High School Counselor 2025/2026 School Year

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

The role of the School Counselor is to provide comprehensive guidance and counseling services which support the overall school program.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Education/Certification:

.Master's degree

.Counselor certification per Texas Education Agency

.Prior successful experience as teacher

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

ROLE 1: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

• Plans, implements, and evaluates a developmental program of guidance, including counseling services.
• Uses a planning process to define needs, priorities, and program objectives.
• Implements a developmental and balanced program.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of individual activities and the over-all program in meeting desired student outcomes.
• Educates the school staff, parents and the community about the guidance program through a public information program.

ROLE 2: GUIDANCE

• Teaches the school developmental guidance curriculum.
• Outlines, in writing, a campus guidance curriculum consistent with the district's guidance program plan and tailored to campus needs.
• Teaches guidance units effectively.
• Assists teachers in the teaching of guidance related curriculum.
• Consults with administrators and teachers regarding the teacher's areas of responsibility in teaching the developmental guidance curriculum.
• Supports teachers in teaching "essential knowledge and skills" identified in the SBOE Rules for Curriculum which are guidance-related.
• Guides individuals and groups of students through the development of educational plans and career awareness.
• Involves students in personalized educational and career awareness.
• Presents relevant information accurately and without bias.

ROLE 3: COUNSELING

• Counsels individual students with presenting needs/concerns.
• Provides counseling systematically.
• Responds to students individually.
• Provides counseling to students defined as "At-Risk" by local and state policies.
• Counsels small groups of students with presenting needs/concerns.
• Provides counseling in groups as appropriate.
• Provides group counseling systematically.
• Uses accepted theories and techniques appropriate to school counseling.
• Uses accepted theories.
• Uses effective techniques.

ROLE 4: CONSULTATION

• Consults with parents, teachers, administrators, and other relevant individuals to enhance their work with students.
• Provides professional expertise collaboratively.
• Interprets information and ideas effectively.
• Advocates for students.

ROLE 5: COORDINATION

• Coordinates with school and community personnel to bring together resources for students.
• Maintains a communication system that effectively collects and disseminates information about students to other professionals as appropriate.
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with other school professionals.
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with representatives of community resources.
• Uses an effective referral process for assisting students and others to use special programs and services.
• Accurately assesses students' and their families' needs for referral.
• Participates actively in the process for referral of students to school/district special programs and/or services.
• Uses an effective referral process for assisting students and others to use community agencies and services.

ROLE 6: ASSESSMENT

• Participates in the planning and evaluation of the school group standardized testing program.
• Is knowledgeable in the principles of testing and measurement which underlie standardized testing program development.
• Collaborates in the planning and evaluation of the group standardized testing program.
• Interprets test and other appraisal results appropriately.
• Correctly applies principals of test and measurement to test and other appraisal results interpretation.
• Interprets test and other appraisal results to school personnel.
• Interprets test and other appraisal results to students and their parents.
• Uses other sources of student data as assessment tools for the purpose of educational planning.
• Maintains the confidentiality of student assessment.
• Ensures that the uses of student records are for the benefit of students and personnel working with those students.

Calendar Days: 201