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Bessemer City Middle School Counselor

Bessemer City

Bessemer, AL | Full Time

$51k-68k (estimate)

2 Days Ago

Bessemer City Middle School Counselor

Bessemer City Bessemer, AL

$51k-68k (estimate)

Full Time | Public Administration 2 Days Ago

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Bessemer City is Hiring a Bessemer City Middle School Counselor Near Bessemer, AL

Bessemer City School System

Counselor

Job Title: Counselor

Reports to: Principal or Designated Supervisor

Qualifications/ Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

Fifth year college or university program certificate.

Alabama Teacher's Certificate with endorsement in Guidance Counseling.

Previous Counseling experience preferred.

Summary: Helps students develop those skills in the area of personal/social growth, educational planning, and career vocational development which will contribute to their growth as mature, responsible members of society.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Develops, implements, and evaluates an annual local school guidance and counseling plan in accordance with standards set forth by the State Plan and commensurate with the local system plan.

Collects, organizes, and analyzes information about individuals through records, tests, interviews, and professional sources, to appraise their interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality characteristics, for vocational and educational planning.

Consult with parents/guardians, teachers, and staff about the special needs of students and makes appropriate referrals.

Administers tests and analyzes and interprets test results to provide information about educational, vocational, and personal/social needs.

Assists with placement and follow-up services for students.

Assists students in building self-esteem and developing decision-making, problem-solving, and positive human relations skills.

Develops personal professional growth plan and demonstrates professional and ethics and leadership.

Assists students in selecting programs of study to enhance career planning.

Maintains comprehensive records and reports.

Exhibits positive human relations skills.

Demonstrates proficiency in written and oral communications.

Complies with local, state, and federal policies, regulations, and laws affecting area of responsibility as well as the American School Counselor Association Code of Ethics.

Provides individual and group counseling and guidance.

Coordinates student registration and transfer.

Provides orientation for new students, parent/ guardians and faculty.

Coordinates the administration of the state testing program in the school.

Provides information and resource services for students, parents/ guardians and faculty.

Assists students in building self-esteem and developing decision-making, problem-solving, and positive human relation skills.

Plans with teachers, principal, parents/ guardians and students' steps for modifying student behavior.

Utilizes community resources in addressing the needs of students.

Provides data concerning students' needs to determine curricula development.

Assists in the maintenance of cumulative records and makes required reports.

Performs any other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Principal.

Terms of Employment: 11 Month Teacher salary in adherence and compliance with approved salary schedule.

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on the Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

The above statement reflects the general details considered necessary to describe to principle functions of the job identified and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.