TITLE School Counselor
QUALIFICATIONSEligibility for Professional Certification by the Maryland State Department of Education as a Guidance Counselor.
REPORTS TO Principal and Supervisor of Student Services
JOB GOAL Facilitate self-management skills, interpersonal relations skills, and educational/career decision-making skills among students through effective counseling planning, consulting, appraisal, and information placement services.
ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provides individual and group counseling services. • Provides parent, teacher, and interagency consulting services. • Coordinates appropriate individual and group Career guidance activities, including: • "Career competencies" • "Career exploration" • "Career decision-making"
• Conducts general educational planning and transitioning activities, including: • Elementary, Middle, or Middle/High School Orientation • "5 Year Plans of Study" • etc.
• Conducts post-secondary educational planning activities, including: • College • Technical school decision-making • College/Technical school presentations • SAT Prep • PSAT • Early financial aid awareness • etc.
• Conducts evening counseling sessions each month for parents, individual appointments, and group activities.
• Serves as a case manager and as a regular member of the Student Services Team and on other school-based teams as needed.
• Interprets appropriate test data, achievement test data, aptitude test data, and interest test data.
• Manages student records, student scheduling, and general information about students and for students.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
Exempt position. Ten or Eleven month year. Salary to be established by the Board.