School
Centennial Academy
Description
Job Summary
Centennial Academy School Counselors develop, manage, and deliver a comprehensive school counseling program for scholars, to consult with and assist teachers, parents, and staff to enhance their effectiveness in helping scholars; to protect the confidentiality of scholar records; and to provide appropriate support to educational and social emotional learning programs. Counselors also collaborate with the school leadership team to ensure the implementation of a successful program.
Essential Duties
Duties of the Centennial Academy Counselor include, but are not limited to, the following:
Guidance Curriculum
- Plan a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of scholars
- Assist all scholars, individually or in groups, with developing academic and personal/social skills, goals, and plans
- Assist scholars with high school placement and college and career exploration
- Provide information and/or support to parents as needed or requested
Individual Planning
- Assist leadership team, teachers, and parents regarding the scholar’s educational needs
- Support new scholars to the school through orientation activities
- Participate in the intervention team process or school support team
Responsive Services
- Provide individual and group counseling to scholars with identified concerns and needs
- Implement an effective counseling referral and follow-up process
- Accurately and appropriately use assessment procedures for determining and structuring individual and group counseling services
- Monitor scholar academic performance, behavior, and attendance and assists with appropriate interventions
- Consult with parents, staff members, and community agencies regarding strategies to help scholars
- Refer scholars and their families to special programs, specialists, and community agencies when appropriate
- Counsel and support scholars and their families facing emergency situations and make appropriate outside referrals
System Support
- Plan and evaluate the counseling program
- Compile and present data to staff members
- Promote a positive working relationship with scholars, staff, and members of the community
- Develop and maintain a library of pertinent information available to scholars, parents, and staff
- Work with Department of Student Life & Leadership to coordinate scholar recognition programs, leadership activities, assemblies, parent workshops, and school-wide scholar events
Qualifications
- Master’s degree required
- S5-S7 Georgia Professional Certification in Social Counseling
- 2 years of school-based work experience required
- Must be able to effectively communicate with both public and school personnel; extensive communication (verbal and written) with scholars, staff and internal/external stakeholders is required
- Will be responsible for managing behavior of victims, witnesses, and others when handling or responding to incidents. Requires the use of sound judgment.
- Commitment to the vision, mission, and values of Centennial Academy
How to Apply
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