Counselor

Educational: Master's Degree and valid Indiana student services license.

Skills and Knowledge: The ability to be culturally responsive to students, staff members, parents and community representatives; understand student development, apply counseling theories and practices, provide short-term counseling in a one-to-one, group situations, and/or classroom setting; skilled in planning, scheduling and organizing tasks that pertain to school counseling; has effective interpersonal skills, exhibits collaborative skills with administrators and colleagues.

Experience: Previous teaching and or counseling experience is preferred but not required.

Essential Functions:

Can deliver individual and/or group counseling as appropriate.

Is an active collaborative member of the district's school counseling team.

Intentional in meeting the needs of the individual students and demonstrate progress through data driven results.

Be an advocate for students.May be involved in all or some of the following depending upon the school level:

Orientation and enrollment

Testing activities and test interpretation

Scheduling and educational program planning

Career awareness and exploration

Provide student evaluation and recommendations

Provide social/emotional short term counseling

Crisis intervention

Participate and or serve as the PAR for case conferences and serve as the case manager for 504s as appropriate

Provide district and community resources to families including making referrals for special education. Maintain logs of referrals to service providers, and other counseling related activities.

Communicate with parents, teachers, and administrators on behalf of students' welfare, providing necessary resources and services.

Provide academic counseling

Gather and communicate information regarding high school programs, graduation requirements, tests, and results, career and postsecondary educational opportunities.

Be an example of exemplary adult behavior for students. Project a genuine care and concern for all students.

Other duties assigned by the principal and or district supervisor.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand and use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance, vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Avon Community School Corporation does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The Avon Community School Corporation also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.

This notice is provided as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Questions, complaints, or requests for additional information regarding these laws may be forwarded to the designated compliance coordinator.

Ms. Kristin Williams

Director of Human Resources

7203 E. US Highway 36

Avon, IN 46123

(317) 544-6000

BENEFITS:

Teacher Contract $52,750 = $96,000 commensurate with experience

Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits + Voluntary Benefits

Teacher Retirement Fund + TRF

4 personal days / 9 sick days

The school counselor's primary role is to build relationships with students and families. The school counselors will address the academic, social/emotional, college and career needs of all students.

The school counselor will follow the guidelines set by the comprehensive Avon Counselor Leadership Team (ACLT) program, which is proactive and preventive in its focus. School counselors may work with students in the classroom, small groups and individually, appropriate to the developmental level, to help ensure wellness, maximum learning, achievement, and growth.