School Counselor

Jefferson Parish Schools•Avondale, LA

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

The School Counselor role provides counseling and guidance services to assist students in maximizing their abilities. This involves offering social, behavioral, and academic group and individual counseling.

Requirements

Valid Louisiana Elementary/Secondary Certificate
Completion of a standards-based master’s degree program in school counseling from a regionally accredited college or university approved by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Program (CACREP)
Practicum/internship requirements in school counseling to include 100 contact hours in a school setting
An internship in school counseling to include 600 contact hours in a school setting
Completion of the Praxis examination in school counseling (5422)
Must be able to communicate in standard English both orally and in writing.
Communication must be commensurate with age and skill of listener.
Must have ability to accurately give and receive information via tele-communication system.
Must be able to communicate successfully and pleasantly with the public.
Must be able to accurately compile and access data, summarize information and provide written report to supervisor.
Must have ability to represent school system at various public functions.
Must understand and interpret written and verbal instructions from supervisor and must be cognizant of policy and procedures governing counselor and student services in the Jefferson Parish Public School System and their implementation.
Ability to make appropriate referrals to community agencies.
Must be able to work compatibly in group settings.
Must serve as a resource to administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents and community.
Must be able to respond positively to supervision and to accept suggestions for improvement.

Responsibilities

Provides individual counseling.
Provides group counseling and guidance.
Participates in teacher/parent conferences.
Assists with the orientation of students, parents and school personnel concerning guidance and counseling services as well as total school operation.
Provides testing and placement services.
Provides follow-up guidance services.
Assists with scheduling of students.
Discuss future high school requirements, training programs, and career plans with students and parents.
Checks incoming cumulative records, evaluates transcripts for completeness and prepares students records to be sent to high schools, State Department or other school.
Provides follow-up on students eligible for summer school.
Maintains inventory of guidance materials, testing supplies and career materials.
Attends counselor workshops.
Serves as a consultant to members of the administrative and teaching staff.
Reviews and assesses counseling and guidance services.
Schedules a counseling session with individual students after the second suspension.
Completes and forwards to MIS completed dropout cards on a weekly basis.
Performs all other duties as assigned by the principal.