School Counselor; In-District

Due to the high volume of reference surveys being sent out and some issues we  encountered with the process, we have updated our application requirements. The application will now require three professional reference letters, all dated within the last 12 months.

If you are a current district employee, please ensure that one of the reference letters is from your current supervisor.

Thank you for your understanding.

Debido al alto volumen de referencia encuestas que se están enviando y algunos problemas que hemos encontrado en el proceso, hemos actualizado nuestros requisitos. La solicitud ahora requerirá tres cartas de referencia profesional, todas las cartas deben de tener una fecha en los ultimos 12 meses.

Si usted es un empleado actual del distrito, por favor asegúrese de que una de las cartas de referencia provenga de su supervisor actual.

Gracias por su comprensión.

Job Description

*** Passage of the following PRAXIS exams School Counselor 5422 required.***

Work with school faculty, staff, students, parents, and community to plan, implement and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program based on the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) national standards. Counsel students to fully develop each student  academic, career, personal and social abilities, and address the needs of special population students.

(The following statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions that may be assigned or skills that may be required.).

Complies with the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession; upholds and enforces rules, administrative directives, regulations, GISD school board policies, as well as local, state and federal regulations

• Use counseling theories in addressing personal, social, career, and academic development.
• Attend to diverse needs of students by participating in classroom guidance.
• Determine guidance priorities based on local needs assessment.
• Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver the guidance curriculum effectively and in accordance with students’ developmental needs.
• Involve students, parents, teachers, and others to promote effective implementation of the school guidance curriculum.
• Work in conjunction with administration to develop and monitor student courses.
• Plan, monitor, and manage students own educational development, including information about career exploration/themes and personal/social development (career day activities, guest speakers, college going culture).
• Provide opportunities and activities to support the transition process from elementary to middle school.

• School Counselors specifically apply counseling competencies to those students whose developmental needs, personal concerns, or challenges affect their continual academic, career, personal, or social development.
• Use accepted and effective techniques to provide individual and group developmental, preventive, and/or crisis counseling.
• Acknowledge students’ cultural context in the selection of counseling interventions based on the developmental, preventive, and/or crisis needs accordingly.
• Provide support to students by addressing topics such as interpersonal relations, communication, decision-making, problem solving skills, academic programs, and career and life planning.
• Consult with parents, teachers, administrators, and community members to promote and increase the effectiveness of student achievement and success.
• Provide prevention strategies which address current issues and at-risk indicators.
• Provide mediation for change in behavior and conflict resolution.
• Maintain a positive communication system that effectively collects and disseminates information appropriately.
• Conduct orientation and training programs for students, parents, and staff.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with other school professionals and representatives of community resources to promote student success.
• Use established district processes of referring students, parents/guardians, and others to…