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Form of workScio High School School Counselor
Scio School District pays PERS
Counselor Endorsement is a must
Applicant requirements: Teacher Application, 3 LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION & Cover Letter.
Min & Max Starting Salary - $41,216.85 - $66,565.21 (based on experience)
SCHOOL COUNSELOR
Reports to:Building Principal
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS
CATEGORIES OF RESPONSIBILITY AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Personal and Interpersonal Services
Orientation Services
Special Needs Service
Instructional Counseling Interaction
Learning Environment
Management
Professional Responsibilities
General
Scio School District pays PERS
Counselor Endorsement is a must
Applicant requirements: Teacher Application, 3 LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION & Cover Letter.
Min & Max Starting Salary - $41,216.85 - $66,565.21 (based on experience)
SCHOOL COUNSELOR
Reports to:Building Principal
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree with standard counselor certification
EXPERIENCE
- Successful completion of a counselor education program which includes an internship in a school.
ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS
- Demonstrate knowledge and skill regarding the components of effective instruction.
- Demonstrate knowledge of program evaluation
- Demonstrate knowledge of developmental needs of students.
- Demonstrate knowledge of services available to special needs students
- Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills
- Evidence of ability to establish and maintain effective, empathetic, cooperative relationships with school personnel, students, parents/guardians, and community.
- Demonstrate understanding and empathy necessary for working with students.
- Evidence of willingness to advance district and building priorities.
CATEGORIES OF RESPONSIBILITY AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Personal and Interpersonal Services
- Provide individual/group guidance, counseling, and consultative services to students and parents/guardians.
- Assist in the student review process and the learning support services process as appropriate
- Assist students and parents/guardians in decision making, problem solving, independent learning, and critical thinking.
- Provide appropriate intervention services in crisis situations.
- Direct students to current and age appropriate resource materials related to the student's special needs and interests.
- Provide consultation services regarding students with special physical, emotional or psychological needs.
- Assist students in improving life skills
- Assist students in improving their communication and listening skills.
- Assist students in improving their skill in relating to others.
- Promote student self responsibility for choices and actions.
Orientation Services
- Provide educational information and orientation services to students, parents/guardians, and staff regarding the variety and extent of School District programs.
- Provide information about school/district programs.
- Provide information and orientation activities.
- Assist students in adapting to the school environment
Special Needs Service
- Provide individual guidance counseling and consultative services specific to student and parents special needs.
- Become familiar with students and their special needs.
- Consult with students and parents regarding their needs and possible solutions.
- Inform students and parents/guardians about school sponsored programs specific to their special needs.
- Become familiar with all school sponsored programs which deal with special needs.
- Inform parents and students regarding appropriate options.
- Inform students and parents about community agency programs specific to their special needs.
- Become familiar with all community sponsored programs which deal with students with special needs.
- Inform parents and students regarding appropriate options.
- Act as facilitator and liaison between students, parents, and community agencies to form a support network.
- Facilitate networking between and among students benefit from guidance and counseling services, especially when in a classroom setting.
Instructional Counseling Interaction
- Applying principles of teaching /learning to enhance students benefits from guidance and counseling services, especially when in a classroom setting.
- Set clear student centered objections for individual/group guidance, counseling, and instruction which are consistent with district learning outcomes.
- Communicate high expectations for student learning.
- Explain learning objectives and tasks with clarity.
- Use effective motivation and reinforcement techniques.
- Select teaching, intervention, and practice strategies appropriate to the objective.
- Use effective strategies for retention of learning.
- Utilize methods that are appropriate for the objectives and learners.
- Implement a planned sequence to reach the intended objective.
- Use a variety of specialized materials and materials strategies effectively.
- Provide relevant examples and modeling.
- Pace learning activities according to the needs of students.
- Maintain focus on instructional/counseling tasks.
- Check for understanding
- Provide a review of relevant concepts and reteach if necessary
- Assist students in making transitions from one objective/activity to another.
- Modify instruction/counseling and interventions to meet student needs.
- Pace presentation of objective to match student achievement level and difficulty of task.
- Offer the learner alternative ways of achieving objectives.
- Adjust strategies based on feedback from the learner(s)
- Communicate effectively with students and staff.
- Communicate with students as frequently as possible
- Communicate with staff members and administration as appropriate
- Clearly present information and skills.
- Provide for and maintain student involvement during instruction/counseling
- Provide appropriate and frequent feedback.
- Provide for active participation
- Provide opportunities for questioning, speculation, and originality
- Structure opportunities for students to relate instruction to their prior learning and experiences.
- Hold students accountable for meeting expectations within a specified time.
Learning Environment
- Provide assistance in establishing an environment for excellence with clear expectations for appropriate behavior.
- Recognize and reinforce acceptable behavior.
- Utilize an approach to student needs and feelings which is firm, fair, friendly, sensitive, and consistent.
- Communicate appropriate expectations for student learning and provide opportunities for student success.
- Demonstrate sustained effort and enthusiasm for learning.
- Recognize student problems and assist in identifying appropriate alternatives.
- Utilize appropriate behavior management techniques as needed.
- Provide a climate under which students exercise self-discipline, honesty, leadership and citizenship.
- Encourage students expression of respect for one another, self pride, and success
- Promote opportunities for students to fulfill classroom/school leadership roles.
- Address the changing needs of students to enhance self-esteem and performance.
- Continue to upgrade knowledge of the changing needs of students
- Develop strategies consistent with the changing needs of students.
Management
- Exhibit effective time management skills.
- Conduct guidance and counseling sessions in an effective and effective manner.
- Complete tasks on schedule.
Professional Responsibilities
- Participate in professional growth opportunities, including the development of professional growth plans.
- Participate in staff development activities, continuing education courses and/or professional organizations.
- Remain current in content area(s) and methods.
- Use self-evaluation to improve professional skills
- Accept constructive advice and direct it toward improvement
- With an appropriate administrator, develop a professional growth plan.
- Adhere to the code of ethics of the teaching profession in the State of Oregon
- Recognize problems and actively contribute to their solutions.
- Offer assistance for resolving problems within the school environment.
- Assist administrators in modifying school procedures and resolving issues.
- Collaborate with others to fulfill responsibilities related to excellence of building and district programs.
- Initiate and/or support ideas which contribute to the excellence of building and district programs.
- Participate in cooperative planning with colleagues.
- Subscribe to school/district goals and take proactive roles to achieve them.
- Promote parent/guarding interest in school activities
- Work harmoniously with colleagues.
- Participate in school-centered decision-making processes.
- Become familiar with school centered decision making processes.
- Participate in decision making process when appropriate
- Exhibit a concern for students' health and safety.
- Recognize hazardous situations and act upon them.
- Report any information involving suspected danger to the health and safety of the student.
- Immediately report any information regarding abuse of any kind to the appropriate administrator and/or social service agency.
General
- Accept and fulfill assigned responsibilities and duties in a prompt and efficient manner.
- Follow Board of Education policies, building procedures, and any other rules, regulations of procedures that may be established by the district or building administration.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned by the building principal.
- Takes all reasonable precautions to provide for the health and safety of the students and to protect equipment, materials and facilities.
- Immediately report information regarding abuse of any kind to the appropriate administrator or social service agency.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
