Counselor - Overland High School

Cherry Creek Careers; Colorado; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Creek Careers seeks a Counselor to assess and provide intervention to ensure student success and promote an exemplary educational program. The role focuses on counseling services, registration, scheduling, testing, and student advisement for parents and staff.

Responsibilities include data-driven program modifications, aligning assessments to standards, differentiating services to boost achievement, collaborating with teaching teams on curriculum and assessments, and performing other

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Three years of successful counseling and teaching experience.
• CDE Special Services Provider (SSP) license and School Counselor endorsement required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive counseling services including guidance, registration, scheduling, testing, student advisement for parents and staff.
• Gather, interpret and evaluate data to modify programs and interventions.
• Align assessments with state content standards.
• Differentiating services to increase student achievement based on needs.
• Collaborate with teaching teams to design curriculum and assessments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Planning skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

CDE SSP license

CDE School Counselor endorsement

Job description

Job Title: Counselor

FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt

Classification Group: Cherry Creek Education Association

Supervising Position: Principal or designee

Pay Plan: Certified/Licensed

Pay Range: Certified/Licensed Salary Schedule

Last Updated: 06/27/2024

Pay Information

Benefits Information

JOB SUMMARY

Assess and provide intervention to ensure student success and promote an exemplary educational program which fosters achievement for all students.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The subsequent duties outline the fundamental operations of the position and exemplify the nature of the tasks carried out. They do not encompass a comprehensive inventory of the obligations and responsibilities fulfilled in this role. The approximation of frequencies and time allocation percentages are flexible and subject to the requirements of the organization.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Perform in all areas of counseling services including, but not limited to: guidance services, counseling services, registration process, scheduling, testing/assessments, student academic advisement and orientation programs for students, parents and staff.

Frequency: Daily

Percentage of Time: 50%

2. Gather, interpret and evaluate data for program modification and interventions.

Frequency: Daily

Percentage of Time: 20%

3. Align assessments with state content standards.

Frequency: Daily

Percentage of Time: 10%

4. Positively impact achievement and differentiate services based on the needs of the students by supporting programs designed to increase student achievement.

Frequency: Daily

Percentage of Time: 10%

5. Participate collaboratively with teaching teams to help design curriculum and assessments and pursue best teaching practice.

Frequency: Daily

Percentage of Time: 5%

6. Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

Frequency: Daily

Percentage of Time: 5%

Total: 100%

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum prerequisites of formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other criteria that a candidate must fulfill to be considered for a position. It is essential that certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, and trainings are fulfilled, valid, and not expired.

• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required
• Bachelor's degree
• Three (3) years of Successful counseling and teaching experience
• Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Special Services Provider (SSP) license
• CDE School Counselor (PreK-12) endorsement
• Strong communication, organization and planning skills
• Experience in an educational environment
• Experience with concurrent enrollment and ASCENT programming

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical demands, mental functions, cognitive capacities, and work environment factors required to perform a position’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sedentary work strength level (lifting or carrying up to ten pounds)
• Works both indoors and outdoors
• Typically a moderate noise level

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses,endorsements, designations, trainings, and other qualifications relevant to the position that are strongly preferred but not mandatory for a candidate to be considered.

• Experience working in the public sector
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement