Counselor

Lago Vista ISD; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

• Position Type:
  Student Support Services/Guidance Counselor
  
  
• Date Posted:
  7/23/2024
  
  
• Location:
  Lago Vista Middle School
  
  

Lago Vista Middle School is a 6-8 grade campus, of approx. 425 students on the beautiful North Shore of Lake Travis (20 miles outside of Austin). We look for staff members (family members) who strive to inspire and support a safe community of lifelong learners where every individual is valued and respected as part of the team.

Qualifications:
Master’s degree in guidance counseling
Valid Texas counseling certificate

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and career development
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior
• Ability to present information in one-on-one, small group, and large group situations to students, parents, and district staff

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Guidance:

• Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver district’s guidance curriculum effectively and in accordance with students’ developmental needs.
• Collaborate with teachers who teach guidance-related curriculum.
• Guide individual students, groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage the student’s own educational and career development including creating and reviewing personal graduation plans and providing information about post-secondary opportunities.
• Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to counsel individual students, small groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage a student’s own personal and social development.
• Provide preventive, remedial, and crisis counseling as needed.

Consultation:

• Coordinate school, home, and community resources and refer students, parents, and others to special programs and services as needed.
• Work collaboratively to advocate for individual students and specific groups of students.

Assessment:

• Interpret standardized test results and assessment data to guide students in individual goal setting and planning.

Program Management and Administration:

• Plan, implement, evaluate, and promote continuous improvement of a balanced comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program that includes guidance curriculum, responsive services, individual planning, and system support components.
• Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity.
• Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents.
• Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and board policy.
• Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.
• Adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice.

Salary Range: Competitive - based on LVISD Salary Schedule

Generous Benefits:
TRS Active-Care -- The District pays $434 a month toward the employee health insurance premiums; vision and dental offered; cafeteria plan available.

Lago Vista Independent School District is a growing 4A public school district based in Lago Vista, Texas, approximately 20 miles northwest of Austin. Situated on the north shore of Lake Travis in the beautiful Texas hill country, Lago Vista has a population of approximately 10,000 residents. This unique community offers the warmth of a small town, but is within a 20 minute drive to the conveniences of the city - apartment living, shopping, entertainment, and restaurants. Employees who choose to live in Austin can enjoy a drive to and from work against traffic. Come be part of a collaborative work team where you feel part of a family, know all the students by name, and have the potential to truly make a positive impact.