Buckeye Elementary School District
POSITION TITLE: Elementary School Counselor
CLASSIFICATION: Certified
REPORTS TO: Principal
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in related field, or Masters degree preferred.
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Appropriate certificate from the Arizona Department of Education.
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Valid fingerprint clearance card.
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Teaching experience preferred.
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School Counseling experience preferred.
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Demonstrated success in mediation & relationship building.
Qualified to administer individual IQ tests.
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JOB GOAL: To assist the District’s students in overcoming problems that impede learning and to assist students in making educational, occupational and life plans.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
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Supporting the overall district’s educational program through general consultation activities and committee work.
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Initiate and implement individual and group counseling.
- Facilitate classroom counseling guidance programs.
- Convey to parents and staff, regarding specific student needs in academic, career and personal/social areas.
- Provide students, parents and staff with prevention and intervention programs in career awareness, behavior management, effective decision making and goal setting, etc., and facilitate parent groups, newsletters, etc.
- Maintain records of counseling services and consulting contacts.
- Assist in identification and evaluation of children with special needs.
- Assist the staff and parents with the interpretation of evaluative data and other student records.
- Cooperate with outside agencies and other Special Needs services within the district.
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Maintain daily and Medicaid logs and time study.
- Register with Medicaid as a provider.
- Adhere to the highest ethical and professional standards as outlined by ASCA.
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Maintain accurate records for compliance with district, federal and state guidelines.
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Follow state law and district policy with cases involving child abuse and neglect.
- Provide on-going consultation and support to teachers and teams in the development, design and implementation of Functional Behavioral Assessments and Positive Behavior Intervention Plans for students experiencing difficulties.
- Participate in the District Crisis Team as needed.
- May be required to participate in students’s meetings which occur beyond the staff’s work assignment schedule.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
