PRIMARY PURPOSE:

Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive program of guidance to school assigned. Provide a proactive, developmental guidance program to encourage all students to maximize personal growth and development.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Certification:

• A master’s degree in guidance and counseling
• Valid Texas Counselor certificate

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and career development
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications that the board may find appropriate and acceptable

Experience:

• Three years’ teaching experience

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Teach school developmental guidance curriculum to students.
• Help teachers incorporate guidance-related information into existing curriculum.
• Provide guidance to individuals and groups of students to develop educational plans and career awareness.
• Counseling individuals and small groups about their concerns.
• Provide orientation for new students to the school.
• Assist students with school adjustment, class expectations, and work habits, through referrals from administration and staff.
• Plans and presents group guidance programs and activities that promote career education.
• Maintains and interprets current information about higher education and requirements needed for entrance, special training, and occupational fields.
• Assist the 8th grade counselor in pre-registration procedures.
• Serve on and help to coordinate a high school guidance advisory committee.
• Participate in scheduling process by counseling students relative to academic plans and courses to be taken prior to actual scheduling.
• Provide necessary registration forms and information for college entrance exams.
• Provide high school orientation for freshmen students and parents.
• Counsel and register new high school students.
• Provide information concerning financial aid and scholarships for higher education.
• Consult and cooperate with parents, teachers, administrators, and other relevant people to enhance their work with students.
• Work with school personnel and school district residents to obtain resources for students.
• Use an effective referral process to help students and others use special programs and services such as special education, 504, ESL, dyslexia, gifted and talented, alternative education and community services.
• Serve on Educational Alternatives Committee as the facilitator and on Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee as a consultant.
• Confer with students who are withdrawing from or dropping out of school.
• Conduct a conference with seniors to check graduation requirements.
• Participate in planning, administration and evaluation of campus standardized testing program.
• Interpret test and other appraisal results appropriately.
• Interpret test results with students, teachers, and parents as requested.
• Makes referrals and acts as liaison to outside agencies as appropriate.
• Testing:
• Coordinate and implement necessary testing program as required for total guidance program.
• Interpret test results to students and parents on request.
• Confer with teachers concerning utilization of test results.
• Provides guidance sessions and/or materials for juniors and seniors on taking the ACT, PSAT and SAT as requested.

• Assist department chairpersons in the proper placement of students.
• Keep state-mandated tests and/or results secure.
• Plan school guidance and counseling programs to ensure that they meet identified needs.
• Develop and coordinate a continuing evaluation of guidance program and make changes based on
• Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, budgets and other documents required.
• Plan, evaluate, and implement a guidance program for school assigned.
• Determine guidance priorities, set short and long range goals related to priorities, and formulate program objective including procedure for implementation.
• Coordinate the school’s guidance program with other school related programs and community
• Work with other counselors to coordinate a district wide counseling program.
• Assist in coordination of crisis plan for building when the need for implementation arises.
• Coordinate efforts of college, vocational school, and military recruiters concerning the contacting of students while at school.
• Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and board policy in guidance and counseling area.
• Review and make recommendations concerning the high school handbook policies to keep standards
• Keep the principal or supervisor informed.
• Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.
• Model behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible.
• Participate in professional development and in-service programs.
• Exemplify high standards of ethical conduct.
• Display tolerance necessary for accepting supervision for and criticism of job performance.
• Work in harmony with supervisory, faculty, and peer personnel.
• Use professional information discreetly and judiciously.
• Support and follow administrative and board policy.
• Represent the school system to the community in a positive, professional way.
• Maintain a sincere, friendly attitude toward patrons.
• Perform such other professional duties as may be directed by the building principal.

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress; frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling. Move small stacks of textbooks; media equipment, desks, and other classroom or adaptive equipment.

Terms of Employment:

Work year established by the board; salary according to current schedule.

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated annually.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.