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Title Posting ID Description
Counselor/Elementary/Social Emotional Learning Facilitator
Reports to: Principal
Dept./School: Assigned Campus
Exemption Status: Exempt / Administrator in an Educational Establishment
Pay Grade/Days: AP2 / 192 Days
Primary Purpose: Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school 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. Deliver guidance curriculum in various group sizes. Educate students of skills necessary to address troublesome circumstances, support students in challenging situations, and assist students with needed resources to navigate crisis situations.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification: Master's degree from an accredited college or university Valid Texas school counselor certificate
Will consider: Master's degree in counseling or a closely related field from an accredited college or university, including licensed professional counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Master of Social Work (MSW)
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. Ability to present information in one-on-one, small group, and large group situations to students, parents, and district staff
Experience: Two years teaching experience or three years post-licensure experience in assessing and providing mental health counseling services to clients experiencing social emotional struggles, and crisis or traumatic experiences.
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 ownpersonal 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.
7. Interpret standardized test results and assessment data to guide students in individual
goal setting and planning.
Program Management and Administration
8. 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.
9. Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity.
10. Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents.
11. 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
12. Adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Shift Type Salary Range Location
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; frequent standing, kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
Motion: Frequent walking
Lifting: Regular light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds); occasional physical restraint of students to control behavior
Environment: Work inside, may work outside
Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress; may 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.
The Copperas Cove Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law in its programs, activities, or employment practices. For inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies, contact: Director of Human Resources or Director of Student Services at (254) 547-1227, 408 S Main, Copperas Cove, TX 76522.
Title Posting ID Description
Counselor/Elementary/Social Emotional Learning Facilitator
Reports to: Principal
Dept./School: Assigned Campus
Exemption Status: Exempt / Administrator in an Educational Establishment
Pay Grade/Days: AP2 / 192 Days
Primary Purpose: Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school 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. Deliver guidance curriculum in various group sizes. Educate students of skills necessary to address troublesome circumstances, support students in challenging situations, and assist students with needed resources to navigate crisis situations.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification: Master's degree from an accredited college or university Valid Texas school counselor certificate
Will consider: Master's degree in counseling or a closely related field from an accredited college or university, including licensed professional counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Master of Social Work (MSW)
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. Ability to present information in one-on-one, small group, and large group situations to students, parents, and district staff
Experience: Two years teaching experience or three years post-licensure experience in assessing and providing mental health counseling services to clients experiencing social emotional struggles, and crisis or traumatic experiences.
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 ownpersonal 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.
7. Interpret standardized test results and assessment data to guide students in individual
goal setting and planning.
Program Management and Administration
8. 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.
9. Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity.
10. Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents.
11. 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
12. Adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Shift Type Salary Range Location
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; frequent standing, kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
Motion: Frequent walking
Lifting: Regular light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds); occasional physical restraint of students to control behavior
Environment: Work inside, may work outside
Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress; may 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.
The Copperas Cove Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law in its programs, activities, or employment practices. For inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies, contact: Director of Human Resources or Director of Student Services at (254) 547-1227, 408 S Main, Copperas Cove, TX 76522.
