Long Term Substitute Elementary School Counselor

JOB DESCRIPTION

School Counselor

Hillsborough City School District seeks a Long Term Substitute Elementary School Counselor. The School Counselor provides services in the areas listed below.

Promotes positive school outcomes

• Is accessible to students, staff, school administration

• Establishes rapport and develops positive, productive rapport with students

• Uses diagnostic skills to gain understanding of students' presenting problems

• Works with students in a problem solving modality

• Uses crisis intervention strategies and skills

• Facilitates individuals and small groups for counseling

Coordinates integrated counseling services

• Utilizes community resources effectively to help support positive student outcomes

• Utilizes knowledge of community resources to help meet student needs

• Utilizes knowledge of effective referrals to meet student/parent needs

• Acts as a liaison with outside agencies involved with students

• Fosters and maintains positive relations with community agencies

Facilitates change through prevention and intervention for all students

• Acts as student advocate, catalyst, liaison to parents

• Utilize qualities of a Systems Thinker

• Provides student services

• Plans, implements and participates in large and small group activities that emphasize prevention strategies

• Facilitates positive change for the students and the schools through prevention and intervention programs

Participates in professional growth activities

• Participates in broad range of professional development activities appropriate to desired areas of skill and knowledge development

• Demonstrates knowledge acquired through professional development activities and apply to counseling services

Participates in collaborative efforts to improve the schoo

• Participates in school, department, and district committees

• Performs adjunct duties

• Demonstrates enthusiasm for the pursuit of counseling excellence

• Provides support for the inclusion of parents in the school planning process

• Performs as a productive problem-solving team member with school staff and parents

• Facilitates group process in an effective way when participating in meetings such as CST's

Demonstrates interpersonal skills needed to work on a team with colleagues, parents, and community members

• Demonstrates interest and consideration of the needs and feelings of others

• Communicates effectively with parents, colleagues, and community members

• Respects the opinion of others

• Understands the character, values and expectations of the community

• Utilizes community resources where appropriate

• Communicates the programs and policies of the district to the community

• Provides effective interaction between home and school

• Works willingly with others in the interest of the individual student, school or district