School Counselor
Essential Job Functions:
• Provides direct services through the Guidance Curriculum, Individual Student Planning and Preventive and Responsive Services
• Provides program management, system support and accountability
• Establishes the school counseling program and develops activities and resources to implement and evaluate the program
• Involves other school staff in making decisions about the school counseling program
• Provides individual and group counseling services to meet the developmental, preventive and remedial needs of students
• Consults with students, parents, teachers and other school and community personnel to assist in meeting the needs of students
• Coordinates all counseling services for students and assists with the coordination and implementation of student services in the school
• Assists teachers with the Guidance curriculum
• Accurately interprets test results and other student data
• Assists teachers with the educational placement of students by using appropriate educational assessment strategies
• Adheres to ethical standards of the counseling profession and abides by the laws, policies and procedures that govern schools
• Participates in professional associations and upgrades professional knowledge of skills when needed
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor