District Counselor / Testing Coordinator

POSITION TITLE : District Counselor / Testing Coordinator

Qualifications : Must Hold Proper State Certification; Valid Texas Counseling Certificate

REPORTS TO : Superintendent

Primary Purpose :

Work with school faculty and staff, students, parents, and community to plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program at Runge ISD. Counsel students to fully develop each student's academic, career, personal, and social abilities and address the needs of special population students.

Special Knowledge / Skills :

Knowledge of counseling procedures, student appraisal, state testing, and career development

Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior

Ability to present information in one-on-one, small group, and large group situations to students, parents and district staff.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

Guidance

• Plan and conduct structured group lessons to deliver district's guidance curriculum effectively and in accordance with students' developmental needs. Collaborate with teachers who teach guidance-related curriculum.
• Guide individual students, groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage the student's own educational and career development including creating and reviewing personal graduation plans and providing information about post-secondary opportunities.
• Use accepted theories and effective techniques of developmental guidance to counsel individual students, small groups of students, and parents to plan, monitor, and manage a student's own personal and social development. Provide preventative, remedial, and crisis counseling as needed.

Consultation

Assessment

Program Management

Administration

Professional