COUNSELOR - STUDENT ASSISTANCE SERVICES 2024 - 2025

Primary Purpose :

To provide counseling services and educational guidance to at-risk students; to provide consultation for school personnel, parents and community support groups in efforts to promote the physical and emotional well-being of at-risk students.

Qualifications :

Education / Certification :

• Master’s Degree in counseling or counseling related field
• Certification or License : Texas Professional School Counselor Certification, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor Intern, Clinical Social Worker or Clinical Social Worker Intern.

Special Knowledge Skills :

• Counseling skills for Individual and Group Counseling
• Trauma and critical incidents training (preferred)

Experience :

• Experience with at-risk youth
• Counseling experience
• Clinical experience (preferred)

Major Responsibilities and Duties :

• Provide counseling support services to at-risk students;
• Identify and provide support services to students and families who are homeless;
• Conduct student presentations through various designated classes (i.e., Health, Physical Education, Teen Leadership ) to familiarize them with the Student Assistance Services Program;
• Provide crisis intervention services throughout the district as needed;
• Provide suicidal assessments for students expressing suicidal ideation and make appropriate referrals;
• Provide support services to at-risk students with attendance, discipline, substance abuse and other related issues, in order to prevent drop outs;
• Assist at-risk students with educational guidance and support;
• Assist with the provision of in-service training of school district staff concerning identification of homeless students and other topics that impact at-risk students;
• Assist the district in revising and implementing policies that impact at-risk students, provide onsite counseling for at-risk students who violate district policies;
• Facilitate the transition of at-risk students from the Disciplinary Alternative Education Center and community learning environments, such as residential treatment or juvenile justice programs to their home campus;
• Be an active team member in school activities to increase awareness of the Student Assistance Services program and maintain and develop effective working relationships with school staff;
• Coordinate the implementation of programs and events targeting the needs of at-risk students offered in the district;
• Serve as the coordinator for student support teams at the campus level;
• Serve as an information resource for counseling support and materials;
• Refer at-risk families to appropriate community resources;
• Collaborate with at-risk students’ family members to address academic, behavioral, social and mental health issues;
• Participate in individual case conferencing with teachers, parents, school counselors, student support team members, and administrators;
• Maintain an on-going dialogue with courts, probation officers, local law enforcement officials and other community agencies;
• Provide principals and director of counseling with monthly reports;
• Collect and report annual data to campus principal and director of counseling;
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned in accordance with compensatory education guidelines.

Working Conditions : Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent district-wide and state-wide travel; occasional prolonged or irregular hours.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

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