Mental Wellness Counselor, Title IV- Roosevelt High School

RESUME MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION

FEDERALLY FUNDED POSITION. STAFFING IS CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

Location: Roosevelt HS (Data, ETA)

Work Schedule: 11 Months

Work Type: Regular Full-Time

Exempt: Yes

Pay Grade: A3

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EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Masters Degree

CERTIFICATION:

Valid Texas Certificate by the State Board for Educator Certification as a School Counselor

High School Diplomas and college/university degrees must be obtained from an accredited program or university approved by the United States Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.

PRIMARY PURPOSE SUMMARY:

Take a holistic approach to mental health. Identify, counsel, support, and refer students who need assistance with issues interfering with optimal performance. Support students accessing a well-rounded education. Improve academic outcomes by supporting safe and healthy students. Provide a confidential, professional response to students and their families.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Develops a Comprehensive School Counseling Program through collaboration with Campus Counselors.

2. Within the Comprehensive School Counseling Program, develops and implements programs including, but not limited to:

a. Suicide and non-suicidal self-injury prevention and education

b. Alcohol, tobacco and other drug use prevention and education

c. Healthy relationship awareness and education

d. Relationship abuse prevention and education

e. Bully awareness and prevention

f. Conflict resolution and mediation training and implementation

3. Consults on Emergency Mental health protocols for students enduring suicidal thoughts or behaviors; homicidal thoughts or behaviors, non-suicidal self-injury behaviors, and other emergency mental health concerns.

4. Provide individual responsive service counseling to students in a brief context when barriers inhibit a student's ability to achieve academic, post-secondary and social/emotional success.

5. Develops small groups for students facing similar academic, social or emotional barriers to success. Uses data to form and determine needs for small groups on campus.

6. Within the Campus Comprehensive School Counseling Program, collaborates, develops and implements guidance curriculum for students at all grade levels according to the requirements of the Texas Education Code of required content.

7. Within the Campus Comprehensive School Counseling Program, collaborates, develops and implements psycho-educational presentations for campus staff, teachers and administration including:

a. Suicide Prevention

b. Child Abuse Reporting Requirements

c. Trauma and Grief Informed Practices for educators

d. Mental Health Awareness

8. Coordinates resources for students' development and improvement, as appropriate, including working with appropriate community agencies, campus PTSA, student leadership organizations such as PALS, S2S, Student Government, JROTC, etc., ADEPT (Alcohol, Drug Education, Prevention and Training), and other campus resources and programs.

9. Consults with teachers and campus administrators regarding the need for support following student discipline (North East Alternative Center placement, In School or Out of school suspension).

10. Continues in a counseling capacity as the point of contact for students at alternative learning centers and the home campus.

11. Advocates for the individual student and the best options for meeting the individual student's needs.

12. Collaborates with campus counselors to evaluate the Comprehensive School Counseling Program and make changes as needed to serve student and campus needs.

13. Pursues and completes relevant professional development as related to counseling students and improving opportunities for student development.

14. Attends monthly Wellness & Well-Being Team meetings.

15. Uses high level interpersonal skills with students and those working with students to build trust and relationships.

16. Maintains confidentiality of information and shares limits of confidentiality and disclosure requirements with students and families and staff prior to providing counseling services.

17. Actively participates in district crisis team through training and campus crisis support when deployed by the Assistant Director of Guidance.

18. Regularly drives personal vehicle in the performance of assigned tasks, especially in required services at North East Alternative Center.

19. Reports to work on time every day.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience leading psychoeducational small groups
• Experience in mediation and in teaching mediation skills to others
• Training in Substance Use Prevention Interventions
• Training in Suicide Prevention and Intervention
• Experience in Crisis Response Interventions and Support
• Experience using and knowledge of Counseling Theories, especially Brief Theories
• Awareness of and adherence to the American School Counseling Association's Ethical Standards for School Counselors
• Demonstrated multicultural, ethical and professional competencies in planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating a comprehensive school counseling program
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to develop and provide presentations to students, faculty and community members
• Demonstrated ability to use good judgment and discretion in sensitive, confidential issues and projects
• Valid Texas Driver's License with driving record that meets the requirements of the District

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Regularly required to drive personal vehicle in the performance of assigned tasks.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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While all applications will be reviewed, not all applicants will be interviewed.

North East Independent School District does not to discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, marital or veteran status, disability (or relationship or association with an individual with a disability), genetic information or other legally protected status in its programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.