TITLE:                                              Elementary School Guidance Counselor

 

QUALIFICATIONS:         

• Masters degree
• Counseling/clinical experience or their equivalent.
• Knowledge of current guidance/counseling practices and techniques as they apply to the elementary student.
• Broad knowledge of developmental and educational psychology and their application to the elementary child.

 

REPORTS TO:                                             Principal, Director of Elementary Education

 

JOB GOAL:                                                   To help children overcome problems that impedes                   learning and help them to adjust socially.

 

 

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

• Devises and implements a plan for identifying children with guidance/counseling needs.
• Provides crisis intervention for severely disturbed children.
• Plans and implements a program of preventive guidance/counseling in the elementary school.
• Serves as a referral agency for identified exceptional children who need specialized help.
• Serves as liaison between parents, children and school personnel.
• Plans and implements in-service activities for the school staff relating to elementary guidance and counseling.
• Serves as elementary consultant to other professionals regarding guidance and counseling matters.
• Maintains student records as appropriate.
• Advises administrators and faculty on the matters of student discipline.
• Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:                   Nine month year.  Salary to be established by the                                                                  Board.

 

EVALUATION:                                           Performance of this job will be evaluated                                                                              annually.

 

 

 

 

Approved:_______________________________________________  Date:_________________

 

 

 

Reviewed and agreed to by__________________________________  Date:_________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

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