School Counselor

Crandall Independent School District; Crandall (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Crandall Independent School District is seeking a School Counselor to design, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive developmental guidance program at the assigned campus, helping students with academics, career planning, personal and social growth.

The role requires a Master's in counseling with Texas certification, strong communication and organizational skills, and ability to work with staff, students, and parents across group and individual settings.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in counseling from an accredited college or university.
• Valid Texas school counselor certificate.
• Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, and career development.
• Ability to instruct students and manage behavior.
• Ability to present information in one-on-one, small group, and large group settings.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct structured guidance lessons to deliver the district's guidance curriculum.
• Guide individual students and groups to plan and monitor educational and career development.
• Provide preventive, remedial, and crisis counseling as needed.
• Coordinate school, home, and community resources and refer to services as needed.
• Interpret standardized data to guide goal setting and planning.
• Plan, implement, evaluate, and promote a comprehensive developmental guidance program.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to district safety protocols.

Skills

Counseling procedures knowledge

Student appraisal

Career development

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Classroom management

Group/individual presentation

Education

Master's degree in counseling

Texas school counselor certificate

Job description

Primary Purpose: Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program at assigned campus. Counsel students to fully develop each student's academic, career, personal, and social abilities and address the needs of special population students.

Qualifications

• Education/Certification: Master's degree in counseling from an accredited college or university Valid Texas school counselor certificate
• 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
• Two (2) year creditable experience as a classroom teacher

Major Responsibilities and Duties

Guidance

• 1. 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.
• 2. 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.
• 3. 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.
• 4. Serve as an impartial, non-reporting resource for interpersonal conflicts and discourse involving two or more students, including accusations of bullying.

Consultation

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

Assessment

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

Program Management and Administration

• 8. 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.
• 9. Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity.
• 10. Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents.
• 11. 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.
• 12. Adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards for school counselors including current professional standards of competence and practice.

Other

• 13. Be available by phone, email, or video conferencing to confer with district personnel, students, and/or parents.
• 14. Communicate with students or parents on a regular basis via phone or video conference, email, or district approved website.
• 15. Maintain confidentiality.
• 16. Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures