Guidance Counselor (Esol)

Must have Guidance Counselor or School Counselor Certification Must be bilingual English/Spanish for ESOL population The certified ESOL Guidance counselor provides leadership in the school through implementation of a data driven, comprehensive school counseling program aligned with the school’s mission to promote academic, social/emotional, and college/career development, while ensuring equity and access for all students Responsibilities: Designs and implements a data driven, comprehensive school counseling program for all students to address barriers to student learning and to close the achievement/opportunity gap.

Provides direct services for students including, but not limited to, school counseling core curriculum, individual counseling and student planning, large and small group counseling, and preventative and responsive services. Provides indirect services on behalf of students including, but not limited to, referrals for additional assistance and consultation/collaboration with parents, teachers, administrators, and other key stakeholders to create learning environments that promote educational equity, access and success for every student. Delivers programs that promote students’ development of essential mindsets and behavior standards including, but not limited to, learning skills, social skills, self-management skills, and college/career readiness skills.

Deepens understanding of standards and engages faculty, students, parents, and community members to understand the standards and the vision of academic success aligned to college/career readiness. Advocates for student equity and access to a world-class education that leads to high school graduation and fosters post-graduate success. Uses the skills of leadership, advocacy and collaboration to create systemic change to improve the academic, social/emotional, and post-graduate success for all students.

Supports school staff in analysis of student performance data, rigorous goal-setting and the sub-group levels, and development of effective action plans for improving academic, social/ emotional, and post-graduate outcomes for all students. Promoting Positive School Climate Acts as a systems change agent to ensure a safe and supportive school climate that promotes the social/emotional and academic development and success of all students. Fosters parent and community partnerships to support the social/emotional and academic development of all students.

Infuses cultural competence and ethical and professional competencies in planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating the comprehensive school counseling program. Supports a comprehensive ‘Single School Culture’ that addresses the social/emotional development and well-being of all students. Aids in the development and implementation of a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) including, but not limited to, response to intervention (RtI) and School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SwPBS). Builds a school-wide culture of pride, trust and respect, including the development of preventative approaches against all forms of mistreatment and bullying.

Provides counseling for students during times of transition, separation, heightened stress and critical change. Uses appropriate responses and a variety of intervention strategies to meet the needs of the individual, group or school community before, during and after crisis response. Supports the continuum of mental health services, including prevention and intervention strategies, and identifies best practices for collaborating with both school-based and community mental health providers to enhance student success.

Qualifications Master’s degree with a graduate major in guidance and counseling or counselor education which includes three (3) semester hours in a supervised counseling practicum in an elementary or secondary school; OR Master’s degree with thirty (30) semester hours of graduate credit in guidance and counseling, to include the areas specified in Administrative Rule 6A.4.0181. Guidance counselor FLDOE certification Demonstrated ability to deliver school counseling program interventions that promote student achievement, social/emotional development, and college/career readiness. Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, evaluate, and document outcomes of a comprehensive school counseling program.

Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups, and effectively communicate, both orally and in writing. Knowledge of current computing technologies and software applications appropriate to the position’s job responsibilities.