Bridgeton Public Schools

Job Description
Revised

POSITION:

School Guidance Counselor K-8

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Student Personnel Services or School Counselor Certificate;
2. Comprehensive knowledge of effective counseling methods and developmentally appropriate activities;
3. Strong interpersonal and communication skills; and
4. Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status.

REPORTS TO:

Director of Student Services

JOB GOALS:

A School Guidance Counselor in the Bridgeton School District is an educator who will apply their extensive knowledge in school counseling for the betterment of the school district. This educator will assist students through research-based, effective school counseling practices for the purpose of developing successful students. The School Guidance Counselor will keep abreast of current trends and data as it relates to school counseling and share these experiences and knowledge as a resource for staff and students.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Work to implement, coordinate, schedule, and conduct school counseling to students through individual and small group counseling sessions;
2. Serve as the School Testing Coordinators for the administrations of state-mandated and district-wide assessments;
3. Act as a resource person, giving demonstrations, training, and/or sharing school counseling and testing articles and materials with staff and/or administration;
4. Assist with scheduling duties and the maintenance of student records;
5. Secure appropriate documentation for referred and crisis students and provide timely and appropriate services to meet student needs;
6. Promote career awareness by assisting students in the use of personal, educational, and occupational information;
7. Assist in the completion of all data and procedures necessary for students who enter, exit, or transfer from the school system;
8. Assist in the identification of those students who are in need of State Compensatory Education services and Supplemental Education Service programs and annually notify parents of students’ placement into these services/programs;
9. Act as a liaison between the school and other state, community, and private agencies providing services to students and families;
10. Respect the confidentiality of the counseling relationship and be guided by the ASCA code of ethics;
11. Provide character education lessons throughout their school;
12. Develop lesson plans and instructional materials that meet the needs of each pupil using individual and group settings;
13. Maintain on-going contact with parents through conferences, home visits and other means, to inform them of the school program and to discuss pupil progress;
14. Oversee and the lead the Intervention and Referral Services and student 504 programs;
15. Make effective use of community resources to enhance the instructional program;
16. Participate in faculty meetings and serve on school and district committees as requested by administration;
17. Read journals and articles, attend conferences, enroll in professional memberships, provide demonstrations and workshops, and network with others in the field to keep abreast of trends and significant developments in school counseling and character education;
18. Assist in long range planning for school counseling in unison with the K-12 Guidance Curriculum;
19. Meet regularly with the Director of Student Services and Building Principal and ongoing committees to articulate and address the needs of the students and the school district;
20. Provide the Director of Student Services and Building Principal with monthly reports of their activities; and
21. Perform other duties as required by the Director of Student Services and Building Principal or his/her designee.

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:

Ten (10) Months. Salary to be determined by the Board of Education.

EVALUATION:

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with state law and the provisions of the Board of Education’s policy on evaluation of certified staff.

CMT 4-20-21