Immediate Vacancy

 

SUMMARY:  To help students overcome problems that impede learning and to assist them in making educational, occupational, and life plans that hold promise for their personal fulfillment as mature men and women.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Assists in all guidance activities
• Identifies, evaluates, and participate in fair share responsibilities
• Works to support the division, school, and NCHS Counseling Department’s Mission and Vision
• Keeps current with developments within the profession by participating in professional organizations and/or attending conferences
• Knows and applies current human development and learning, counseling, and career development theories
• Demonstrates an understanding of the cultural, social, and environmental influences on student success and opportunities
• Engages in continuous professional development not only for his or her own knowledge but also for the benefit of the school and its students
• Appropriately employs individualized, small group, and whole group counseling methods to counsel assigned students concerning personal and social problems
• Coordinates remedial and other programs related to High School Graduation Competency Tests
• Develops and disseminates, or collaborates to administer, standards-based counseling lessons for classroom delivery
• Evaluates the data of existing guidance provisions and practices and determines their effectiveness and contributions to the total school program and makes adjustments accordingly
• Identifies gaps in achievement, attendance, discipline, opportunities, and resources and develops and implements data-driven corrective action plans accordingly
• Plans and coordinates activities that will help students develop better study skills
• Plans and coordinates a group orientation program for freshmen
• Remains readily available to students as to provide counseling that will lead each student to increased growth, self-understanding, and maturity
• Counsels students in all aspects of the school program to include, but not limited to:

           Entries
           Withdrawals
           Post-Secondary Educational and Career Plans
           Cumulative Records
           Excessive Absences
           Potential Discipline Problems
           Referrals from teachers
           Socioemotional Learning
           Suspensions; Reinstatement following suspensions
           Information Services

• Assists in organizing test orientation sessions and test administration
• Helps students to understand the implications of and cross-compare the results of different standardized tests
• Assists in process supporting documentation for post-secondary needs
• Coordinates College and Career Planning Activities
• Coordinates NCHS awards programs
• Publishes and communicates scholarship opportunities available to students
• Actively participates in school and student meetings and collaborates with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, objectives, and methods to include, but not limited to discipline, attendance, IEPs, etc.
• Collaborates with parents, teachers, and other school personnel regularly
• Participates in and contributes to NCHS’s Counseling Advisory Council; The CAC consists of various internal and external stakeholders
• Uses a list of current referral resources to make appropriate recommendations to known services for students, staff, and families
• Coordinates with teachers to identify and support students who need individual help and those students who are capable of and willing to provide additional tutoring
• Recognizes and appropriately maintains student confidentiality unless the student poses a danger to himself, herself, or others
• Maintains a high level of professionalism
• Maintains morally and ethically sound behaviors at all times
• Uses leadership skills to facilitate positive change in the Counseling Department and school to maximize student success
• Assumes and fulfills other duties as assigned to include, but not limited to:          
• Coordinates homebound services
• Coordinates with American Legion about Boy’s and Girl’s State  
• Coordinates and works with the Governor’s School
• May serve as 504 Case Manager 
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Principal
• Performs such other duties as are deemed necessary by the School Board and Superintendent for the efficient and successful operation of the school system

QUALIFICATIONS

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
Master's degree (M. A.) or equivalent; Certification from the Virginia Dept. of Education as a School Counselor K-12; prior experience preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.  Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.  Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

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 occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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.  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  Work is primarily in-person on school site though some travel may be necessary.

EVALUATIONS

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's Policy on Teacher Salary Scale.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Ten month (200 days)   - Teacher Salary Scale.  Salary and work year to be established by the Board. Exempt position.