What are the responsibilities and job description for the High School Guidance Counselor position at West Holmes Local School District?
Qualifications: Valid school counselor license/certificateDuties: Provides guidance/counseling services. Plans/implements program improvements. Communicates program objectives/performance expectations to students/parents. Keeps current with state standards/guidelines.
Collaborates with staff, students, families and thecommunity to delineate short/long-range guidance program needs/opportunities. Allots time for individual/group counseling. Supports the development of curriculum that help studentsacquire/improve personal skills (e.g., accountability, decision-making, interpersonal communication,problem solving, responsible behavior, self-confidence, etc.). Actively collaborates with staff to share effective intervention strategies and resources.
Helps identify/resolve problems that impede student participation in appropriate learning activities. Assists with the multi-factored evaluation (MFE) process. Meets mandated paperwork time lines. Helps ensure that assessment instruments/procedures support non-biased planning activities.
Investigates student concerns (e.g., abuse/neglect, attendance, discrimination, domestic violence,emotional problems, poverty, pregnancy/parenting, self-esteem, substance abuse, etc.). Implements protocols to safeguard student information shared with staff and/or referral sources. Plans/implements student intervention strategies that produce tangible evidence-based benefits withinspecified time-frames. Monitors intervention efficacy to improve outcomes.
Facilitates opportunities for all students to participate in an inclusive educational environment. Advocates for students. Observes student demeanor. Investigates/reports atypical behavior.
Helps students better understand themselves, make appropriate choices and grow academically.Promotes cultural awareness, self-reliance, problem-solving, critical-thinking and creativity skills. Facilitates student learning activities that encourage teamwork and positive peer relationships. Provide guidance and counseling services, including counseling sessions focused on conflict resolution,to help students acquire and improve interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills Maintains career-focused resource materials. Helps students understand the interrelationship of academiccourses and career objectives.
Promotes a balanced perspective of work and family life. Helps staff with pupil management. Prepares conduct reports/discipline recommendations. Serves as a resource for drug/harassment/violence prevention and related school safety activities.
Develops strategies to improve performance and increase graduation rates for at-risk students. Initiates student/family referrals to community services (e.g., legal, health, social services, etc.). Serves asa district contact person for public agencies and an intermediary for parents/staff. Direct students in the investigation of individualized educational, occupational and personal goals; assistwith student transition processes (e.g., graduation, post-secondary program enrollment); and provideemployment and post-secondary training information.Information: Salary will be based on experience.
184 work days a year, plus extended days
Collaborates with staff, students, families and thecommunity to delineate short/long-range guidance program needs/opportunities. Allots time for individual/group counseling. Supports the development of curriculum that help studentsacquire/improve personal skills (e.g., accountability, decision-making, interpersonal communication,problem solving, responsible behavior, self-confidence, etc.). Actively collaborates with staff to share effective intervention strategies and resources.
Helps identify/resolve problems that impede student participation in appropriate learning activities. Assists with the multi-factored evaluation (MFE) process. Meets mandated paperwork time lines. Helps ensure that assessment instruments/procedures support non-biased planning activities.
Investigates student concerns (e.g., abuse/neglect, attendance, discrimination, domestic violence,emotional problems, poverty, pregnancy/parenting, self-esteem, substance abuse, etc.). Implements protocols to safeguard student information shared with staff and/or referral sources. Plans/implements student intervention strategies that produce tangible evidence-based benefits withinspecified time-frames. Monitors intervention efficacy to improve outcomes.
Facilitates opportunities for all students to participate in an inclusive educational environment. Advocates for students. Observes student demeanor. Investigates/reports atypical behavior.
Helps students better understand themselves, make appropriate choices and grow academically.Promotes cultural awareness, self-reliance, problem-solving, critical-thinking and creativity skills. Facilitates student learning activities that encourage teamwork and positive peer relationships. Provide guidance and counseling services, including counseling sessions focused on conflict resolution,to help students acquire and improve interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills Maintains career-focused resource materials. Helps students understand the interrelationship of academiccourses and career objectives.
Promotes a balanced perspective of work and family life. Helps staff with pupil management. Prepares conduct reports/discipline recommendations. Serves as a resource for drug/harassment/violence prevention and related school safety activities.
Develops strategies to improve performance and increase graduation rates for at-risk students. Initiates student/family referrals to community services (e.g., legal, health, social services, etc.). Serves asa district contact person for public agencies and an intermediary for parents/staff. Direct students in the investigation of individualized educational, occupational and personal goals; assistwith student transition processes (e.g., graduation, post-secondary program enrollment); and provideemployment and post-secondary training information.Information: Salary will be based on experience.
184 work days a year, plus extended days