Counselor (Grades: Pre-K-5)

About the role

Provide leadership and coordinate the implementation of an effective comprehensive school counseling program and support students in their psychological, academic and social development.

Responsibilities

• Promote District initiatives and a growth mindset when working with staff, parents, community, and students.
• Assist with planning and implementation of transitioning plans from elementary to middle, middle to high, and high school to a post-secondary institution.
• Serve as the communication liaison between the Counseling Services department for the campus leadership team meetings and other campus meetings.
• Serve as the designated liaison for inter-district communications.
• Facilitate School wide Counseling Initiatives and Activities.
• Review records and communicate findings for summer school policies and protocols.
• Submit reports as requested by Counseling Services throughout the year.
• Coordinate all mandated faculty and staff professional development trainings at the campus level.
• Create and facilitate campus needs assessments to assess the effectiveness of the Comprehensive School Counseling Program.
• Present and deliver pertinent information during Parent Teacher Student Association Meetings.
• Arrange Vertical team meetings with all counselors within the Feeder Pattern.
• Coordinate Guidance Advisory Committee Meetings with identified stakeholders.
• Create Counseling departmental calendar that aligns with the district counseling services departmental calendar.
• Organize and facilitate weekly campus counseling team meetings.
• Assist in the identification and implementation of interventions to enhance student success and reduce the dropout rates.
• Become primary point of contact for all stakeholders as it relates to receiving and disseminating information.
• Assist in monitoring and review of student’s academic record to identification of course selection for correct placement in courses and programs, etc. related to grade level appropriate state accountability standards to include College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR).
• Monitor Programs Assist with monitoring PEIMS data collection to ensure appropriate data submission to the Texas Education Agency.
• Assist school counselors to develop, implement and documents classroom guidance lessons for all grade levels PK through 12th related to academic, personal and social/emotional issues, e.g. character education, and teen dating violence, etc.