School Counselor

Lake Ridge Schools; Gary (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Ridge Schools is seeking a School Counselor in Gary, Indiana to support students’ personal, academic, and social-emotional goals as they transition from middle school to adolescence. The counselor will partner with public agencies and school staff to promote college and career planning and ensure confidentiality in student services.

The role emphasizes individual counseling, home-school communication, and assistance with master scheduling and statewide testing coordination to foster safe,

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid license entitling employment in the assigned area.

Responsibilities

• Work with various public agencies to provide educational programs for the betterment of students.
• Encourage and facilitate the exploration of college and career planning through planned activities.
• Remain readily available to students to provide counseling services that will lead each student to increased personal, academic, and college/career success.
• Work with students on an individual basis in the solution of personal problems related to home, family and peer relationships.
• Establish and facilitate a line of communication between the school and the home.
• Provide guidance for teachers in supporting students' social emotional health while maintaining confidentiality.
• Register students who are new to the school and provide the support necessary in order to ease the transition into a new school environment.
• Maintain student records and protect their confidentiality. To include, not limited to: the posting of grades; recording/filing test scores; complete reports to social agencies.
• Assist in the disbursement of student outcomes such as progress and assessment reports, report cards, and college and career readiness plans.
• Recommend students as necessary for psychological evaluation with regards to physical, learning, or emotional difficulties.
• Organize and supervise the administration of Statewide testing.
• Assume building principal's duties in the absence of both the building principal and the assistant principal.
• Facilitate the transition to the high school through cooperation with the high school counselors when scheduling for the 9th grade.
• Assist in the development of the master schedule and scheduling of students.

Skills

School Counselor License

Job description

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Must hold a valid license that entitles employment to the assigned area and be recommended by the building principal.

JOB

School Counselor

REPORTS TO

Principal

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Middle School Counselor is to help students develop their personal, academic and social emotional goals to assist them in successfully navigating the social, physical and personal pressures encountered in the transition from adolescent years to adulthood. The Middle School Counselor will:

1. Work with various public agencies to provide educational programs for the betterment of students.
2. Encourage and facilitate the exploration of college and career planning through planned activities.
3. Remain readily available to students to provide counseling services that will lead each student to increased personal, academic, and college/career success.
4. Work with students on an individual basis in the solution of personal problems related to such issues as home, family and peer relationships.
5. Establish and facilitate a line of communication between the school and the home.
6. Provide guidance for teachers in supporting student's social emotional health while maintaining confidentiality.
7. Register students who are new to the school and provide the support necessary in order to ease the transition into a new school environment.
8. Maintain student records and protect their confidentiality. To include, not limited to:

• the posting of grades
• recording/filing test scores
• complete reports to social agencies

1. Assist in the disbursement of student outcomes such as progress and assessment reports, report cards, and college and career readiness plans.
2. Recommend students as necessary for psychological evaluation with regards to physical, learning, or emotional difficulties.
3. Organize and supervise the administration of Statewide testing.
4. Assume building principal's duties in the absence of both the building principal and the assistant principal.
5. Facilitate the transition to the high school through cooperation with the high school counselors when scheduling for the 9th grade.
6. Assist in the development of the master schedule and scheduling of students.