Counselor

St Labre Indian School • Pryor, MT

41d

About The Position

Counsels students and provides guidance services by performing the following duties. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Indicates the non-essential duties and responsibilities. Nothing in this job description restricts St. Labre's right to assign and reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at and time.

Requirements

• Ability to serve as an appropriate role model for students.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain materials of a highly confidential nature.
• Superlative interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents and the general public.
• Ability to deal effectively with questions or problems, seeking assistance when needed.
• Ability to teach moral and spiritual values to youth.
• Respects the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ in private, personal, and public life.
• Commitment to the mission of the Roman Catholic Church in Native American education.
• Sensitivity to, and appreciation of Native American people and their cultures.
• Ability to serve as an appropriate role model to students.
• OPI Counselor endorsement required.
• Valid Montana driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree (M. S.) in Counseling and three to five years related experience and/or training preferred
• Training/experience working with youth is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists students to understand and overcome social and emotional problems.
• Engages in research and follow-up activities to evaluate counseling techniques.
• Provides guidance counseling on an individual and group basis also student(s)-family and student-faculty member mediation.
• Actively involves parents in the guidance counseling process.
• Maintains and effective system for keeping counseling records accurate and up-to-date.
• Keeps individual student counseling files locked and confidential.
• Works with secretary and principal in keeping permanent student records up-to-date.
• Works with the drug/alcohol counselor in preparing needed programs for the children such as Red Ribbon activities.
• Works with other counseling faculty and meets with them on a weekly basis to coordinate ideas, programs and new methods of working with the children.
• Keeps informed of current trends in the guidance and counseling areas.
• Meets with the principal weekly to monitor student's academic, behavioral and social progress.
• Works with each class to teach good mental, behavioral, and emotional techniques i.e. Second Step Program.
• Teaches the Family Life Program in classes if necessary.
• Works with staff to make sure that counseling needs are being met for students.
• Develops and maintains contacts with agencies that provide counseling and/or psychological services to students.
• Member of the school's Special Needs Team.
• Guards school building, grounds, and property against theft, vandalism, trespassing, and all illicit acts during shift and during sports events and other activities.
• Examines doors, windows, and gates to determine that they are secure.

What This Job Offers