Sy 24-25 School Counselor

PRIMARY FUNCTION: To lead students to understanding themselves, to achieve to their capacity, and to make appropriate decisions through personal, educational, and career counseling and support services.

REPORTS TO: Principal

SALARY SCHEDULE: Teacher

WORK DAYS: 190

REQUIREMENTS:

• Education Level: Master's Degree from an accredited college or university
• Experience, Skill and Certification: Valid Georgia Professional Certificate in the assigned field, School Counseling, or Social Work -OR - State of Georgia Professional Counselor’s license issued by the Professional Licensing Boards Division of the Office of the Secretary of State -OR- a valid State of Georgia Clinical Social Work license.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Teaches and/or assists in teaching counseling curriculum activities in the classroom.
• Conducts groups outside the regular classroom for students with identified interests or needs.
• Serves as an advisor to a small group of student advisees, leads group activities with his advisees, and/or coordinates a team of teacher advisors.
• Selects, instructs, and supervises students helping students.
• Facilitates student growth and development by training teachers through staff development to assist students.
• Assists students in exploring, selecting, and following through on alternative to achieve their life goals.
• Assists students in assessing their unique characteristics through inventories, interviews, etc., and in processing information about themselves.
• Supports students experiencing problems.
• Consults with parents, teachers, other educators, and community agencies regarding behavior change strategies for resolving student problems.
• Maintains and disseminates current information to students relating to self- exploration, career exploration, postsecondary education information, occupational information, and community resources.
• Utilizes professional resources of the school and community to assist students.
• Assesses the counseling needs of the students, faculty and community and designs a program addressing these needs.
• Develops appropriate materials for staff development, classroom support, and group counseling sessions consistent with program goals.
• Serves as a public relations person to promote the school counseling program.
• Assists in the evaluation, interpretation, and protection of student records per state and federal guidelines.
• Attends in-service programs as required.
• Performs other duties as necessary for the effectiveness of the organization.

Non-Essential Responsibilities

A responsibility is considered to be “non-essential” (for the purposes of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) if:

• it is shared between multiple incumbents in the job; or
• it could be performed by an employee in another job within the workgroup.

Note the responsibility number from the list in the “Duties and Responsibilities” section for those responsibilities that could be considered “non-essential” based on this definition. (NONE)

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Incumbents will receive an annual contract. The work calendar will be 190 days. Salary will be determined based on level of certification and allowable experience.

Physical and Sensory Demands

OFFICE: Employees in this category are normally exposed to a typical environment. The employee has some control over the length of time sitting, standing, or ambulating. There are occasions that require the lifting or pulling of equipment or supplies, as well as bending, stooping, or stretching. There is frequent use of computers, telephone, and other standard office equipment, which includes reading, listening, writing, or speaking. There are few exceptional physical or sensory demands.