School Counselor - The Georgetown School

Hanover County Public Schools•Mechanicsville, VA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Advocate for students and work with other individuals and organizations to promote the academic, career, personal, and social development of children and youth. Help students better understand and deal with social, behavioral, and personal problems. Emphasize preventive and developmental counseling to enhance students' personal, social, and academic growth and to provide students with the life skills needed to deal with problems before they worsen and to enhance students' personal, social, and academic growth.

Requirements

Master's Degree
Postgraduate Professional Certificate with endorsement school counselor
Knowledge in human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Possess a strong desire to help others and possess the ability to inspire respect, trust, and confidence.
Demonstrate command of Standard English, both spoken and written.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, memos and reports.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of teachers, parents, students and the general public.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Nice To Haves

Three or more years of recent successful teaching or counselor experience at the secondary level.
Recent work experience using an automated student information system.

Responsibilities

Assesses student abilities, interests, and talents to develop realistic academic and career goals
Renders assistance to students in classroom guidance, group and individual counseling sessions
Assists students by appraising their interests, aptitudes, abilities, educational achievements, and personal development
Assists students in course selection, in accordance with available data, to enable them to utilize their abilities more fully as they move toward more realistic goals in education, employment, and life
Collects, organizes pertinent data, and maintains a cumulative record for each student
Maintains academic and career plans for each student
Submits and/or reviews referrals to the school psychologist, the school social worker, the public health nurse, or other community agencies with clearance by the principals
Assists in referrals, with the building administrator and school psychologist, for specialized service beyond those provided by the school
Confers with parents, in groups or individual sessions, concerning the total school program as it relates to the educational, vocational, and personal development of their children
Promotes effective public relations through participation in community activities
Undertakes, in a cooperative endeavor, the continuous evaluation of the nature and scope of the school counseling services, the functioning of school counseling as an integral part of the total educational program, the effectiveness of school counseling services
Performs related work as assigned