About the Job
The counselor will provide school counseling services at our K-12
school in accordance with contract specifics and school policies and
procedures. As a Catholic Christian educational organization,
familiarity and openness to Church teaching and a desire to support
students in becoming disciples of Jesus Christ is essential.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include
the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Individual,
small group and classroom guidance (when appropriate) counseling with
students, with signed parental consent. Counseling may focus on academic,
emotional, behavioral, or developmental issues to promote enhanced school
functioning. Consult with parents, classroom teachers, school principal
and other school personnel to maximize effectiveness of services, as
appropriate.
- When requested
and appropriate to a specific contract, perform learning assessments to
examine the learning styles, strengths, and weaknesses of a student to
give school personnel and parents more information about a child's
academic performance and to ascertain the need for further referral. Serve
as a resource consultant to parents and school personnel in locating
services within the community to help meet the needs of individual
students or families.
- Counselors will
provide learning assessments to establish achievement, visual-motor and
cognitive abilities. Counselors will then interpret and share the results
with parents and appropriate school personnel. Be knowledgeable concerning
all rules and procedures as established by the individual school.
- Meet with
students and parents re: social, academic and career issues.
- Transcripts data
processing for transfer students to ensure compliance with state course
requirements.
- PSAT/SAT and ACT
coordinator -- Ordering, administering and processing exams. Obtaining
results of exams for distribution and analysis, inclusive of homeschool
students, and students with disabilities.
- IOWA testing
coordinator -- Ordering, administering and processing exams.
Obtaining results of exams for distribution and analysis producing a
statistical report for parents and school administration.
- McKay
Scholarship coordinator.
- Individual.
Education Plan (IEP) classroom accommodations liaison to faculty.
- Conflict
resolution mediator.
- Classroom
presentations on issues of concern.
- College
representative visits coordinator.
- Florida Virtual
School Coordinator.
- Consultant
liaison – psychological services
- Financial Aid
Night liaison.
- College Corner –
maintain and keep current College Corner in media center.
- Liaison to CCPS
for students referred for special education.
- Classroom visits
to distribute PSAT results and to disseminate information to juniors,
seniors re colleges, applications, scholarships, etc. Harvard Book Club
Selection.
- National Honor
Society Liaison.
- Kindergarten
testing and orientation day in coordination with lead teacher.
- Dual enrollment
with AMU liaison for juniors and seniors.
- Common
application college portal administrator.
- Academic awards
coordinator.
- Bright Futures
coordinator.
- Service Club
Advisor.
- Peer Tutoring
advisor.
- Designated
School Official (DSO) for I-20 forms for foreign students.
- AMU work-study
program liaison.
- Catholic Schools
Week activities co-coordinator.
- Open House
co-coordinator.
- International
Education Opportunities (IEO) coordinator.
- Gateways French
Connections Student Exchange Program coordinator.
- Private School
Certification Data Processing coordinator for state report.
- Complete all
required paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.
- Keep abreast of
current changes and trends in the field of school counseling.
STUDENT EXCEPTIONALITIES COORDINATOR
- Assist in
identifying a need by a student in a particular area, evaluating out of
school assessments and diagnostics for potential learning differences.
- Arranging for or
engaging in one-on-one work with a student, ranging from designing,
implementing and following up on an Academic Intervention Plan to making
test accommodations, such as reading and dictating tests.
- Work with
classroom teachers by sharing best practice methods with them and
providing professional in-services which include strategies for gifted and
talented students and students with learning differences.
TITLE FUNDS COORDINATOR.
- Communicating,
implementing, and following up on services provided by federal programs
such as Title One, Title Two, Title Four, and USF Funding.
