Counselor

Description School Student Scheduling, Attendance, and Grade Reporting

• · Consults with appropriate Elite Academy personnel to assist with student schedules and procedures. · Prepares attendance reports and reconciles manual and computer reports monthly. · Sends correspondence to parents to advise them of excessive absences according to established policies and procedures. · Maintains, generates, and distributes student demographic, scheduling, grading information, and transcripts. · Maintains records of student suspensions, student withdrawal from school, record of reasons for student withdrawal and students' plans and prepares periodic statistical reports. · Manage and administers registration, recommitment, and withdrawal process and associated reporting for all students. · Enters and maintains student records, immunization, attendance information, and grade reporting into the state system. · Supports system End of Year and Start of the Year processes in JCampus.
• Guidance
• Program:
• Provides leadership and collaborates with the school leadership team to ensure the implementation of the school counseling program
• Implements developmentally and appropriate prevention--oriented group activities to meet the student needs and school goals
• Individual Student Planning – done in collaboration with parents/guardians and educators
• Assists all students, individually or in groups, with developing academic, career and personal/social skills, goals, and plans
• Accurately and appropriately interprets and utilizes student data
• Preventive and
• Responsive
• Services:
• Provides individual and group counseling to students with identified concerns and needs
• Consults and collaborates effectively with parents/guardians, teachers, school leadership, and other educational/community resources regarding students with identified needs and concerns
• Implements an effective referral and follow-up process
• Accurately and appropriately uses assessment procedures for determining and structuring individual group counseling services
• System Support
• Provides appropriate information to staff related to the comprehensive school counseling program
• Serves on the school leadership team
• Assists teachers, parents/guardians and other stakeholders in interpreting and understanding student data
• Participates in professional development activities to improve knowledge and skills
• Uses available technology resources to enhance the school counseling program
• Adheres to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the counseling profession
• Accountability:
• Conducts a yearly audit to review extent of program implementation
• Collects and analyzes data to guide program direction and emphasis
• Measures results of the school counseling program activities and shares results as appropriate
• Monitors student academic performance, behavior, and attendance and assists with appropriate interventions

Requirements

• Education and Qualifications:
• Master's Degree in School Counseling is required.
• A valid school counselor certification as defined by the state of Louisiana
• Two years’ experience in student services, social services, training, development, or related positions
• Experience in an educational organization with focus on improving student performance
• Must possess strong interpersonal and communication skills. Incumbents must be able to lead, communicate and persuade others, and interact effectively with others in difficult situations
• Must have the ability to professionally and effectively deliver presentations to small and large groups
• Must be results oriented and able to manage various projects or tasks at one time