SUMMARY

Provide counseling services to eligible students based on an evaluation and/or recommendation of the IEP team as documented as part of the IEP. Provide social skills groups to eligible students based on adaptive behavior goals in order to support school success. All services must be supported by IEP documentation through assessment and goals and must be needed to help the student be successful at school.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

Provide counseling to students as documented in the Individual Education Plans

Conduct group counseling/social skills sessions when appropriate to PASS classrooms

Assess students for appropriateness of special education counseling, generate related service report, present at an IEP Team meeting, generate and implement IEP, if appropriate

Attend IEP Team meetings of students on caseload or by request, consult with teachers, principals, and parents on resolving issues that impact a student’s success at school

Make routine home contacts/visits to check on students well being and make contact with parents on issues that come up

Initiate or maintain contact with outside providers as appropriate to maintain continuity of counseling care.

Assists the Special Education program in obtaining and maintaining appropriate community liaisons and/or resources related to counseling services

Attend seminars, workshops which enhance professional counseling skills

Assist and create appropriate behavior strategies to enhance student’s success on their home campus

Performs other tasks as assigned by Supervisor/Superintendent

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to multi task many responsibilities at one time. A person must have responsible transportation to travel district-wide to provide services to all secondary schools. A person must be able to work with many types of people without judgment. Be able to relate to students that are having problems and help resolve these issues as quickly as possible. Stay calm and provide quality counseling services to students and staff in a crisis situation.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Valid certification in School Counseling. A Master’s Degree in Counseling and Psychology or related area and licensure in a clinical area (ex, LPC, LMSW, LMFT, etc. . . ) preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general educational periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental laws and regulations. Ability to write reports, educational correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from administrators, faculty, parents, students and the community. Strong communications, public relations, and interpersonal skills.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITIES

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

School Counseling Certification and/ or professional counseling licensure.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and is occasionally required to travel in-district. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Leadership Qualities

Models a Commitment to Excellence by embracing a shared vision for the campus, utilizing innovative approaches to that align to the school vision, and influences others to achieve campus and district goals.
Has the ability to Connect with All by building trust among peers, collaborates in a way that values varying perspectives, and communicates clearly with campus peers and administrators.
Seeks opportunities to Invest in Growth by pursuing opportunities to learn, empowers teammates to grow and develop, and embraces reflective practices to encourage growth toward goal attainment.

Contract days: 192

Special Education Counselor