School Guidance Counselor Grades 6-8 - Wrjh

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid Ohio School Counselor license

REPORTS TO:

• Building Principal

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Early identification procedures for determining students' special abilities and needs.

• Staff development programs designed to encourage the school staff to establish more effective ways of dealing with different types of individual needs.

• Individual and group counseling to develop students' self-understanding and to enable them to utilize this knowledge in attaining personal goals.

• Parent conferences with teachers and counselors regarding the education, career, personal and social development of students.

• Procedures for the identification and utilization of community resources.

• Develop and facilitate professional development programs for communicating information and data concerning student needs to administrators and curriculum builders.

• Orientation programs designed to provide continuity in the students' educational experiences as they progress from one school level to the next.

• Group guidance activities with students to provide for the teaching and exploration of processes like problem solving and decision-making.

• Other duties as assigned by the building principal or designee.

This list is representative of a Guidance Counselor's duties/responsibilities and may not contain all requirements.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

SCHOOL YEAR: 184 days

SALARY: In accordance with established salary schedule