Counselor Pool - Elementary School 2022-2023
Company: Fort Worth Independent School District
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: March 18, 2023
Job Description:
JobID: 5108
Position Type:
Leading - Campus Professional/Counselor_ES
Date Posted:
1/25/2022
Location:
To Be Determined
Closing Date:
Open until filled
Elementary School Counselor Pool 2022-2023
Location: To be determined
Salary: Appropriate Level of Counselor Salary Schedule
Duty Days: 188
If you have any questions about a counseling position for 2022-23
and your last name begins with A-M, please email
laurie.wilford@fwisd.org; if your last name begins with N-Z, please
email pamela.osby@fwisd.org. All school counseling applicants must
be screened through the Counseling Services office before they can
be hired for a school counseling position
Your application cannot be screened until all of the listed
documents are attached to your application:
- Cover letter stating your interest in school counseling and the
level of employment you seek
- Resume
- Graduate Transcripts (showing 24 graduate hours completed, 12
hours must be in counseling and those classes must include the
school counseling courses offered).
- Copies of credentials (Teaching Certificate, Counseling
Certificate, State Certifications, and/or Licenses).
- Two Letters of Reference (one must be from your immediate
supervisor and must be signed and dated within the current
year).
Position Purpose
Develops and implements a comprehensive developmental guidance
program for all students to promote student success and school
completion as specified by law in the Texas Education Code Section
33.005.
Essential Job Functions
- Creates a respectful atmosphere focused on customer
service.
- Respects student confidentiality and the integrity of the
educational process.
- Engages students in personalized education, career interest and
awareness and college readiness activities (inventories,
exploration, guidance lessons, Education Go Get It etc.)
- Advocates for students, mediates and facilitates on behalf of
student interests and needs.
- Communicates effectively to disseminate information about
students to other professionals as appropriate for follow up and
disposition.
- Provides responsive, intentional counseling to students
identified as needing additional support to address specific
student outcomes and identified goals.
- Serves on Trauma Response Team - Completes Suicide and Violence
Risk Assessments of students in crisis.
- Responds to students individually and serves as an active
participant in RtI. Selects and uses counselor interventions
appropriate to student needs and circumstances.
- Provides group counseling with student outcomes and goals
identified; provides referral services when appropriate.
- Facilitates student referrals to school/district special
programs and/or services
- Provides engaging student guidance lessons systematically in
the 8 strands as identified in the G&C Framework (topics and
schedule for all students according to policy).
- Teaches guidance units effectively as indicated from student
and teacher feedback.
- Maintains accurate professional records of counseling and
Student Support Services related activities on a daily basis.
- Develops and maintains positive working relationships with
representatives from community agencies, mentors and others
supporting the counseling program.
- Engages parents and provides targeted parent education
opportunities related to personalized education, career awareness
and college readiness
- Educates faculty, parents, community and students about the
guidance program and services through public information programs
(Open House, PTO meetings, Campus Website etc.).
- Interprets assessment data to students and parents as a student
advocate, promoting understanding of educational planning
options.
- Interprets information and ideas effectively and participates
in campus wide staff development as outlined in the G&C
Framework.
- Accurately assesses student and family needs for referral and
is knowledgeable regarding area resources.
- Demonstrates an understanding of data driven decision making as
it relates to student development and placement.
- Collaborates and develops data driven program objectives
(CEIP/MEASURE) and monitors progress each 6 weeks throughout the
year.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of individual activities and the
overall program success in meeting desired student outcomes
identified in the counseling objectives in the CEIP to submit
year-end report to all stakeholders.
- Collaborates in the planning and evaluation of the student
assessment activities.
- Interprets assessment data to school personnel as a student
advocate, with targeted intervention and educational planning
processes.
- Observes ethical standards of the Texas and American School
Counselor Associations
- Pursues continuous professional growth and development to
maintain current understanding of procedures and practices in the
field of professional school counseling.
- Performs counseling related responsibilities aligned with the
Texas Education Code and the FWISD Guidance and Counseling
Framework.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
- Members of the learning community, including administrators,
teachers, students and parents, seek you out and find you readily
available for consultation
- Students show mastery of the basic life skills taught in
systematic delivery of guidance lessons
- Daily records of student contact are maintained and
current
- Campus administrative team identifies you as an integral
contributor to student success
- Teachers and students and parents depend on you for small group
intervention as needed.
- "Other duties as assigned" may include working in supplemental
assignments under special revenue funds or state compensatory
education funds.
Qualifications
- Master's degree.
- Valid Texas Counselor certification.
- Valid Texas Teacher certification.
- Two years of teaching experience.
- Ability to maintain confidential student records.
- Knowledge of comprehensive guidance programs, counseling
procedures, intervention skills, student appraisal and career
development.
- Skill in analyzing complex information
- Skill in conducting team efforts to design, implement, measure
and refine programs and services.
- Ability to maintain emotional control under stress
- Occasional prolonged and irregular hours
- Excellent organizational, communication (oral and written), and
interpersonal skills
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Work hours = 40 hour week (minimum); will include additional
after hours and weekends, as needed.
- Required to attend school meetings, programs and activities
outside the instructional day as mandated by the Guidance &
Counseling Framework.
Physical Job Requirements
PHYSICAL DEMANDS REFERENCE
Occasionally (0-33% of day, 0-32 repetitions)
Frequently (34-66% of day, 33-200 repetitions)
Constantly (67-100% of day, > 200+ repetitions)
Physical Demands/Environmental Conditions
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to
walk; sit; use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and
reach with hands and arms using a keyboard and video display
terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop,
kneel, crouch or crawl and climb stairs. The employee must maintain
emotional control under stress, and occasionally work prolonged
and/or irregular hours. The employee must regularly lift and/or
move up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 35 pounds. Specific
vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The
work environment is a standard office setting including standard
office equipment (fax, copier, phone, computer, 10-key, etc.). The
noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
These statements are intended to describe the general nature and
level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They
are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job
responsibilities.
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