School Counselor

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Type:

Colorado

Full-Time

Position Description:

Position Type:
High School Teaching/Counselor

Date Posted:
1/1/2023

Location:
GRAND VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Date Available:
August 2023

Closing Date:
Open until filled



Job Title: Secondary School Counselor
Job Family: Licensed
Department: Grand Valley High School
Typical Work Year: 1536 Hours
FLSA Status: Exempt
Pay Range: T Salary Schedule: $42,086.00 - $67,353.00
Job ID#: 1188

SUMMARY: Summary: The Grand Valley High School and Academic Counselor is tasked with helping adolescents navigate the unique educational, social and behavioral obstacles related to attending high school and beyond. The counselor also ensures that students perform their best academically and socially. Common duties include state and local testing coordinator, interpreting standardized test scores, developing guidance curriculum, providing student resources, counseling individual students, coordinating with social service agencies, maintaining records, facilitating conferences and orienting new students. They may work with students one-on-one, in a private setting with teachers and parents, or with peers in a group assembly or discussion forum

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 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.

INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT:


Proper counseling licensure program required.
Experience instructing students in a classroom setting for the sake of career development
Plan and implement services that support students in the content areas. Provide adaptive services based upon identified unique characteristics of students and communities.
Offering assistance to administrators, staff, students, parents and other stakeholders to facilitate the incorporation of the ASCA competencies to accomplish school goals and meet individual student needs.
CPR and First Aid certifications encouraged.
Administer, edit, proofread, and grade students’ assignments and assessments.
Participate in professional growth opportunities.
English language skills.
Math and accounting skills.


PRODUCTIVE CITIZEN:


Maintain clear and constructive lines of communication with students, families, and other significant adults and/or professionals to build collaborative partnerships.
Advocacy for all students: Guide and counsel classroom groups, special groups, and individual students through the development of education and career plans. Plan for appropriate activities which are based upon student academic and developmental issues.
Meet all legal requirements including timelines for professional practices such as, but not limited to IEPs, ICAPs, 504, RtI, concurrent enrollment, and/or graduation plans/requirements.
Ability and willingness to adhere to attendance requirements, including regular and punctual employee presence.
Ability to develop and provide training related to effective instructional practices and behavioral intervention practices in all school settings.
Communicate effectively in written and oral form using positive interpersonal skills
Instruct students in large, small, and one-on-one situations.
Collaborate with teachers, support personnel, administrators, and colleagues to enhance instruction and improve student outcomes.
Collaborate with colleagues in team and building-based meetings and discussions.
Participate in department, team, building, and district meetings and discussions.
Oral and written communication skills, bilingual oral and written communication skills preferred.
Ability to work supportively with other teachers, staff, and administrators to provide an effective learning environment.
Ability to communicate with students, parents/guardians, staff, and community members.
Ability to be a part of and work with a team.
Ability to maintain honesty and integrity in all aspects of the job.
Ability and willingness to adhere to attendance requirements, including regular and punctual employee presence.
Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
Ability and willingness to promote and follow Board of Education policies, Superintendent policies, and building and department procedures.
Ability to communicate, interact, and work effectively and cooperatively with people from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds.
Criminal background check required for hire.


AGENCY:


Create and/or support accessible learning environments characterized by acceptable student behavior, efficient use of time, and appropriate behavior strategies.
Utilize assessment information and other data as the basis for creating immediate and long range plans. Monitor data to set trends and to create/implement programs to close gaps in student achievement.
Assist the school in effective and timely response to crisis: Attend Trauma Response Training as delegated by principal. Participate on the Trauma Response Team OR upon request, provide support for the Trauma Response Team Member responding to crisis. Collaborate with the principal when a crisis occurs in our own building to provide as-needed planning, support, intervention, and advocacy in response to individual or school wide crisis.
Support all Garfield County School District 16 policies, procedures, and expectations.
Interpersonal relations skills. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ability to develop and support the behavior intervention plans, classroom management systems, and reinforcement systems
Develop, plan, prepare, and implement:
Course content, format, structure, and schedule.
individualized programs of instruction for students.
Classroom materials and curriculum.
Lesson plans and learning activities.
Design assessment tasks that allow students to demonstrate understanding in a variety of ways and use the data to give meaningful feedback and modify instruction.
Monitor student growth and progress, adapt support as needed, and maintain documentation pertinent to academic, social, and emotional progress and needs of students.
Support all Garfield County School District 16 policies, procedures, and expectations.
Operating knowledge of and experience with typical educational/instructional technology equipment and programs.
Ability to manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions


PERSONAL WELLNESS:


Assess school culture and climate and implement programming that ensures an inviting, respectful, supportive, and inclusive school environment.
Participation in planning and implementation of in-service programs for faculty, parents and other stakeholders. Assisting students and families with concerns that pertain to the overall student achievement and wellbeing, including possible suggestions for referrals to appropriate community providers.
Communicate students’ progress, and needs with parents/guardians and other staff as needed.
Demonstrate a commitment to:
Understand, appreciate, and make accommodations for student diversity.
Include and engage families in the student’s education.
Provide personal and professional excellence.
Participate in student and/or family conferences and other meetings.
Participate in social, cultural, interscholastic, and extracurricular activities.
Assure the safety and welfare of students including necessary actions to ensure that students are supervised at all times.
Report suspected child abuse or neglect as required by law.
Ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace, follow safety rules, practice safe work habits, utilize appropriate safety equipment, and report unsafe conditions to the appropriate administrator.
Consultation skills. Non-violent and physical intervention techniques
The physical demands, work environment factors and mental functions described below 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.


Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:


This is a non-administrative position.
Must have a masters degree in counseling


Reports to: Principal

Direct Reports: Responsible for supervising the behavior and well-being of students in the classroom, getting on and off the bus, at recess, lunch, and to and from classes.

BUDGET AND/OR RESOURCE RESPONSIBILITY: Assist with planning and monitoring classroom/department budget.


Application Procedure: APPLY ONLINE
Certified positions require a Colorado certificate or license. Salary is based upon experience and education. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. Garfield County School District No. 16 will no longer be accepting paper applications. Please submit your application online at http://www.garfield16.org/ using the AppliTrack link.

Garfield 16 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Garfield 16 is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Garfield 16 are based on district needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Garfield 16 will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Garfield 16 encourages applicants of all ages.

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