School Counselor Job Description template and pdf with duties [2024]

Job summary 1

Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, School Counselor promotes student success, provides preventive services, and responds to identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic, career, and personal/social development for all students.

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Development and management of a comprehensive school counseling program: Develops and maintains a plan for effective delivery of the school counseling program based on the Comprehensive School Counseling Standard Course of Study and current individual school data.
Individual Student Planning: Assists all students, individually or in groups, with developing academic, career and personal/social skills goals and plans. Accurately interprets and utilizes student data. Collaborates with parents/guardians and educators to assist students with educational and career planning.
Preventive and Responsive Services: Effectively and appropriately assesses and address the needs, characteristics and interactions of students, families, personnel, and community. Implements effective referral and follow-up process. Uses assessment procedures for determining and structuring individual and group counseling services. Implements developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented group activities to meet student needs and school goals.
System Support: Provides information to staff related to the comprehensive school counseling program. Assists teachers, parents/guardians and other stakeholders in interpreting and understanding student data. Participates in professional development activities to improve knowledge and skills. Uses technology resources to enhance the school counseling program. Adheres to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the school counseling profession.
Advocacy: Advocates for appropriate services for students and their families.
- Consultation and Collaboration: Communicates the goals of the comprehensive school counseling program to education stakeholders (i.e., administrators, teachers, students, parents, and community/business leaders.)
- Accountability: Collects and analyzes data to guide program direction and emphasis. Measures results of the school counseling program activities and shares results as appropriate. Monitors student academic performance, behavior and attendance and assists with appropriate interventions.
- Any other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Skills 1

Minimum Master’s degree in Counselor Education program
Must hold or be eligible to hold a educator’s license in school counseling
Must be able to stand, sit, or walk for prolonged periods of time.
Ability to bend, stoop, carry, push, or pull
Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds routinely and 50 pounds occasionally
- Must be able to facilitate the evacuation of students in emergency situations and/or drills
- Must be able to visually, auditorily, and physically monitor student performance and conduct
- Must be able to facilitate the evacuation of students during emergency situations and/or drills

Job summary 2

Seeking School Counselor to provide support services to school age students. Must meet regulated licensure and/or state certification requirements.

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Qualifications: 3+ years experience is preferred
Licensed Professional Counselor

Job summary 3

Provide goal-oriented counseling sessions in response to individual student needs as well as guide and assist students with educational plans.

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Responsible for instructional program as outlined in the Standard Course of Study
Participate in the student intervention team process
Assist students and family in gaining access to community resources and scholarship opportunities
- Adhere to ethical, professional, and legal standards
- Meet with maintain confidentiality of student records and information
- Other duties assigned by Superintendent or Principal

Requirements & Skills 3

Current School Counselor License Required
Minimum of 3 years experience as a successful School Counselor preferred

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We are seeking a School Counselor to work with elementary and middle school students

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Master's Degree in School Counseling, or a related field, from an accredited college or university
Elementary/Middle School counseling experience preferred
Florida Certification in School Counseling (or be eligible for certification)

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To plan and implement a program which creates an environment where students can learn and develop optimally. To administer tests, interpret scores, and maintain other records pertinent to better understanding of student achievement and potential. To assist individual students through the counseling relationship to utilize their own resources and environment opportunities in the process of self-understanding, planning, decision making, and coping with problems relative to student developmental needs and vocational and educational decisions.

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Requirements & Skills 5

Valid Teaching Certificate
Certification as a Guidance Counselor

Job summary 6

The incumbent of this position performs productive counseling case work and research that reflect current methods and applications in the counseling field.

Duties & Responsibilities 6

Responsible for conducting initial counseling sessions, individual social history interviews, and needs assessment inventories with new students.
Counsels students with establishing career goals, available educational and training opportunities, and making appropriate plans.
Interprets test results to determine interest areas and strengths and weaknesses of student aptitudes.
Maintains a professional and timely counseling file on each student assigned.
Conducts group counseling taking active role in suggesting discussion topics, identifying thematic problems or needs, providing information, giving advice, and encouraging the group to explore effective and realistic alternatives for problem solving.
- Participates in the coordination of the Mental Health program and meets regularly with the mental health consultant to discuss diagnosis, intervention, and provide behavior modification counseling as it pertains to at risk students.
- Participates in staff training to include: new counseling techniques and methods, group counseling; and identification and assessment tools.
- Monitors the quality and effectiveness of the educational, vocational, and residential training components based on established and defined measures, and advises managers and staff members of findings.

Requirements & Skills 6

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
- This is a Test Designated Position. You will be tested for illegal drugs prior to appointment. Appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results.

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School Counselor assists all students to develop skills in the areas of personal-social growth, educational planning, and career and vocational development.

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The school counselor demonstrates competence in the knowledge of legal and ethical counseling standards (American Association for Counseling and Development), and consistently applies these standards throughout the delivery of services.
The school counselor assists in developing the local school guidance plan and develops activities and resources to implement and evaluate the guidance program. The school counselor involves other school staff in guidance related decision making processes.
The school counselor provides individual counseling to help meet the developmental, preventative and remedial needs of students.
The school counselor provides leadership in the development and implementation of a group counseling program and a group guidance program.
The school counselor assists students to make successful educational and vocational choices. The school counselor helps the student meet his/her special needs through referral to appropriate community agencies, businesses and organizations. The school counselor conducts appropriate follow-up activities as required.
- The school counselor assists in the implementation of the student testing program and helps others in interpreting the test data. The school counselor assists in collecting, maintaining, and disseminating other student data.
- The school counselor upgrades his/her professional growth and development.
- The school counselor coordinates and assists in the coordination of student services. The counselor coordinates the implementation of the overall guidance program. The counselor consults with parents, teacher, and others as appropriate about the special needs of students.

Requirements & Skills 7

Certification for Counselor.
Degrees and experience commensurate with job descriptions in appropriate grade level.

Job summary 8

Under the direction of the School Principal or Counseling Coordinator, the School Counselor will implement a comprehensive equitable school counseling program by creating services and activities to support School Counseling Model. The School Counselor performs counseling activities, which includes helping all students develop specific academic and career development skills, establishing the school counseling program, supporting social and emotional development, working with the community, and networking with all professionals at the school and within the counseling community.

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Requirements & Skills 8

Education/Experience: Any combination of education/experience would likely provide the required knowledge in qualifying
Education: Master's Degree or a more advanced degree in school counseling from a regionally accredited college
Licenses/Certificates: Possession of, or the ability to obtain a valid educator license with a school counselor endorsement

Job summary 9

To help all students develop skills in the areas of personal-social growth, educational planning, and career/vocational development.

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Requirements & Skills 9

Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree
Current counseling license, or be in process of obtaining
Previous counseling experience with children is preferred
Ability to plan, coordinate, and evaluate the effectiveness of student programs
Highly organized and attention to detail
Ability to multi-task giving priority to the most important duties
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Friendly and able to interact professionally and positively with staff, students, parents, and community members
- Computer skills should include, at a minimum, keyboarding, email, databases, Word, and Excel

Job summary 10

The job of School Counselor is done for the purpose/s of providing and promoting a comprehensive, developmental program of guidance and counseling to assist students in the areas of academic achievement, career decision making, personal-social growth and community contribution and act as a consultant in this regard to school staff, parents and community members.

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Requirements & Skills 10

Experience: Job related experience within a specialized field is required
Education: Masters degree in job-related area
Certificates: Appropriate of Education Certificate and endorsement in school counseling and highly qualified status

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