School Counselor

Reports To: Principal

Terms of Employment: Permanent, 10 Month Position

Nature of Work (Purpose):

Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, school counselors promote student success, provide preventive services, and respond to identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that addresses academic, career, and personal/social development for all students.

Qualifications and Licensure

• Master's degree in School Counseling; or, Enrollment in an accredited school counselor preparation program and completion of a minimum of 24 graduate semester hours of that program; or, Completion of a master's degree in addiction; career; clinical mental health; clinical rehabilitation; college counseling and student affairs; marriage, couple, and family counseling; or rehabilitation counseling from a regionally accredited college or university and enrollment in an accredited school counselor preparation program to complete additional master's level courses needed to add school counseling specialization. Both options require completion of remaining school counselor preparation program requirements within three years.

• North Carolina professional educator's license with licensure in School Counseling.

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Empathy, patience, and a genuine commitment to students' well-being.

• Excellent organizational, time management, and technology skills.

• Knowledge of laws, policies, regulations, procedures, and ethical standards of the school counseling profession.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with school administration to develop and implement a comprehensive school counseling program based on school specific data and identified needs.

• Partners with the school community to promote and implement the goals of the school counseling program and makes them aware of available resources.

• Provides leadership and collaborates with other educators in the school-wide integration of the NC Professional School Counseling Standards.

• Collaborates with families to bridge home-school communication regarding attendance, outside resources, and other needs of the student.

• Works with students to address common issues affecting students such as peer relationships, academics, social concerns, etc., through individual and/or small group counseling or classroom lessons.

• Responds to student crisis situations such as trauma, challenging life events, emotional distress, etc. and identifies appropriate resources and support needed.

• Monitors student academic performance, behavior, attendance, and facilitates appropriate interventions.

• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Physical Requirements (if applicable)

• Requires walking, standing, and sitting throughout the day.

• At times requires the ability to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects up to 10 pounds.

Special Requirements (if applicable)

N/A

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees of this job.