Counselor - Elementary

Role and Purpose

Provides a comprehensive guidance and counseling program that advocates for and supports all students in their personal, social, academic and career development. This is accomplished through a variety of approaches including, but not limited to, delivery of guidance curriculum in various group sizes to support student development; individual and group counseling; individual student planning and goal-setting activities; consultation and coordination activities to support student success and effective interpretation of student assessment data.

Qualifications

• Education/Certification: Master's Degree from Accredited College or University
• Valid Texas School Counselor's Certification
• Two years teaching experience required, or school district counseling experience required

Major Responsibilities and Duties

I. Instructional Management

• Manages and leads the counseling program by planning, organizing, implementing and delivering program activities to improve students' Intrapersonal Effectiveness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Personal Health and Safety, and Post-Secondary Planning and Readiness.
• Delivers classroom guidance activities by teaching the school guidance curriculum components through the use of effective instructional skills and intentionally planned structured group sessions for students based on campus needs.
• Implements the individual student-planning component by guiding individuals and groups of students, and parents or guardians, through the development of educational, career, personal, or social plans.
• Provides responsive service component services through effective use of individual and group counseling, consultation and referral skills.
• Provides system support component activities through effective school counseling program management and support for other educational programs.

II. School/Organization Climate

• Foster a Culture of Care through wellness activities, meaningful parent involvement, celebration of achievement, building positive norms and encouraging innovation.

III. School/Organizational Improvement

• Communicate effectively (verbal and written).
• Maintain professional and emotional composure.
• Work with and respond consistently and equitably to all personnel, students, and parents/guardians.
• Communicate and support expectations that are consistent with district counseling program objectives.
• Interpret policies and procedures.
• Cookordinate, conduct or participate in activities which contribute to the effective operation of the school.

IV. Administration and Fiscal/Facilities Management

• None

V. Student Management

• Acts as a student advocate, leader, collaborator and systems change agent.
• Assists students and their parents or guardians in monitoring their academic, career, personal and social development as they progress in school.

VI. School/Community Relations

• Serves as a consultant to teachers who conduct lessons based on the schools'/districts' guidance curriculum.
• Clearly articulates and communicates the counseling program's management system and related program action plans to administration, faculty, parents, and the community.
• Collaborates with administration in the coordination and implementation of school programs that address students' educational, career, personal and social development.
• Informs and consults with the counseling program advisory council in its role in planning and implementing the counseling program.
• Guides and advises students and their parents/guardians regarding the importance of higher education, coursework designed to prepare students for higher education and financial aid availability and requirements.
• Provides parent and staff training and consultation to foster student educational, career, personal and social development.

VII. Professional Growth and Development

• Pursue continuous professional growth.
• Demonstrates ethical and professional behaviors and standards as set forth by the American Counseling Association, the American School Counselor Association and the state of Texas.
• Attend 2 hours of ethics training each year.

X. Miscellaneous

• Performs other duties as may be assigned by principal.