School Counselor

Presidio Independent Sch Dist; Presidio (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Presidio Independent Sch Dist in Presidio, Texas seeks a School Counselor to plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive counseling program at the assigned campus. The counselor will deliver a guidance curriculum, support students academically, and assist diverse learners, including special populations, addressing crisis situations as needed.

The role reports to the Principal, requires a Master’s in counseling and Texas counselor certification, and 2–3 years of counseling experience.

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.
• 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 or guardians, and district staff.
• 2-3 years of counseling experience.

Responsibilities

• Guidance Curriculum: Plan, organize, implement, and deliver structured group lessons according to the district’s guidance curriculum.
• Responsive Services: Use counseling techniques to support students in crisis and prevent barriers to development.
• Individual Planning: Monitor student development and advocate for equitable access and opportunities.
• System Support: Analyze data, participate in improvement planning, and provide staff training on counseling services.
• Other Related Duties: Maintain records, comply with policies, and uphold professional standards.

Skills

Counseling procedures

Organization

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Behavior management

One-on-one & group instruction

Education

Master’s degree in counseling

Texas school counselor certificate

Job description

School Counselor

Presidio Independent Sch Dist Central Office - Presidio, Texas Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Presidio Independent Sch Dist , and Region 18 Education Service Center Consortium

Job Details

Job ID: 5894237
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Aug 19, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

This job description complies with the 80 percent requirement for delivery of the Comprehensive School Counseling Program.

Job Title:School Counselor

Exemption Status/Test:Exempt/Administratorin an Educational Establishment

Reports to:Principal

Date Revised: 8/19/2026

Dept./School: Assigned Campus

Primary Purpose:

Plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school 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. Deliver guidance curriculum in various group sizes. Educate students of skills necessary to address troublesome circumstances, support students in challenging situations, and assist students with needed resources to navigate crisis situations.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Master’s degree in counseling from an accredited college or university

Valid Texas school counselor 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 or guardians, and district staff

Experience:

2- 3 years of counseling experience

Major Responsibilities and Duties

Guidance Curriculum

• Plan, organize, implement, and deliver structured group lessons according to the district’s guidance curriculum to improve students’ interpersonal and intrapersonal effectiveness, personal health and safety, post-secondary planning and readiness, and other developmental needs.
• Teach the school guidance curriculum components through the use of effective instructional strategies and planned structured groups considering diverse student populations and needs for differentiated instruction.
• Work with students, staff, parents or guardians, and the community to identify priorities where students will be served through the guidance curriculum component. Collaborate across curricular areas to integrate guidance lessons into content area curriculum.
• Create a balanced curriculum by using well-planned and intentional activities and materials, incorporating guest speakers, and offering engaging delivery techniques, including technology tools.

Responsive Services

• Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to respond to problematic or critical incidents to support students and offer services in time of need.
• Use preventive activities to remove barriers that interfere with a student’s educational, career, personal, and social development.
• Implement remediation practices to assist students in coping with problem situations or unwise choices. Identify precipitating and antecedent factors, effective and ineffective approaches to dealing with the circumstances, and provide feedback to guide future decisions.
• Use specialized skills to support students in crisis situations requiring immediate response. Maintain a healthy and safe school environment by collaborating with district staff, parents or guardians, and local officials.
• Provide continued support to students in need through individual counseling, small group counseling, consultation, or referral to services outside the school or district.
• Serve as an impartial, non-reporting resource for interpersonal conflicts and discourse involving two or more students, including accusations of bullying.
• May serve on district or campus behavioral threat assessment and safe and supportive schools team.

Individual Planning

• Create school counseling services that are developmental and age appropriate and provide information or literature that highlights related topics to students, teachers, and administrators.
• Assist individual students and their parents or guardians in monitoring their academic, career, personal, and social development as they progress in school.
• Act as a student advocate, leader, collaborator, and systems change agent. Advocate for a school environment that acknowledges and respects diversity and ensures equitable access and placement in courses and programs for minority, disenfranchised, homeless, and other special populations.
• Interpret standardized test results, offer career development activities, provide strategies for grade level transitions, and guide students in individual goal setting and planning including creating and reviewing personal graduation plans and providing information about post-secondary opportunities.

System Support

• Collect, summarize, and interpret testing data to plan, create interventions, guide students, and address specific student needs.
• Conduct an annual program audit to inform accountability, action plans, time management, and systemic change.
• Participate in campus-based school improvement planning and goal setting.
• Provide parent or guardian and staff training and consultation to foster student educational, career, personal, and social development.
• Clearly articulate and communicate the counseling program’s management system and related program action plans to campus and district staff, parents or guardians, and the community.
• Participate in staff development and continuing education opportunities to improve job-related skills and research to identify best practices in implementing a comprehensive school counseling program.

Other Related Duties

• 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.
• Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: