Counselor

Jenks Public Schools Job Description

Position: Counselor, Elementary

Reports to: Principal

Supervises: None

Qualifications:       

1. Hold or be eligible for Oklahoma School Counselor certificate.
2. Hold Master's degree.
3. Satisfy all district requirements with regard to physical health and citizenship.
4. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Position Goal: To foster a safe environment in which all students will grow and develop personally, socially, emotionally, academically and physically.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with families, teachers, and the school community for student success in academics, behavioral, and interpersonal skills.
2. Assist individuals with the resolution of problems and concerns, thus optimizing academic and social success.
3. Counsel students both in small group settings and/or individually and refer students to therapeutic caseloads as needed
4. Help students deal with serious personal and educational problems by consulting with families and providing referral information about other school services and community agencies.
5. Provide consultation services, resource information and instruction for other educators about working with individual student differences, small groups and classroom presentations.
6. Coordinate and collaborate with others who offer community-based mental health-oriented assistance in school.
7. Coordinate testing programs at the site which may include the following: placement testing for students from non-accredited schools, Learning Styles Inventory, Otis Lennon Test of School Abilities, state mandated norm-referenced achievement battery and criterion-referenced writing assessment and achievement battery, other placement assessments.  Provide in service training for teachers on the implementation of these programs.
8. Ensure professional growth by participating in professional development opportunities and in service training designed for counselors. Attending professional meetings and becoming knowledgeable about contemporary research, technology and methodology.
9. Perform managerial tasks necessary for the development and implementation of the site counseling program in concordance with federal, state, district and site regulations.
10. Provide support to staff, both professionally and personally. 
11. Work with whole classrooms in regard to developmental guidance activities deemed necessary by counselor and teacher.
12. Crisis Intervention for site and district.
13. Performs all other duties as assigned.

Employment Terms: Nine month teacher contract eight (8) days.  Salary and work year to be established by the Board.  Benefits as established by Board policy.

FLSA Qualification: Exempt

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Jenks Public Schools Board of Education’s policy on Staff Evaluation (2.20) and by Oklahoma State Law.

Physical Demands:

This is an overview intended for compliance with the ADA – it is not an exhaustive list of the duties to be performed.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of a specific position.

Regular Requirements: Stand for extended periods; sit for extended periods; twist at the neck and trunk; bend at the waist; stoop, kneel, crouch; lift/move up to 20 pounds; handle objects and tools with hands; repetitive use of fingers and hands.

Occasional Requirements: Reach with hands and arms overhead, above shoulder and horizontally; lift/move up to 40 pounds.

Visual Requirements: Close, color, peripheral, depth perception, ability to adjust focus.

Hearing/Speaking Requirements: Adequate to exchange information.