Long Term Substitute: Elementary Counselor
About The Position
The Elementary Counselor works with school faculty and staff, students, parents, and the community to plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program at the assigned school. The counselor supports students’ academic, career, personal, and social development, including addressing the needs of special population students. The role delivers guidance curriculum, provides individual and small-group counseling, consults with families and school personnel, connects students with school and community resources, and contributes to assessment and campus testing activities. The counselor manages and evaluates the guidance program, maintains required records and confidentiality, follows applicable legal and district policies, and participates in professional development. This is a long-term substitute position.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in guidance counseling.
- Valid Texas counseling certificate.
- Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and career development.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior.
- Two years of teaching experience.
- Personal cell phone required for district-related business, including after hours or when away from the office on district business.
Responsibilities
- Teach campus developmental guidance curriculum consistent with the district’s guidance program plan and tailored to campus needs.
- Assist teachers in teaching guidance-related curriculum.
- Guide individuals and groups of students in developing education plans and career awareness.
- Counsel individual students and small groups with presenting needs and concerns.
- Respond to individual student and staff concerns.
- Consult parents, teachers, administrators, and other relevant people to enhance their work with students.
- Work with school and community personnel to bring together resources for students.
- Maintain a communication system that effectively collects and disseminates information to other professionals as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with other school professionals and representatives of community resources.
- Use an effective referral process to help students and others use special programs and services.
- Participate in planning and evaluation of the campus standardized testing program.
- Interpret tests and other appraisal results appropriately and communicate them to school personnel, students, and parents.
- Maintain the confidentiality of student assessment.
- Plan school guidance and counseling programs to meet identified needs, priorities, and program objectives.
- Implement a comprehensive and balanced guidance and counseling program.
- Develop and coordinate ongoing evaluation of the guidance program and individual activities, and make changes based on findings.
- Educate school staff, parents, and the community about the guidance program through a public information program.
- Compile, maintain, and file required physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents.
- Comply with applicable federal and state law, State Board of Education rules, board policy, and district and campus routines and regulations.
- Maintain a positive and effective relationship with supervisors.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, students, and parents.
- Adhere to ethical and legal standards and model professional and responsible behavior.
- Participate in professional development to improve skills related to the job assignment.
- Properly maintain district records, follow district records-maintenance policies, and learn the records-retention schedule for department records.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Use a personal cell phone for district-related business, including after hours or when away from the office on district business.
