TITLE                      SCHOOL COUNSELOR - SECONDARY

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Valid Tennessee teacher’s license with appropriate endorsement
2. Administrative or supervisory experience in accordance with state law and State Board Rules and Regulations, based on the minimum of a master’s degree
3. Meets health and physical requirements
4. Such alternatives to the qualifications as the Director may find appropriate
5. FLSA exempt

REPORTS TO

Principal

JOB GOAL

To help students overcome problems that impede learning and to assist them in making education, occupational, and life plans.

School counselors should possess the knowledge, abilities, skills and attitudes necessary to plan,

organize, implement and evaluate a comprehensive, developmental, results-based school counseling 

program that aligns with the ASCA National Model.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Registers students new to the school and orients them to school procedures

2. Aids students in course and subject selections

3. Maintains student records and protects their confidentiality

4. Works to resolve students’ educational benefits

5. Works to discover and develop special abilities of students

6. Works to prevent students from dropping out of school

7. Provides student information to colleges and potential employers according to provisions of the Board’s policy on student records

8. Makes recommendations to colleges for admission and scholarships

9. Guides students in their participation in school and community activities

10. Plans field trips to schools, colleges, and industry for interested students

11. Obtains and disseminates occupational information to students and to classes studying occupations

12. Helps students evaluate career interests and choices

13. Organizes activities that promote “College and Career Ready” awareness

14. Works with students on an individual basis in the solution of personal problems related to such problems as home and family relations, health, and emotional adjustment

15. Provides counseling to students who are referred as having problems in attendance, retention, discipline, and pre-delinquency

16. Confers with parents whenever necessary

17. Provides in-service training in guidance for teachers and student teachers

18. Advises administrators and faculty on the matters of student behavior

19. Coordinates building level S-Team meetings

20. Conducts ADHD evaluations when requested

21. Serves as building level 504 Coordinator

22. Serves as building level “Students in Transition” Liaison

23. Assists with state testing

24. Assists in the orientation of new faculty members

25. Performs other duties as assigned by the Principal

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 10 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

1. Kneeling

2. Talking

3. Hearing

4. Seeing

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

1. Adaptability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure

2. Adaptability to accept responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity

3. Adaptability to deal with students

4. Adaptability to make generalizations, evaluations, or decision based on sensory or judgmental criteria

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

1. Intelligence: Ability to understand instructions and underlying principals, ability to reason and make judgments

2. Verbal:  Ability to understand meanings of works and the ideas associated with them

3. Numerical:  Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately

4. Data Perception:  Ability to understand and interpret information which may be presented in the form of graphs, charts, or tables

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned. 

JOB CODE: 1000057