Job Information
CLEAR CREEK-AMANA COMM SCHOOL DIST Long-term Substitute School Counselor in Tiffin, Iowa
TITLE:
Long-term Substitute
School Counselor
LOCATIONS
: Clear Creek Amana High School (Tiffin, IA)
QUALIFICATIONS
: Appropriate State of Iowa License
JOB SUMMARY
: To help all students develop skills in the areas of personalized/social growth, educational planning, and career and vocational development.
REPORTS TO
: Principal or Designee
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
:
Social/Emotional
- Provide social and emotional support to students and families
- Provide individual and group counseling
- Serve as liaison with outside agencies and support systems
- Refer students as appropriate to outside support services
- Provide crisis counseling as appropriate
- Provide in-service education for professional staff as appropriate
- Assist students in developing effective learning, social, and self-advocacy skills
- Provide appropriate communication with students, faculty, parents/families, outside agencies and resources, and the community.
Academic and Career
- Assist in monitoring and supporting students' academic progress
- Assist in special learning needs planning (ie., 504 plans, assistance plans)
- Assist with standardized testing
- Attend relevant trainings as appropriate for this role
- Collect and provide state coordinator reliable, valuable and comprehensive data
- Develops and implements programming associated with core curriculum and behavioral skills to be delivered in a classroom setting for assigned students.
- Implements the district curriculum, standards and benchmarks.
- Assists in planning and delivery of social/emotional/behavioral school-wide programming.
- Collaborates with the administration, staff, parents and students on matters pertaining to academic achievement and social/emotional/behavioral goals.
- Maintains appropriate records and protects the confidentiality of data.
- Meets the 8 Iowa Teaching Standards and 43 criteria on a consistent basis.
- Reports to work as scheduled on a regular and reliable basis.
- Other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION and or EXPERIENCE;
- Master's degree in counselor education required.
- Experience in counselor experience preferred.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and implements ideas contained in technical documents, assessment data, professional journals and regulations. Ability to effectively write reports and communications to students, colleagues, parents and staff. Ability to effectively present information orally and respond to questions from administrators, teachers, staff and students. Ability to assist students in the areas of language and literacy.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to perform basic mathematical functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, decimals and fractions. Ability to assist students in implementing these mathematical concepts.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to solve problems effectively. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
REQUIRED DISPOSITIONS: