Counselor Elementary K-6 (.5 FTE) Job #23-190
Company: Marana Unified School District
Location: Tucson
Posted on: May 14, 2022
Job Description:
- Counselor Elementary K-6 (.5 FTE) Job #23-190 JobID: 4228
- Position Type:
Professional/Exempt Non-Teaching/Guidance Counselor
- Date Posted:
4/14/2022
- Location:
Quail Run Elementary
Additional Information:
Closing Date for Internal Employee Transfer: 4/15/2022 @ 3:30
p.m.
POSITION SUMMARY By utilizing leadership, advocacy, and
collaboration, school counselors promote student academic success
and provide preventative services. School counselors respond to
identified student needs by implementing a comprehensive school
counseling program that is aligned with the ASCA National Model and
addresses academic, career, and personal/social development for all
students. School counselors teach, monitor, and plan interventions
for increased achievement of all students to ensure that Marana
Unified School District (MUSD) graduates leave with a sense of
purpose and a post-secondary plan.
The following duties are not intended to serve as a comprehensive
list of all duties performed by all employees in this
classification, only a representative summary of primary duties and
responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all
duties listed and may be required to perform additional position
specific duties.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
DELIVERY
Implementation of School Counselor Core Curriculum may include:
- Design, deliver, evaluate, and revise a planned sequential and
developmentally appropriate counseling curriculum (a minimum of 50%
of contract time) to include classroom, small group, and individual
counseling in:
- academic success
- self-management
- social skills
- career awareness and exploration
- personal growth and understanding
- Prepare students for the transition to the next level: middle
school
- Promote an understanding and appreciation of diverse
populations and cultures Implementation of Responsive Services will
include:
- Consult and collaborate with teachers, staff, families, and
other educational/community resources to meet the needs of students
in the educational setting (Student Study Teams, PBIS Committees,
etc.)
- Provide and participate in crisis counseling /intervention
- Provide appropriate resources and recommendations to
families
- Teach, monitor, and plan interventions for increased
achievement of all students
- Facilitate counseling support groups to meet the various
personal, social, and academic needs of identified students
- Provide effective crisis prevention and response intervention
services to meet the immediate needs of students (1-on-1 or group
setting based on need)
- Provide interventions for crisis including individual
consultations with the student, parent, teacher(s) and provide
resource information about outside agencies for ongoing
professional support
- Provide mediation services for students, parents and/or
teachers
- Provide counseling to students who are frequently tardy,
absent, or who have disciplinary problems (or refer to next level
of intervention) Implementation of Individual Student Planning may
include:
- Consult in student study teams through collaboration, and
teaming to determine optimal student interventions
- Coordinate, develop, and maintain 504 plans for individual
student accommodations and ensure school compliance with the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- Participate as needed at special education meetings to advocate
for students as well as collaborate and consult with teachers and
parents about educational goals
- Counsel and support individual student planning through the
development of social/emotional, educational and career goals
- Help students examine and build upon their personal strengths,
abilities, interests, and talents
ACCOUNTABILITY and MANAGEMENT
Implementation of System Support:
- Collaborates with colleagues through weekly Professional
Learning Community (PLC) meetings to work on Performance Based Pay
(PBP) Goal and ASCA National Model school counseling programs;
share progress with district counseling team quarterly
- Follow (and train school staff on) suicide and self-injury
protocol, Department of Child Safety (DCS) reporting, bully
prevention, and harassment/sexual harassment issues
- Participate in continuous professional learning to improve
knowledge and skills
- Collaborate with colleagues on school/district policies,
procedures, and practices
- Uses available technology resources to enhance the school
counseling program
- Counselors will continually make data-driven decisions
regarding the implementation of an ASCA model school program and
share results
- Provide guidance and support to accomplish the schools mission
and school improvement plan
- Advocate for equal access to programs and services for all
students
- Use data to plan, implement, and assess counseling program
accurately and appropriately interpreting and utilizing student
data
- Support campus-wide PBIS implementation
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Possesses responsible and professional work habits
- Ability to organize ideas and present them with clarity and
conciseness in a variety of settings
- Experience with computer programs and operations
- Adhere to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of
the school counseling profession
- Demonstrate leadership in all situations
- Utilize best practices
- Strong time management and organizational skills
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Required Qualifications:
- Masters degree in school counseling from an accredited college
or university
- School counselor certification from the AZ Department of
Education Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated knowledge of the American School Counselor
Association (ASCA) National Model
- Experience working with any level of K-12 students and their
families
- Demonstrated Knowledge of Positive Behavior Intervention
Supports (PBIS)
*****Internal candidates must submit a request for transfer form
signed by your site administrator within 2 working days of the
posting date. ******
Salary:
$40,785.47 - 51,066.56 ASRS Retirees will have a lower salary due
to the Alternate Contribution Rate
(ESSER III Funded Position)
**9 Month Contracted Position - Yearend Position (7.5 hours per
day) while funding continues
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Discrimination against an otherwise
qualified individual with a disability or any individual by reason
of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin, is
prohibited. Efforts will be made in recruitment and employment to
ensure equal opportunity in employment for all qualified
persons.
Associated topics: administrative assistant, attendance, attendance
clerk, clerk, clinician, college, district school nurse, guidance
counselor, nurse, register
Keywords: Marana Unified School District, Tucson , Counselor Elementary K-6 (.5 FTE) Job #23-190, Other , Tucson, Arizona
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