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Job Description
Job Title: / Lead Counselor - Secondary / Department/Campus: / High School Campus
Wage Status: / Exempt / Revised: / 11/2015
Pay Grade: / Teacher Pay Scale
Primary Purpose:
Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive program of guidance to school assigned, including counseling services. 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 counseling 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
Experience:
Three years teaching experience
Essential Job Functions:
· Lead counselors within the assigned campus
· Lead and assist the campus administrators with master scheduling as requested
· Facilitate necessary communication among counselors, administrators, students, and parents
· Assist in student enrollment to ensure that students complete courses appropriate to their needs and which leads to graduation
· 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.
· Consult 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.
· Participate in planning and evaluation of campus standardized testing program.
· Interpret test and other appraisal results appropriately.
· 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 findings.
· Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents required.
· Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and board policy in guidance and counseling area.
· Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.
· Maintain a positive and effective relationship with supervisors.
· Communicate effectively with colleagues, students, and parents.
· Model behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible.
· Participate in professional development to improve skills related to job assignment.
· Perform other duties as assigned by the principal or other administrative staff in which duties are consistent with the general requirements and qualifications for the position.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Oversight of campus counselors, supervise assigned counseling aide(s) and clerical employee(s).
Working Conditions
Physical Demands /Mental Demands/ Environmental Factors:
The working conditions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.
Regularly sit, talk or hear; frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; frequent repetitive hand motions; prolonged use of computer; occasionally lift and/or move up to 10-50 pounds; occasionally required to stand, walk reach with hands and arms; vision abilities include close vision; and color vision, regularly work with frequent interruptions, maintain emotional control under stress; the noise level is usually moderate. The employee may spend long hours in intense concentration which requires attention to detail. There are a number of deadlines associated with this position, which may cause significant stress. The employee must also deal with a wide variety of people on various issues. Predictable and regular attendance expected.
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Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. Manor Independent School District reserves the right to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or position itself) at anytime as it deems advisable.
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