Job Title: Counselor

Contract Days:  210

The Counselor is directly supervised and evaluated by the Building Administration Team 

Qualifications of Employment:

• Have the qualifications of a teacher and a guidance counselor as prescribed by the state Department of Education under the school laws of the state of Arkansas. 
• Hold a master's degree, preferably with a major in school counseling. 
• Have at least three years of successful teaching experience. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Function under policies established by the Board of Education. 
• Be directly responsible to his/her building principal. 
• Provide Direct/Indirect Counseling Services 90% of the time in accordance with ACT 190.
• Work closely with the principal and teachers in determining the social/emotional, academic and career development needs of the school/students.
• Work closely with the principal and teachers in determining the unique guidance needs and problems of the school. 
• Collaborate with the principal regularly with the primary focus being the implementation of the comprehensive school counseling plan for their building.
• Collaborate and consult with teachers regarding student needs in social/emotional, academic and career development domains to improve student outcomes. 
• Help to identify and refer individual students needing services. 
• Work in collaboration with the District Human Services worker and/or community partners to better support families.
• Maintain and respect confidentiality of students and school personnel information.

• Help teachers with activities that continue the development of good work habits among students in order to further develop a personally meaningful set of work values that foster in them a desire to work. 
• Communicate with parents both at school and in the home in working through problems. 
• Help with the scheduling and master schedule process.
• Participate as part of building committees, such as RTI, behavior, and any others as requested by the building principal. 
• For secondary grades, counselors will schedule students correctly in courses needed, based on transcript and credits needed for graduation.
• Correctly advise students on courses, pathways, scholarships, and opportunities after high school. 
• Help with graduation, award assemblies, and testing as requested. 
• Help coordinate building events as requested by the principal. 
• Follow all TESS rubric “proficient” level expectations for their role 
• Liaison for community resources to support families
• Other duties as assigned.