Greenwood School District 50
Position Description
POSITION TITLE: Elementary Guidance Counselor
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Certificate in Guidance Counseling
2. Masters Degree
3. Three years classroom experience preferred
4. Such alternatives to the above qualifications
as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable
REPORTS
TO: Principal
JOB
GOALS: To implement the
district’s comprehensive counseling program for elementary children; to consult
with and assist teachers, parents, and staff to enhance their effectiveness in
helping students; to protect the confidentiality of student records; and to
provide appropriate support to elementary educational programs.
PERFORMANCE
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.
Teach, team
teach with, or assist teachers in teaching guidance curriculum learning
activities.
2.
Meet with
small groups of children to teach specific skills, i.e., study skills, social
skills, assertiveness training, decision-making, etc.
3.
Provide
information and/or support to parents as needed or requested.
Individual Planning
4.
Assist
administrators, teachers, and parents regarding the student’s educational
needs.
5.
Assist
students in making the transition from school to school through orientation
activities.
6.
Participate
in the intervention team process or school support team.
Responsive Services
7.
Counsel
individuals and small groups of students toward personal/social, development
and emotional growth.
8.
Counsel
small groups of students in areas such as families in transition, coping with
grief, self-esteem, drug and alcohol concerns, peer relations, etc.
9.
Counsel
individuals and groups of students toward the development of academic
development and career plans.
10. Consult with parents, staff members, and
community agencies regarding strategies to help students.
11. Refer children and their families to
special programs, specialists, and community agencies when appropriate.
12. Counsel and support children and their
families facing emergency situations and make appropriate outside referrals.
System Support
13. Plan and evaluate the counseling program.
14. Promote a positive working relationship
with students, staff, and members of the community.
15. Pursue continuous professional growth by
keeping current with educational developments and literature in the field of
school guidance.
16. Develop and maintain a library of
pertinent information available to students, parents, and staff.
17. Perform other tasks and assume other
responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises students.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job
successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION
and/or EXPERIENCE:
Certificate in Guidance Counseling, Bachelors
Degree in Elementary Guidance Counseling, and three years classroom experience.
Must be able to effectively deal with the public and staff both in person and
on the phone.
LANGUAGE
SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as
safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information to administrators, top management,
public groups/community, and Board of Education.
MATHEMATICAL
SKILLS:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such
as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plain and solid
geometry and trigonometry.
REASONING
ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect data,
establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
OTHER
SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Ability to develop effective working
relationships with staff, students, parents and the school community. Ability
to communicate clearly and concisely.
Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements
and the Board of Education policies.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform
the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or
hear. The employee is occasionally
required to stand or walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up
to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision. The employee frequently communicates through speech.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing
the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in
the work environment is quiet. The employee is continuously interacting with
the students, parents and staff.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. The individual currently holding this position performs additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.