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Professional - Job Description
Job Title: Counselor, (Elem. & Middle School) Pay Grade: PA 4
Min $61,901/Mid $74,580 /Max $87,259
Reports To: Principal, and Director of Guidance FLSA Status: Exempt
Dept./School: Campus Assigned Minimum Duty Days: 197 days
Primary Purpose:
To help students overcome problems that impede learning and to assist them in making good educational and life
choices/plans. Assisting students identified as at -risk of dropping out of schoo l based on state defined criteria,
including, but not limited to district -wide student dropout prevention and recovery strategies.
Minimum Requirements:
- Master's Degree from an accredited institution.
- Valid Texas Teacher Certificate.
- Valid Texas School Counselor Certificate.
- Three years teaching experience.
Special Knowledge/Skills:
- Demonstrates ability to work effectively and harmoniously with administrators, teachers, and other staff .
- Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively both in written form and orally.
- Possess technical skills necessary to perform essential job requirements such as email functions,
correspondence and power point presentations.
- Treats all people with dignity and respect.
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Instructional Management
- Plans implements and evaluates a balanced comprehensive developmental program of guidance and
counseling, as per TEC 33.005, 33.006 and 33.007.
- Provides presentations on the school developmental guidance curriculum.
- Uses accepted theories and techniques appropriate to school counseling.
School Organizational Climate
- Supervises activities of clerical, paraprofessional, and volunteer personnel within guidance department.
- Assists teachers in the follow-up of guidance related curriculum.
- Establishes and maintains a climate that demonstrates respect and dignity for all people for Laredo ISD
and for all areas for which this individual is responsible.
School Organizational Improvement
- Interprets test and other assessment data to guide students in individual goal setting and planning with the
assistance of school personnel.
- Enhances the work of school personnel and parents in guiding student goal setting and planning by
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promoting an understanding of standardized test results and other assessment data.
- Monitors grade periods to identify students at risk of failure.
- Assists in the development and implementation of intervention plans for at -risk students.
- Monitors attendance and conducts parent conferences for at -risk students.
Administration and Fiscal/Facilities
- Performs such other duties as may be assigned.
Student Management
- Guides individuals and groups of students, including at-risk students, through their educational, career, and
personal-social development.
- Counsels individuals and groups of students, including at-risk students, with their concerns including
developmental, preventive, remedial, and/or crisis counseling.
- Uses an effective referral process for assisting at-risk students and others to use special programs and
services.
Professional Growth and Development
- Develops and maintains a plan for professional improvement.
- Demonstrates professional growth by providing leadership in addressing the challenges facing the
profession.
School/Community Services
- Consults with parents, school personnel and other community members to help them increase the
effectiveness of student education and promote student success.
- Coordinates with school personnel and community members to bring together resources for students.
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environ mental Factors
- Maintain emotional control under stress
- Work with frequent interruptions
- Moderate lifting and carrying
- District/State -wide travel
- Prolonged sitting, standing, and walking
- Hearing, speaking clearly
- Work alone
- Working prolonged or irregular hours
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.
I hereby acknowledge that I have received a copy of my job description and understand its content.
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