Counselor

Jenks Public Schools • Jenks, OK

14h • Onsite

About The Position

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

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with families, teachers, and the school community for student success in academics, behavioral, and interpersonal skills.
• Assist individuals with the resolution of problems and concerns, thus optimizing academic and social success.
• Counsel students both in small group settings and/or individually and refer students to therapeutic caseloads as needed
• Help students deal with serious personal and educational problems by consulting with families and providing referral information about other school services and community agencies.
• Provide consultation services, resource information and instruction for other educators about working with individual student differences, small groups and classroom presentations.
• Coordinate and collaborate with others who offer community-based mental health-oriented assistance in school.
• 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.
• 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.
• Perform managerial tasks necessary for the development and implementation of the site counseling program in concordance with federal, state, district and site regulations.
• Provide support to staff, both professionally and personally.
• Work with whole classrooms in regard to developmental guidance activities deemed necessary by counselor and teacher.
• Crisis Intervention for site and district.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees