Maritime Academy Charter School - Guidance Counselor
| Position title:
| Guidance Counselor
| Reports to:
| Principal
| Employment category:
| Full-time/10-Month/Salaried
| FLSA status:
| Exempt
POSITION SUMMARY
The Maritime Academy Charter School Guidance Counselor will provide guidance and counseling services to all elementary and middle school students; helping students to overcome any issues that impede learning and social growth, and personally and directly assisting them with preparing to make life decisions. Support services will include referrals, assessments, counseling and report writing.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
The duties of a Guidance Counselor include, but are not limited to, the following:
Provides direct support services to individual students, small groups and classrooms
Completes needs assessments , referrals and counseling with students and families
Develops and maintains family outreach programs and community partnerships
Assists students, staff, and parents in understanding student aptitudes and abilities through discussions focused on individual standardized test scores, student work samples and other pertinent data, and collaborate in developing the student’ educational plans
Conduct interviews with new families to establish rapport and gain insights about parent concerns and students interests.
Work with students on an individual or small group basis in the solution of personal problems as related to peers, home and family, health and emotional adjustment
Be available to students so as to provide counseling that will lead to increased personal growth, self-understanding and maturity
Implement, direct and coordinate the in-class guidance program for students
Maintain communications with administration, faculty and parents so as to better meet the needs of each student
Chair the Child Find process (Comprehensive Student Review) including the culling of referrals, convening the team, developing CSR calendar, monitor response to the interventions, summarize final outcome in writing and follow up with appropriate staff and parent(s)
Complete quarterly progress monitoring of special education students with mandated counseling in their IEP
Provide direct counseling to special education students enrolled in an Extended School Year program at MACS as indicated in their IEP
Communicate with MACS Families via the counseling web page found at the Maritime Academy School Charter School Website, on topics dealing with the social and emotional development of children
Recruit students for summer camp at the Philadelphia Seaport Museum
Develop professional growth goal(s) on an annual basis and demonstrate growth toward the attainment of those goal(s)
Develop annual calendar of counseling services being provided to students and parents
Participate in the development of the School Schedule and Student Rostering
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Demonstrated knowledge of:
The principles, practices and theories of individual and group counseling
The current techniques and trends in counseling and guidance at the elementary level
Communication skills and techniques
Theories and principles of adolescent development, individual/group behavior, and group dynamics.
Demonstrated ability to:
Provide counseling and guidance on an individual and group basis
Provide ethical and sound judgment in dealing with sensitive or personal problems
Carry out all laws related to Student Confidentially and Student Rights
Work effectively with students and their families
Participate in crisis intervention
Establish and maintain effective working relationships
Navigate the PowerSchool system used at MACS for student information access
Practice de-escalation techniques as appropriate with students and families
Education and Certification:
Possess and maintain a valid Commonwealth of Pennsylvania School Counselor Certificate for grades K-12
WORKING CONDITIONS
The working conditions of a Guidance Counselor include:
Very high levels of social interaction, with daily and consistent work with children, parents, and other teachers.
Communicating with people face-to-face on a daily basis, as well as communication through phone, e-mail, letters, and memos.
Responsibility for the health and safety of the children in their school.
Working as part of a team of educators.
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