Elementary Guidance Counselor - Shape Student Futures

New Braunfels Chamber; New Braunfels (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

New Braunfels Chamber invites applications for a school guidance counselor position to support students, teachers, and families.

The role focuses on developmental guidance, counseling, assessment, and collaboration with staff to plan a comprehensive program in the assigned campus in Texas.

The successful candidate will hold a Master’s in guidance counseling and a Texas counseling certificate and will contribute to student academic, career, personal, and social development.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and career development.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior.

Responsibilities

• Teach campus developmental guidance curriculum aligned with district plan.
• Assist teachers in guidance-related curriculum.
• Guide individuals and groups of students to develop education plans and career awareness.
• Counsel individual students and small groups with presenting needs and concerns.
• Respond to individual student and staff concerns.
• Consult parents, teachers, administrators, and other relevant people to enhance their work with students.
• Work with school and community personnel to bring together resources for students.
• Maintain a communication system that effectively collects and disseminates information to other professionals as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with other school professionals and representatives of community resources.
• Use an effective referral process to assist students and others to use special programs and services.
• Participate in planning and evaluation of campus standardized testing program.
• Interpret tests and other appraisal results appropriately and communicate to school personnel, students, and their parents.
• Maintain the confidentiality of student assessment.
• Plan school guidance and counseling programs to ensure that they meet identified needs, priorities, and program objectives.
• Implement a comprehensive and balanced program.
• Develop and coordinate a continuing evaluation of the guidance program and individual activities and make changes based on findings.
• Educate the school staff, parents, and community about the guidance program through a public information program.
• Compile, maintain, and file all required physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents.
• Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and board policy in guidance and counseling area.
• Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.
• Maintain a positive and effective relationship with supervisors.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, students, and parents.
• Adhere to ethical and legal standards and model behavior that is professional, and responsible.
• Participate in professional development to improve skills related to job assignment.
• Responsible for properly maintaining district records, adhering to all policies set forth by the district for records maintenance and learning the records retention schedule for department records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Counseling procedures

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master’s degree in guidance counseling

Texas counseling certificate

Job description

New Braunfels Chamber invites applications for a school guidance counselor position to support students, teachers, and families.

The role focuses on developmental guidance, counseling, assessment, and collaboration with staff to plan a comprehensive program in the assigned campus in Texas.

The successful candidate will hold a Master’s in guidance counseling and a Texas counseling certificate and will contribute to student academic, career, personal, and social development.