CLASS TITLE: School Guidance Counselor

REPORTS TO: Principal

BASIC FUNCTION: 

Provide a functional, comprehensive program of direct services for all students utilizing the expertise gained through professional training in the area of school counseling. These services will emphasize counseling students; consultation with teachers, parents, and other significant adults; and coordinating a variety of activities and functions related to the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs of students.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

Perform individual and group counseling and guidance functions and activities including career and vocational, and social and emotional adjustment counseling.

Collect, organize, and analyze student information through the use of educational historical data, test results, and the use of interview techniques.

Appraise student interests, aptitudes, and attitudes utilizing a variety of assessment strategies and techniques.

Provide information and data to students concerning educational, career, and vocational planning.

Assist or serve as the coordinator of testing and interpret test data to students, teachers, and parents as needed.

Assist in the development and monitoring of individual education plans for students with exceptional needs.

Serve as a resource person on the Special Education Admissions and Release Committee when appropriate.

Serve as a resource to site and District personnel and members of the school community.

Meet, confer, and counsel with parents, school personnel, and members of various youth serving agencies in developing alter-native solutions to student educational, social, and emotional problems and concerns.

Serve as a liaison with social service and youth service agencies in pursuing referral follow up activities.

Pursue evaluation and research activities to assess counseling and guidance effectiveness.

Assist in identifying school program needs and participate in developing school instructional programs geared to meet individual pupil needs.

Assist in the planning, development, and conduct of programs that enhance student educational, career, and vocational opportunities, including speaker programs, student visitation programs, and other related activities.

Establish, maintain, and monitor a variety of files and records pertaining to student counseling, guidance, and related matters.

Maintain student cumulative folders.

Assist in dealing with student behavior management problems and in resolving welfare and attendance concerns.

Plan, develop, and present, as requested, a variety of management related reports pertaining to site counseling and guidance functions and activities.

Refer students to the proper authorities for child abuse or neglect when suspicion exists and provide support services to those students as needed.

Perform other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of:

Principles, methods, techniques, strategies, and trends in educational, vocational, career, social, and emotional adjustment counseling;

Applicable and appropriate aptitude, interest, and achievement appraisal instruments, techniques, and procedures;

Social service and youth service agencies in the local area;

Social, emotional, and behavioral characteristics of elementary, middle, and/or high school age students.

Program evaluation and research techniques, strategies, and procedures; and

Appropriate curriculum and instructional programs pertaining to students with a variety of aptitudes and varying interests.

Ability to:

Assist students in effectively analyzing and developing alternative solutions to behavioral, educational, social, and emotional problems and concerns;

Develop and build academic schedules;

Conduct, analyze, and effectively utilize a variety of individual and group student testing procedures and instruments;

Effectively deal with site and District personnel, parents, and social and youth service agencies in resolving student problems and concerns;

Effectively participate in the planning and implementation of school guidance and curricular programs;

Communicate effectively in oral and written form and, as required by the assignment, provide information in a second language;

Understand and carry out oral and written directions with minimal accountability controls;

Establish and maintain effective District, public, and community relationships; and

Lift up to 25 pounds.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Master’s Degree in School Guidance Counseling.

LICENCES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Kentucky Certification in School Guidance Counseling.

Salary Tables 1 and 2; 10 Extended Days
Board Approved: 10/26/2015 Order #316