Specialist - Counselor Adjunct

ESC Region 3•Victoria, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Provide effective and efficient technical assistance and training to ESC clients for the development and implementation of local, state and federal programs to improve student performance. Required frequent in-region and occasional out-of-region travel, occasional prolonged and irregular hours.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
Master’s Degree in ONE of the following: social work, mental health counseling, counseling, psychology or closely related field
Must hold one or more of the following licenses: Certified School Counselor, School Psychologist, Licensed Mental Health Professional in the state of Texas, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
An in-depth knowledge of counseling practices
An in-depth knowledge and content expertise, specific to role
Knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to facilitate training, awareness, promotion, and family engagement in collaboration with state and local partners
Ability to design, deliver, and facilitate high-quality professional development for adult audiences, both in person and virtually
Ability to connect with students and provide counseling supports
Ability to connect with diverse audiences and understand complex and unique circumstances in order to support growth among individuals and across regions/districts
Ability to coach, model and provide feedback on performance
Highly organized; ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet deadlines
Attention to detail with an ability to produce high quality work in diverse environment
Ability to break down complex information into comprehensive parts, ask questions, synthesize and analyze
Ability to influence others to achieve outcomes, both within and outside formal management structures
Collaborative and results-oriented
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Expertise in virtual platforms and virtual facilitation to ensure the continued ability to meet client needs
Demonstrates a growth mindset, desire to self-reflect, give/receive feedback and continuously improve
Strong sense of personal accountability; takes initiative to meet ambitious goals
Builds strong relationships without compromising outcomes
Knowledge of and experience using Microsoft Office, Google, video conferencing tools, and multimedia equipment
All positions at ESC 3 are defined as security-sensitive. Security-sensitive positions are those which require employees to be entrusted with the certain types of data, whether electronic or in paper form. Those data elements, as defined by the ESC 3 Data Classification and Handling Policy may include, but not limited to: Sensitive Personal Information (SPI), Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Protected Health Information (PHI), Family Educational Records (FERPA Data), Federal Tax Information (FTI), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). It is the employees on-going responsibility to safeguard this type of data and to report any instance of lost or stolen data.

Nice To Haves

School experience preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Designs, delivers, and/or facilitates job-embedded professional development for relevant clients at district, school, or classroom level, including: Whole-group trainings that build a shared understanding of skills, practices, or systems and include opportunities for practice
Support for participants implementing a new skill, practice, or system within their context, including co-planning, observation, and real-time feedback
One-on-one coaching sessions that identify participant successes and develop their capacity to improve high-leverage areas of growth
Technical assistance that provides direct, responsive training or support to individuals or small groups around compliance, systems, or state requirements
Partners closely with classroom/school to assess areas in need of capacity building and to develop intentional scope and sequences of professional development aimed at effectively addressing those growth areas
Effectively supports stakeholders to analyze data to drive instructional growth (at relevant classroom/school) by identifying areas of strength and opportunity as applicable for their role and context
Contributes to the scaling and aligning of best practices in instruction and/or instructional leadership with other individuals, teams, or departments
Contributes to the scaling and aligning of best practices in school safety with other individuals, teams, or departments
Contributes to building and strengthening the culture of individual teams and the entire Academic Services Department
Complies with federal and state laws, State Board of Education Rules, and ESC board policy and procedures