SCHOOL COUNSELOR

Orange County Public Schools • Orlando, FL

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About The Position

The School Counselor provides students with educational, emotional, and social stability through a comprehensive school counseling program, helping students achieve their highest potential in a safe learning environment. The counselor provides personal, social, academic, career, and crisis counseling; supports students and families; collaborates with teachers and school staff; and uses student data to develop strategies and improve guidance services. The position reports to the School Principal. Performance is evaluated under the OCPS Instructional Personnel Evaluation System procedures manual.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling from an accredited college or university.
• Certification or eligibility for certification by the Florida State Department of Education to teach in Florida.
• Valid Florida driver’s license.
• Knowledge of counseling techniques, crisis prevention and arbitration techniques, career counseling resources, and district policies and state and national legislation related to guidance and counseling.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing; analyze educational data, testing instruments, and measurement practices; operate software applications; perform routine typing and basic computer operations; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with parents, instructors, students, and the public.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group counseling to support students’ personal and social growth, academic success, self-understanding, communication, decision-making, relationships, conflict resolution, and goal setting.
• Provide crisis intervention, including suicide prevention, child abuse, health concerns, substance abuse, and appropriate follow-up services.
• Conduct individual conferences and group meetings with parents to communicate and involve them in improving student performance.
• Refer students and parents to appropriate specialists in accordance with district guidelines.
• Maintain student guidance records and confidentiality.
• Provide career counseling and make recommendations regarding higher education, college admissions, and scholarships.
• Arrange alternative educational processes as needed.
• Confer with teachers about interventions and classroom academic or behavior modifications.
• Identify and evaluate data such as grades, test scores, attendance, promotion rates, graduation rates, and postsecondary enrollment rates, and use the data to develop strategies that positively affect students.
• Guide individual students and groups in developing educational plans, career awareness, and personal and social growth.
• Assist the principal and staff in evaluating guidance services and provide data to support recommendations for changes to the school program.
• Identify students at risk of leaving school and begin programs to improve their educational skills and interest in school.
• Develop and provide materials on education, career awareness, and personal and social development for students, teachers, and parents.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team staffing for students being considered for exceptional student education programs or 504 accommodations.
• Keep current with job-appropriate technology and attend district-supported training to maintain the required technology skill level.
• Maintain timely and accurate information as part of job responsibilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the principal.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time