Counselor- Bowen Elementary

POSITION TITLE: Elementary School Counselor

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

BASIC FUNCTION: To provide the best functional guidance program possible under the direction of the principal.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: The terms of employments are designated by the contract.

Provides counseling services using his / her competencies and professional knowledge in an effort to assist the student in:

Understand and accept himself as an individual, thus leading to development of self-awareness;

Develop personal decision-making competencies that are important to the decision-making process;

To develop the ability to resolve problems

Assists in providing student appraisal procedures by:

Organizing, developing, collecting, studying and using pertinent appraisal data as bases for stimulating he intellectual, career and personality development of each student;

Interpreting the implications of appraisal data to teachers and administrators;

Helping teachers develop competencies in student appraisal procedures;

Working with school administrators to develop conditions conductive to the operation of an effective program of student appraisal procedures

Assists in providing informational procedures by:

Organizing, collecting, disseminating and interpreting pertinent educational and occupational information for use by students, parents and school staff;

Developing suitable plans and procedures for effective group guidance activities;

Planning with teachers for the development and use of units of instruction that relate to the goals of guidance;

Developing student competencies in using information more effectively to attain their personal goals

Assists in procedures concerning realistic placement of students considering his interests, stage of development and program offerings by:

Participating with the school staff in providing accurate and proper grouping procedures for all students;

Helping students in making informed choices of subjects that relate to future goals;

Identifying school related and community related activities in keeping with student interests and encouraging student participation in those activities.

Assists in providing referral services for students by:

Utilizing special services available through the Department of Pupil Personnel and Guidance Services and he Department of Instructional Improvement Services that relate to all special needs of student;

Utilizing special services available through the various community agencies;

Assuring accuracy and completeness of data that accompanies the request for referral services;

Making parents aware of the available referral services and encourage utilization of these services whenever it seems appropriate;

Encouraging the development and/or extension of community agencies for meeting special student needs that are not already adequately met.

Assists in providing evaluation and research date by:

Developing suitable plans and procedures for continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of the work of the counselor;

Developing suitable plans and procedures for continuous evaluations of the effectiveness of the total guidance program;

Cooperating with local, state, federal and university-sponsored guidance research studies when appropriately related and properly coordinated.

Performs certain other tasks that are supportive and complementary to the total guidance program in the school by:

Participating in programs of orientation for students, being especially concerned with articulation;

Providing and receiving consultative assistance concerning student growth and development;

Participating in curricular planning and revision with special focus on the student-centered point of view;

Developing plans for continuing on-the-job professional improvement;

Implements and interprets testing program;

Plans and is prepared to assist the superintendent and/or principal as directed.

Maintains regular attendance

Performs other duties as assigned

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking

Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing

Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations

Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching

Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights

EVALUATION:

Annual development of Professional Growth Plan. Annual evaluation of job performance by supervisor.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Master’s Degree

Three years successful teaching experience is preferred

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Valid Kentucky Teaching Certificate

Certification as a Elementary School Guidance Counselor