Job Information
GOAL Academy Licensed School Counselor- Denver Colorado in Pueblo, Colorado
Title: School Counselor Employee Group & Grade: Professional/Exempt Reports To: Principal, Assistant Principal, or Designee Starting Salary Scale: $59,000-$72,500 Calendar Year: 200 days Date Written/Revised: April 2022 Purpose of Job:
Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, the school counselor promotes student success, provides preventive services, and responds to student needs. The school counselor provides support to all students through a comprehensive school counseling program aligned with the American School Counselor Associations framework, focusing on academic, post-secondary, and social emotional needs, helping all students to develop the skills necessary to be productive members of society.
Essential Duties/Major Accountabilities:
Show Up: Be ACCOUNTABLE for our students, ourselves, and our team
Connect: Develop and maintain TRANSPARENT and HONEST relationships with our students and team
Succeed: Become a STRONG unified team providing students an INNOVATIVE environment to become productive members of society
Essential Responsibilities
Counseling Program Implementation and Evaluation
Academic: Academic Advising, Individual Career and Academic Plans, Graduation Planning and Academic Skill Development
Career: Post-Secondary Planning and Transition and Career Development
Social/Emotional: Communication, Conflict Resolution and Preventative Skill Development
Major Duties
All Domains
Designs, delivers, evaluates and revises an effective and comprehensive high school counseling curriculum to all students focusing on ASCAs Academic, Career, and Personal/Social Domains
Collects and reviews evaluative data to ensure a successful counseling program which links the school counseling program to student academic progress
Measures results of the school counseling program activities through data analysis and yearly audits and shares results as appropriate with key stakeholders
Establishes and maintains an annual agreement and monthly/yearly planning calendar in accordance with ASCA
Adheres to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the school counseling profession.
Advocates for and articulates the role of school counselor to school and community in a professional manner
Engages in professional development
Academic
Systematically develops, delivers, and evaluates student planning addressing academic goal setting and transition plans to post-secondary endeavo
Informs students and parents about pertinent test results, academic programming, intervention strategies, and their implications for overall academic success
Utilizes ICAP data and assessment data (STAR, Accuplacer, Work Keys,etc.) and transcripts to determine student program placement, facilitate Success Plan meetings, and graduation progress
Identifies at-risk students and track student progress towards graduation through transcript audits
Participates with regional teams to plan and coordinate graduation ceremonies
Career Readiness
Conducts planning and advisement Success Plan meetings to determine students post-secondary Thrive Path (military, career, or college)
Provides advisement on post-secondary learning opportunities (concurrent enrollment in college, industry certification programs, career specific programs) and assist in enroll students in statewide programs
Provides enrichment activities to prepare students for college and career plans
Partners with community agencies to provide workplace learning opportunities
Social/Emotional
Counsels with high school students to promoteself-awareness, self