Job Description:

• Conducts counseling of student groups and individual students regarding educational and career plans.
• Provides counseling and guidance to students and parents in the use of test results for education/career planning.           
• Counsels individual students who are having problems in school.
• Educates students and parents regarding the necessary course work required for graduation and assists those students who are showing signs of having educational difficulties.
• Reviews and evaluates academic progress of students and makes recommendations for modifications as appropriate. 
• Consults with the teaching staff to facilitate counseling activities into the regular educational program.
• Consults with teachers, other educational staff, and parents regarding the developmental needs of students.
• Complies with Board policies, rules, regulations, and directives.
• Provides orientation to new students regarding the District’s educational opportunities and/or career paths. 
• Discusses alternatives with students and advises in the selection of what seems to be the most desirable course of action.
• Serves as a reference source for current information on colleges, technical education, apprenticeships, armed services, and other educational programs and career opportunities.

Only minimum duties are listed. Other functions may be required as given or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least three years of appropriately certified teacher or counseling experience in addition to completion of a college- approved guidance K-12 major or minor.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing, with students, parents, and staff.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student matters.
• Ability to read and analyze general counseling periodicals and professional journals.
• Ability to solve problems in a practical and workable manner.  
  • Ability to use age-appropriate language and accompanying techniques in one-on-one settings as well as group settings. 

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Glasgow School District #1A does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.”