Job Information
South Pike School District School Counselor in McComb, Mississippi
**TITLE: Elementary School Counselor
**QUALIFICATIONS: Proper State Certification Other such qualifications as the board may deem acceptable and appropriate
**REPORTS TO: Superintendent of Education, Deputy Superintendent, Principal or other designated supervisor
**Demonstration of Professionalism
- Uses correct oral and written communication
- Adheres to board/school policies
- Adheres to the Ethical Standards of the American Counseling Association and the American School Counselor Association
- Maintains confidentiality within ASCA Guidelines
- Maintains positive atmosphere with students, teachers and community
*Organization of the Guidance Program *
- Plans counseling and guidance activities for the schoolyear, showing appropriate time allocations
- Demonstrates evidence of organizational skills
- Publishes and distributes a calendar of events relevant to counseling and guidance
*Adminstration of Guidance Program *
- Schedules appointments for developmental counseling as needed
- Provides time for counseling self-referred, at risk students and crisis counseling
- Conducts and interview with newly enrolled students
- Conducts follow-up of newly enrolled students
- Plans and conducts group counseling and guidance activities (Pre-registration, financial aid, drug awareness, testing, etc.)
- Plans and conducts group counseling and guidance activities throughout the year
*Student Records *
- Coordinates maintenance of student records
- Coordinates or assists with individual and/or group standardized testing
- Review students' progress at the end of each grading period
- Keeps accurate records of entering and withdrawing students, (dates, schools...)
- Maintains MSIS release, request and addition of, student information in a timely manner
- Completes transcript in a timely manner
*Testing *
- Follows the direction of the State and District Test Coordinator
- Follows the state and district test security plan
- Informs parents at least one week prior to all state-mandated testing
- Interprets student testing information (individually/group)
- Identifies students with special needs
- Guides the analysis of student test data
- Informs supervisors and district office personnel of curriculum strengths and weaknesses that are identified based on test data
- Identifies students who are at risk for failure on state required tests and guides the formation of individual intervention plans for those students
- Coordinates remediation for students who fail or are at risk of failures on state tests
*Course Selection *
Issues pre-registration forms for the coming school term by March 1 of each school year