Job description

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SUMMARY OF FUNCTION

Provide a comprehensive counseling and guidance program for students; consults and collaborates with teachers, parents, and staff to enhance their effectiveness in helping students; and provides support to other educational programs in an effort to increase student achievement.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Implement the secondary counseling and guidance curriculum
• Reduce dropout rate by 2% (08-09), 3% (09-10), and 5% (10-11)
• Guide and counsel groups and individual students through the development of educational and career plans
• Implement best practices to decrease dropout rate
• Consult with small groups and individual students
• Develop partnership with business, industry, and higher education
• Consult and collaborate with teachers, staff, and parents in understanding and meeting the needs of students
• Dedication to improve postsecondary education options
• Refer students with problems and their parents to appropriate specialists, special programs, or outside agencies
• Plan, evaluate, and revise the counseling and guidance program
• Pursue professional growth
• Collecting and analyzing data to plan, implement, and evaluate the program and services

OTHER DUTIES

• Performs related work as assigned

KNOWLEDGES, ABILITIES AND SKILLS

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of the American School Counselor Association Guidance and Counseling Guidelines
• Knowledge of the general organization and functions of a public school system
• Ability to communicate effectively and resolve conflict with students, parents, and community groups
• Good organization and communication skills
• Demonstrates accomplishments in keeping professionally current

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Reports to School Principal

WORKING CONDITIONS

• The work is performed in schools

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work is mostly sedentary with periods of light physical activity. Typical positions require workers to walk or stand for long periods; reach, hold, grasp and turn objects; use fingers to operate computer keyboards. The work requires the ability to speak normally and to use normal or aided vision and hearing.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $38,000.00 - $48,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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