-42 graduate hours in school counseling, (which may be completed as part of the Master s degree program or in addition to the Master s) meeting the applicable program requirements as follows:

• a) The 36-42 graduate hours awarded by a New Mexico college or university must incorporate the SBE s approved competencies in the area of school counseling and include a 300-hour practicum or internship in a school setting
• b) The 36-42 graduate hours awarded by a college or university outside of New Mexico must be for a school counseling program approved by the SBE and include a practicum in a school setting

Passage of the NMTA – Content Knowledge Assessment (CKA) in School Counseling

• Valid Social Work License (LMSW or LISW) from the New Mexico Social Work Examiners Board
• Master s Degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited college or university
• Eligible for licensure by the New Mexico Public Education Department (PED)
• Outstanding verbal, written communication and organizational skills
• Bilingual and bi-literate in English and Spanish preferred

To be considered an eligible applicant your Appli Track application must contain the following uploaded documents:

• A Letter of Interest
• A Current Resume
• Transcripts
• License
• Test Scores (if applicable)
• Lateral Transfers
• A Current Resume (optional)
• Optional documents

Salary schedule information can be found by clicking the link below:

Las Cruces Public Schools
505 South Main, Suite 249
Las Cruces, NM 88001

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