Virtual Edmond Counselor K-12. Cheyenne Middle School. (4/05/2022 Replacement Position) Certification 5550. Begins 7/29/22. Temporary Contract / District Scale. Application deadline 2/20/22 or until filled. 

Edmond Public Schools 

Edmond, Oklahoma 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

POSITION TITLE: Counselor, VE K-12

DEPARTMENT: Counseling 

REPORTS TO: Elementary and Secondary VE Administrators

Job Goal: 

Classroom guidance, special education intake coordinator for building referrals, parent conferences, teacher consultations, community/school relations and awareness, crisis counseling, career counseling and referrals to outside agencies. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist w/ enrollment and placement K-12
• Lead academic goal setting, scheduling, and planning.
• Coordinate plans for students’ personal and social development, as well as career and college planning
• Provide small group and individual guidance. 
• Facilitate parent conferences/teacher consultation
• Act as special education intake coordinator 
• Assist w/ coordination of state and local test administration. 
• Provide parenting education/community relations 
• Direct crisis intervention/management 
• Ensure career awareness/development 
• Collaborate on new student induction/orientation
• Provide community outreach/program referrals
• Coordinate Edmond Family Services transmittal plans
• Coordinate ELL documentation 
• Coordinate building 504 paperwork and communication
• Assist w/ parent orientation 
• Ensure bullying prevention initiatives 
• Initiate Healthy & Drug Free School efforts 
• Provide for 5th grade transition orientation and HIV/AIDS education
• As well as 7th grade HIV/AIDS education
• 7th grade SOS
• Participate in the implementation of selected curriculum and programs for school use in the areas of substance abuse, bullying and violence, and pro-social skills
• Assist w/ staff/faculty in-services/training 
• Assist school administrator in emergency referrals to DHS, Edmond Family Services and/or other state or community agencies, or private institutions
• Consult with school counseling and teaching staff to determine student level of success in order to plan appropriate educational programming
• Conduct home visits as needed with the support of the school staff to address academic and attendance problems

LENGTH OF CONTRACT: One hundred ninety two (192) contract days.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Site Principal in accordance with the provisions of the Board's policies and state law. 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:None. 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The 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 AND/OR EXPERIENCE:Masters degree in counseling or psychology. 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Valid Oklahoma teaching certificate with counseling endorsement.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, staff, parents, and the general public. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to plan budgets and use the mathematical skills required to do so. Maintain accurate records and support documentation for projects under the supervision of the position. 

REASONABLE ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Ability to use computer and computer related programs and other technologies needed to perform essential job functions. Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the community. Ability to organize and chair or facilitate committees and meetings. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works inside. The noise level in the work environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day and location. 

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.