Job Title: Counselor
Reports to: Principal
Dept./School: Campus Assigned
Exemption Status: Exempt

Primary Purpose:
Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program at assigned campus. Counsel students to fully develop each student’s academic, career, personal, and social abilities and address the needs of special population students.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:
Master’s degree from an accredited college or university
Valid Texas counseling certificate

Special Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and career development
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior
Ability to present information in one-on-one, small group, and large group situations to students, parents, and district staff

Experience:
Three years teaching experience

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Guidance
1. Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver district’s guidance curriculum effectively and in accordance with students’ developmental needs. Collaborate with teachers who teach guidance-related curriculum.
2. Guide individual students, groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage the student’s own educational and career development including creating and reviewing personal graduation plans and providing information about post-secondary opportunities.
3. Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to counsel individual students, small groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage a student’s own personal and social development. Provide preventive, remedial, and crisis counseling as needed.

Consultation
4. Coordinate school, home, and community resources and refer students, parent, and others to special programs and services as needed.
5. Work collaboratively to advocate for individual students and specific groups of students.

Assessment
6. Interpret standardized test results and assessment data to guide students in individual goal setting and planning.

Program Management and Administration
7. Plan, implement, evaluate, and promote continuous improvement of a balanced comprehensive developmental, guidance and counseling program that includes guidance curriculum, responsive services, individual planning, and system support components.
8. Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity.
9. Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents.
10. Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and board policy. Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.
11. Adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice.
12. Performs other duties as assigned by the principal.

Supervsory Responsibilities:
Supervise assigned counseling aide(s) and clerical employee(s).

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Tools/Equipment Used:
Personal computer and peripherals; standard instructional equipment.
Posture:
Prolonged sitting; occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
Motion:
Frequent walking
Lifting:
Regular light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds); may lift and move books and
classroom equipment
Environment:
Work inside and outside; exposure to noise
Mental Demands:
Maintain emotional control under stress; work prolonged or irregular hours

 

This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

 

 

 

Midway Independent School District does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, military status or on any other basis prohibited by law. Employment decisions will be made on the basis of each applicant's job qualifications, experience, and abilities. The Title IX Coordinator for Midway ISD is the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, 13885 Woodway Drive, Woodway, Texas 76712. Contact phone number is 254-761-5610.