School Counselor Job Description:
Longleaf School of the Arts is a North Carolina public charter high school. We are a
college preparatory school with a focus on the fine arts. Our mission:
Longleaf School of the Arts will develop students into confident, responsible, and
successful contributors in college, career, and community through mentorship and
a challenging curriculum that integrates academics and the fine arts.
PURPOSE: Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, school counselors
promote student success, provide preventive services, and respond to identified
student needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that
addresses academic, career, and personal/social development for all students.
The major functions of the school counselor job description incorporate the North
Carolina State Board of Education’s guiding mission that every public school student
will graduate from high school globally competitive for work and postsecondary
education and prepared for life in the twenty-first century.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. MAJOR FUNCTION: DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF A
COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM
1.1 Discusses the comprehensive school counseling program with the
school administrator.
1.2 Develops and maintains a written plan for effective delivery of the
school counseling program based on the NC Comprehensive School
Counseling Standard Course of Study and current individual school
data.
1.3 Communicates the goals of the comprehensive school counseling
program to education stakeholders (i.e., administrators, teachers, students,
parents, and community/business leaders).
1.4 Maintains current and appropriate resources for education stakeholders.
1.5 Uses the majority of time providing direct services through the Guidance
Curriculum, Individual Student Planning and Preventive and Responsive
Services, and most remaining time in program management, system support, and
accountability (National standards recommend 80% of time in Guidance
Curriculum, Individual Student Planning and Preventive and Responsive Services
and 20% of time in program management, system support, and accountability
(American School Counselor Association, 2005).
1.6 Uses data to develop comprehensive programs that meet student needs.
2 MAJOR FUNCTION: DELIVERY OF A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
COUNSELING PROGRAM
Guidance Curriculum
2.1 Provides leadership and collaborates with other educators in the
school-wide integration of the State Guidance Curriculum Standard Course
of Study.
2.2 Implements developmentally appropriate and prevention-oriented
group activities to meet student needs and school goals.
2.3 Incorporates into their programs the life skills that students need to be
successful in the twenty-first century.
Individual Student Planning
2.4 Assists all students, individually or in groups, with developing academic,
career and personal/social skills, goals, and plans.
2.5 Accurately and appropriately interprets and utilizes student data.
2.6 Collaborates with parents/guardians and educators to assist students
with educational, career, and life planning.
Preventive and Responsive Services
2.7 Provides individual and group counseling to students with identified
concerns and needs.
2.8 Consults and collaborates effectively with parents/guardians, teachers,
administrators, and other educational/community resources regarding
students with identified concerns and needs.
2.9 Implements an effective referral and follow-up process as needed.
2.10 Accurately and appropriately uses assessment procedures for
determining and structuring individual and group counseling services.
System Support
2.11 Provides appropriate information to school personnel related
to the comprehensive school counseling program.
2.12 Assists teachers, parents/guardians, and other stakeholders in
interpreting and understanding student data.
2.13 Participates in professional development activities to improve knowledge
and skills.
2.14 Uses available technology resources to enhance the school counseling
program.
2.15 Adheres to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the
school counseling profession.
3. MAJOR FUNCTION: ACCOUNTABILITY
3.1 Conducts a yearly program audit to review the extent of program
implementation and effectiveness.
3.2 Collects and analyzes data to guide program direction and emphasis.
3.3 Measures results of the comprehensive school counseling program
activities and shares results as appropriate with relevant stakeholders.
3.4 Monitors student academic performance, behavior, and attendance and
facilitates appropriate interventions.
Minimum Requirements:
? Ability to maintain a professional demeanor in all situations and must be able to
withhold confidential information
? Ability to respond to changing situations in the workplace and exhibit flexibility
? Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently under varying deadlines and adapt
to changing work priorities
? Ability to set work priorities, take initiative, and work efficiently under minimum
supervision
? Ability to work individually with students, parents, and staff utilizing appropriate
strategies to encourage success in the total school environment
? Preferred experience with high school students, MTSS and behavior support as
well as students with anxiety disorder.