GUIDANCE APPRENTICE (COUNSELOR) - MIDDLE SCHOOL 2026-2027

# Job Title: Guidance Apprentice - Middle School

Wage/Hour Status: Exempt Reports to: Principal Pay Grade: Admin Pay 2 Dept.: School Assigned Campus: Days 207 Supervises: NA

## Primary Purpose To provide educational guidance to all students.

## Qualifications

### Education

• Bachelors degree required.
• Valid State Teaching Certificate - Texas or Out of State preferred.
• Accepted and enrolled into a school counseling program - minimum 12 credit hours completed required.
• In process of obtaining a masters degree required.
• In process of obtaining a Texas school counseling certification required.

### Special Knowledge & Skills

• Thorough understanding of school operations.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to instruct students and promote positive behaviors.
• Experience using technology to improve teaching and learning.
• Excellent knowledge of computer applications (multi-platform preferred).

### Experience

• Minimum of two years of successful teaching experience preferred.

## Major Responsibilities and Duties

### Plan, Implement, and Evaluate a Comprehensive Guidance Program As described in Texas Education Code 33, targeting identified student needs at the campus, including:

• Guidance Curriculum: Awareness, skill development, and application of the skills of everyday life, including:
• Self-confidence
• Self-efficacy
• Motivation to achieve
• Decision-making, goal setting, planning, and problem-solving skills
• Interpersonal effectiveness
• Social skills
• Communication skills
• Cross-cultural effectiveness
• Responsible behavior and character development.
• Promote the students personal, academic, and social growth in the educational setting.
• Assist students in understanding school rules and developing self-discipline.
• Conduct orientation for pupils new to the building.
• Assist students in transition, including transition to middle school and high school.
• Other duties as assigned.

### Individual Planning and Goal Setting

• Acquisition of skills and awareness of educational opportunities.
• Appropriate course selection.
• Lifelong learning.
• Utilization of test scores.
• Knowledge of potential career opportunities.
• Planning, training, and positive work habits.
• Personal-social development.
• Development of health and self-concepts.
• Development of adaptive and adjustive social behavior.

### Increase Student Knowledge

• Increase the students knowledge of occupational opportunities and the training programs for each occupation.
• Develop the students knowledge of the opportunities and requirements of his or her social environment.
• Assist in the implementation of the career education program.
• Other duties as assigned.

### Responsive Services: Prevention and Intervention

• Academic concerns, school-related concerns, tardiness, absences, truancy, misbehavior, school-avoidance, drop-out prevention.
• Coping with stress, conflict resolution, and anxiety.
• Provide referrals to community services and agencies as appropriate.
• Assist in identification of students who would benefit from special programs and services.
• Assist in an effective referral process for students to access special programs and services.
• Work with parents and staff on Behavior Intervention Plans.

### System Support: Including Program Delivery and Support

• Guidance program planning and development.
• Parent education.
• Teacher/administrator consultation.
• Staff development for educators.
• School improvement planning.
• Counselors professional development.
• Research and publishing.
• Community outreach and public relations.
• Provide resources and training for faculty and staff to enhance the implementation of the guidance program.
• Educate the school staff, parents, and the community about the guidance program through a public information program.
• Consult with parents, teachers, administrators, and other relevant individuals to enhance the educational experience for students.
• Conduct at least one in-service program in the building for teachers and administrators.
• Maintain a working knowledge of current trends and issues in education.
• Enhance professional development by attending appropriate staff development to meet district requirements, including staff development provided by the district, local professional counselor organizations, regional training centers, and/or state counselor conferences.
• Prepare reports as requested by the Director of Guidance and Counseling.
• Other duties as assigned.

## Working Conditions

### Mental Demands

• Maintain emotional control under stress.

### Physical Demands

• Occasional prolonged standing or sitting or irregular hours.
• Able to lift at least 25 pounds.

### Environmental Factors

• (None specified)

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The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

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