Reports to: Principal

 

Education, Certification, and Experience:

· Minimum - Master's Degree in Guidance or School Counseling from an accredited college or university

· At least 3 years of successful experience in teaching

· Exhibits organizational and management skills

· Georgia Certificate in School Counseling

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Works as a liaison between students and staff

· Provides students with strategies to reduce behaviors that put them at risk

· Knowledgeable of alternative education opportunities

· Collaborates with teachers, graduation coaches, and administrators and others to identify     students at-risk of dropping out of school

· Assists students with future plans such as college, military, vocational school, or job      interests

· Tracks the progress of individual students and subpopulations of students as they progress  toward graduation

· Maintains student permanent records; which includes immunization records, state test results

· Reports abuse to DFACS and sheriff’s department

· Orders and organizes materials for and administers PSAT, SAT

· Indentifies students eligible for HOBY, Governor's Honors, STAR student and other scholarships

· Counsels individual students and conducts group sessions on various topics as needed

· 504 Coordinator for the school

· Assists with RTI and SST meetings

  Conducts classroom guidance

· Organizes with assistance from CTAE director and others a career day whenever  feasible

· Channel all official business through the Principal of the school to the Superintendent and other school officials

· Complies with school, system, state and federal regulations and policies, including the PSC Code of Ethics.

 

Evaluation:

·         Performance of this job will be evaluated consistent with Calhoun County School System evaluation policy.