TEMPORARY School Counselor

Oregon City School District 62 • Oregon City, OR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The school counselor works with the Principal and school leadership team(s) in carrying out the school's guidance and counseling program, which is based on the American School Counseling Association model. As a professional educator with a mental health perspective, the counselor understands and responds to the needs of a diverse student population. The counselor provides proactive leadership to engage all stakeholders in the delivery of programs and services to support the students' social emotional development, academic achievement and career preparation. The school counselor may be assigned at the elementary, middle, or high school level.

Requirements

• Successful experience in working with culturally diverse families and communities or demonstrated commitment to strengthening engagement within a diverse community and skills in communicating with a diverse population.
• Successful completion of a degree in school counseling.
• Valid state (TSPC) certification(s) as a school counselor.
• Evidence of continuous professional learning and commitment to participate in professional growth opportunities and self-reflection on professional practice.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with parents, students, and staff.
• Demonstrated ability to apply and use effectively a variety of personal and family counseling models.
• Commitment to effective collaboration and teaming within a professional learning community.
• Strong assessment, analytical, and diagnostic skills.
• Knowledge of child and adolescent development and ability to apply that knowledge to the selection and application of a comprehensive guidance-counseling program.
• Knowledge and skill in the use of strategies necessary to meet the diverse needs of students.
• Skill and ability to utilize technology to aid assessment, planning, and implementation of the counseling program.
• Skills and ability to serve as an educational leader including the ability to plan, organize, and facilitate staff meetings, planning processes, and cultural community projects and events.
• Demonstrated understanding of the American School Counseling Association comprehensive school-counseling model.

Nice To Haves

• Successful experience in a diverse student environment
• Successful experience working in a team
• Successful experience at the level of assignment

Responsibilities

• Carrying out the school's guidance and counseling program based on the American School Counseling Association model.
• Understanding and responding to the needs of a diverse student population.
• Providing proactive leadership to engage all stakeholders in the delivery of programs and services to support students' social emotional development, academic achievement, and career preparation.
• Applying and using effectively a variety of personal and family counseling models.
• Collaborating and teaming within a professional learning community.
• Serving as an educational leader, including planning, organizing, and facilitating staff meetings, planning processes, and cultural community projects and events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level