School Counselor at Ascension Public Schools

II.    SUMMARY OF POSITION’S PURPOSE

III.     MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

 

1. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION – Master’s Degree.   Type C Louisiana Teaching Certificate.  Certification as a school counselor.  Additional criteria as established by the School Board.
    
2. EXPERIENCE – Three years of successful school experience.

IV.     DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Establishes schedules for seeing students individually or in group sessions.
2. Provides counseling services as necessary or on a referral basis from teachers, administrators, parents and students.
3. Assists parents, teachers, students, and the Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance in alleviating excessive absences.
4. Supervises the process and transfer of records and the maintenance of pupil cumulative records.
5. Refers parents and students to the proper resources for support services as necessary (e.g., SBLC, Mental Health, Health Clinic, school nurse, etc.
6. Coordinates career education development materials.
7. Participates in in-service training, faculty meetings, and parent-teacher organizations.
8. Confers with parents and/or teachers upon request.
9. Provides orientation for new students.
10. Counsels students who have been suspended and works toward avoiding recurrences.
11. Coordinates schedules for standardized tests.
12. Prepares testing materials for dissemination.
13. Instructs teachers in test administration.
14. Disseminates and provides interpretation of standardized test scores to parents, teachers, and students.
15. Participates in 504 and IEP meetings for students with special needs as needed.
16. Provides courteous and prompt service to all internal and external customers including students, parents, co-workers, etc.  Schedules and/or attends conferences with parents.  Prioritizes and addresses requests and  assignments in a professional manner to develop cooperative relationships and to ensure that student and employee records confidentiality is assured.
17. Identifies opportunities and recommends methods to improve service, work processes and financial performance, e.g. expense management.  Assists in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
18. Assists co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments to ensure continuity of service.  Orients new co-workers and actively supports teamwork through the school system.
19. Performs other services as required.

1. Instructional Components
   
    
   • Fulfill duties traditionally expected of those in supervisory positions
   • Lesson Plans
   • Instruction
   • Collaborate with colleagues and departments
   • Grade papers
   • Take and record attendance
   • Enter/Average grades
   • Maintain positive and timely interaction with parents relative to the performance or conduct of students assigned to the teacher
     
     
      
2. Supervision
   
   
    
   • Supervision of students when students are on or off campus at a school related/sponsored event
   • Supervision of students prior to school and/or drop-off, when assigned
   • Supervision of students in the classroom 
   • Supervision of students between classes, during recess/intermission, during lunch, assemblies
   • Supervision of students after school and/or pick-up, when assigned
     
     
      
3. Non-instructional Components
   
   
    
   • Attend meetings generally associated with the instructions of students
   • Attend faculty, staff, and department meetings
   • Attend training sessions
   • Attend IEP meetings
   • Attend parent-teacher conferences
   • Attend back-to-school and open-house events
   • Attend graduation
   • Attend PGP, PIP, Evaluation, Observation, IAP, and student discipline meetings/hearings
   • Attend school board/committee meetings, upon request
     
     
      
4. Extracurricular Activities
   
   
    
   • Attend/work concessions/gates of no more than 15 athletic events per school year as requested by the principal or designee
   • Attend all meetings and functions of those activities, clubs, or groups of which the employee is a sponsor