School Counselor

Essential Job Functions:

 • Provides direct services through the Guidance Curriculum, Individual Student Planning and Preventive and Responsive Services

 • Provides program management, system support and accountability 

• Establishes the school counseling program and develops activities and resources to implement and evaluate the program

 • Involves other school staff in making decisions about the school counseling program

 • Provides individual and group counseling services to meet the developmental, preventive and remedial needs of students

 • Consults with students, parents, teachers and other school and community personnel to assist in meeting the needs of students

 • Coordinates all counseling services for students and assists with the coordination and implementation of student services in the school

 • Assists teachers with the Guidance curriculum

 • Accurately interprets test results and other student data

 • Assists teachers with the educational placement of students by using appropriate educational assessment strategies

 • Adheres to ethical standards of the counseling profession and abides by the laws, policies and procedures that govern schools

 • Participates in professional associations and upgrades professional knowledge of skills when needed

 • Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor